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The Original Wild Child

The Original Wild Childby Michael DoyleOver pizza. we swung from vine to vineThese laughing daughters making the timeTo watch a remake of Tarzan this Saturday nightEach smile a moonbeam of their father’s delightWe talk as we watch Africa’s original feral … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Francis Bacon – Of Judicature

Aloha Promises Forever has previously touched on the life and legacy of philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon.  On March 7, 1616, he was made Keeper of the Seal of England.  This brings cause to remember again his The Essays and Essayes, … Continue reading

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The Proof Is In The Evidence

“What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.” – Christopher Hitchens, author and journalist (13 Apr 1949-2011)   Even a wide awake drunk is right sometimes… 😉      

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Thought For the Day: All Opinions Are Not Equal

“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.” –  Douglas Adams, in The Salmon of Doubt (2002)        

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