“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.” – John Locke
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First Principles: The End of Law Is To Preserve and Enlarge Freedom
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Thought For the Day: What One Can Be, One Must Be
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.” – Abraham Maslow, psychologist (1 Apr 1908-1970)
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Each In Our Part
Started attending a new church today. It’s related to a church I enjoyed very much in California. Today, they had two of the children work together to recite Romans 12:6. That was a pretty awesome verse to commit to memory.
Each In Our Part by Michael Romani God has given us each our part Be it mind or be it heart Each of us joined as one body To be one in glorifying the Holy None of us are significant in ourselves But, rather as volumes filling Heaven's shelves Each of us contributes as we are Taking communion; as many faces as there are stars Perfected love was given in sacrifice It was only His death that could suffice It is humbling how He died for our sin As I sit here, I am reminded again How precious it is what God has given And it means to know that I'm forgiven Now in response, I am called again To act and acknowledge that Jesus is my friend A savior to this very human race Each day sanctified and filled with grace It falls on each of us together to embrace As we look into God's Holy, loving face (c) May 5, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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First Principles: Those Who Think Themselves Unaccountable Will Act Unaccountable and All Persons Would Be Unaccountable If They Could
“It is nothing strange, that men, who think themselves unaccountable, should act unaccountably, and that all men would be unaccountable if they could.” – John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, Cato’s Letters
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Thought For the Day: Dare To Read, Think and Do Something Different Than Others Around You
“Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. “– Christopher Morley, writer (5 May 1890-1957)
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Adulting Conversation
Today’s world is perceived as fraught with danger. Linguists have determined that the more risk we believe society is in, the more we increasingly decline in adulting and the more we use words like “adulting”…
Adulting Conversation by Michael Romani It's a twix of a turn As we live and learn That words change with time As does the world of rhyme When the future felt like hope We'd let out the rope Bu, now it's not insulting To say some would rather not be adulting Backdoor fixes can be friends With the best interest they intend It's really not a danger To make language a bit stranger As the demands of our day Find their un-intrusive way Into the words we daily use So long as they don't confuse Here's the deal It's about keeping it real Going beyond our hunches Instead of throwing verbal punches That's the risk To all of these tics The purpose of communication Is best met with fascination With each new introduction As we greet these new constructions And these become the way we talk Best accepted not met with a balk (c) May 4, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Thought For the Day: Bad Weather Looks Worse Through A Window
“Bad weather always looks worse through a window.” – Tom Lehrer, singer-songwriter and mathematician (b. 9 Apr 1928)
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First Principles: No National Church Should Be Established
“All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty.” – Henry Clay, statesman and orator (12 Apr 1777-1852)
Clay was really from the second generation of the Republic, but, he was skillful orator with a lot of brilliant thoughts to share. This post will mark the change over when I start to include quotes from other American influences beyond the Founders but grew from their principles with something of value to include in the American voice.
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Frozen Infinity
The challenge brought last night was to write a poem about snow, ice, winter, spring and all the things these things bring. Who knew that albatrosses also mate for life? I didn’t know…. and…Here’s my attempt:
Frozen Infinity by Michael Romani A magical ice world transforms As spring comes and the sun warms Icicles melt and fall to the ground As new life awakens all around Even Antarctica knows the bustled hurry As the penguins march and scurry Traveling six thousand miles on the ocean There emperors in tuxedos are led by emotion Gathering pebbles to build their nest Finding and forming until she's impressed I watch and can relate, knowing the feeling As I look into your eyes and know God willing The well dressed criminal steals a stone Coveting his neighbor's as if his own An honest penguin's work is never done Over and over with each morning's sun Driving forces of the polar wind Early birds find it hard to pretend That life isn't harsh and often unfair Even to the cubs of the polar bear But a mother's love is never lost No matter the consequence and cost Out on the edge of the ocean's ice The hunters and the prey use every device All of the senses of wonder All of the chances of blunder Just to keep moving and to survive These are the things done to stay alive Nearby frozen waterfalls start to thaw Until the pressure succeeds giving way to all A restrained force begins its ancient move Until the burst comes to improve And the unleashed river of meltwater Watches the earth around give way and falter All of this flood gives new chance to life In a continuous cycle of peace and strife Cubs, like all children, love to play While nearby the mother hunts for prey Fierce hunters pretend until they can be Their own parts in this frozen infinity Northern unicorns make their way As narwhals swim across the bay Tusks sharpened but seldom used Play their part seldom abused While from below, up swim the cod Teeming as if manna from a Northern god While on the land the tundra is unveiled All as the polar world becomes revealed Each new spring has its remembered designs All of the little things that Mother Nature consigns To their very own niche and certain space Even where migratory in their earthly embrace The Artic tundra has its yearly boom In every pattern that nature herself looms Like a tapestry filled with life and beauty And leaner times hold reminder of their duty (c) May 3, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Thought For the Day: Idleness, Like Kisses, Must Be Stolen To Be Sweet
“It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.” – Jerome K. Jerome, humorist and playwright (2 May 1859-1927)
I don’t know that I agree with this entirely. It seems to me that kisses given freely and from a source of law are of twice the value. Indeed these are priceless and to be treasured.
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