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Lessons From Eden Park

Posted on May 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Roaring Twenties were a fascinating time. Among the lessons to be learned was that a woman could do and be more than they had been allowed until then, vice and other personal choices could not be controlled and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Alive, Barrier Breaker, Best, Boardwalk Empire, Boost, Bootleggers, Booze, Brain, Brains, Brawn, Business, Complexity, Conspire, Constrain, Control, Convention, Depiction, Dog Days, Draconian, Dregs, Eden Park, Edge, Fascinating, Fiction, Fire, Freedom of Choice, French Seventy Five, Gangster, George Remus, Glorified, Glory, Gone, Habit, Headlong, Height, History, Ill Spent, Impetus, Invention, John Barley Corn, Lawlessness, Layer, Lessons, Liberating, Libertine, Life, Light, Measure, Men, Mess, Mystery, Necessity, Notoriety, Outlandish, Personal Choice, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Prohibition, Relate, Repulsive, Roaring Twenties, Roost, Satisfaction, Second Thought, Shadow, Short, Simplicity, Sip, Society, Soul, Strand, Strife, The Four Swallows, Time and Again, Time Travel, Unholy, Vice, Vise, Whiskey Pirates, Women, World War I | Leave a comment

The Death of Empires and America Marches On

Posted on April 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

American history continues through the beginning of the Great Depression. The Death of Empires and America Marches On by Michael Doyle The end of the Great War brought down empires from prior Redrawing Europe’s map by 14 Points down to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 14 Points, 1920, American History, Assembly, Black Thursday, Business, Calvin Coolidge, Depression, Economy, Empire, Europe, Great Depression, Great War, Henry Cabot Lodge, Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, Jazz Age, League of Nations, Mellon, Normalcy, Nye Commission, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Ratification, Recession, Referendum, Regulation, Riots, Silent Cal, Sovereignty, Spanish Influenza, Supply Side Economics, Tax, Veterans, Warren G Harding, Woodrow Wilson | Leave a comment

Idylls of the Progressive Age

Posted on April 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in this look at American History. Idylls of the Progressive Age by Michael Doyle Theodore Roosevelt rose to the presidency Upon the assassination of William McKinley A cowboy rode into the White House that day Formidable and enthusiastic in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1904, 1912, Act, American History, Assassination, Booker T Washington, Bull Moose Party, Business, Century, Coalminers, Consoldiation, Constitution, Contrary, Cowboy, Dominance, Eugene Debs, Federal Reserve, Founders, Government, Idyll, Impropriety, John Muir, Land Reserve, Legislation, Nation, National Forest, Nationalism, Natural Beauty, Necessary, Photograph, Pillars, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Presidency, Progressive Age, Racism, Reform, Republican, Sanctity, Segregation, Senior Partner, Sentiment, Society, Stewardship, Sweeping Changes, Tariffs, Theodore Roosevelt, Trust Bust, White House, William Howard Taft, William McKinley, Winter, Woodrow Wilson | Leave a comment

Happiness Is A Warm Cookie

Posted on December 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

December 4 is National Cookie Day!! It doesn’t get better than this does it? I’ll try to do the day a little bite sized bit of heartwarming justice. Happiness Is A Warm Cookie by Michael Romani As the holidays come … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bake, Balanced Diet, Bite Size, Blend, Bliss, Bowl, Business, Child, Christmas, Cookie, Cookie Dough, Cooking, Crave, Day, Delight, Fade, Fill, Gentle, Happiness, Heart, Holiday, Homemade, Ingredients, Inner Child, Kiss, Kitchen, Lifetime, Memory, Miss, Mistletoe, Mix, Mother's Love, National Cookie Day, Nibble, Personal, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pure, Raw, Shape, Slip, Smile, Snitch, Soul, Store-bought, Sweet, True Love, Unconditional, Walnut Chocolate Chip, Warm, Way, Yesterday | Leave a comment

First Principles: Happiness Comes From Minding Our Own Business Not the Business of Others

Posted on April 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people’s business.” – Dolley Madison

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Business, Desire, Dolley Madison, First Principles, Happiness, Knowledge, Lack of Desire, Other People, Source | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Self Congratulating Media Are Shocking In Their Self Aggrandizing Behavior That Will Haunt Journalism For A Long Time Coming

Posted on April 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It’s shocking to see national media voices after the release of Robert Mueller’s report patting each other on the back, congratulating themselves for a three-year faceplant they must know will haunt the whole business for a long time.” – Matt … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Business, Congratulate, Haunt, Journalism, Matt Taibbi, National Media, Pat on the Back, Report, Robert Mueller, Rolling Stone, Shock, Thought For the Day, Three Year Face Plant, Voices | Comments Off

First Principles: Congresspersons Are The Servants of the People

Posted on December 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“[Members of Congress] are the Servants of the People, sent together to do the People’s Business…” – Benjamin Franklin (1785)

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Queen of Soul

Posted on September 2, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I would like to propose that we declare the day on which Aretha Franklin passed, International Respect For Woman Day. Anyone else agree? Queen of Soul by Michael Romani The time has come to be called home The lady has … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aretha Franklin, Authority, Business, Dignity, Empowerment, Gift, Magic, Meaning, Neglect, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Priceless, Propers, Queen, Redding, Respect, Righteous, Sock It To Me, Soul, Test, Women | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: A Business That Only Makes Money Is A Poor Business

Posted on June 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford, industrialist (30 Jul 1863-1947)

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First Principles: Steady Employment and Regular Worship Is For the Nation’s Good

Posted on December 27, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The almost general mediocrity of fortune that prevails in America obliging its people to follow some business for subsistence, those vices, that arise usually from idleness, are in a great measure prevented. Industry and constant employment are great preservatives of … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Business, Commerce, Employment, First Principles, Industry, Information To Those Who Would Remove To America, Livelihood, Morality, Religion, Toleration, Virtue, Worship | Leave a comment