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Webster’s Calling
At one time, Noah Webster called for a unifying national language of American English. On learning that the English were buying his dictionary, he decided instead it was a better thing to recognize that English is English with more in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged America, Authority, Civility, Clarity, Destruction, Dictionary, Dilect, Dissertation, Effort, Elite, English, Expressive, Independence, Linguist, National Language, Original Construction, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pronounce, Rules, Standard, Unity, Webster, Words
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Into the Hands of Lucifer
Another more or less for Halloween and based in part on the Tiggy provided word prompt of “suspense”: Into the Hands of Lucifer by Michael Romani Such is the language of demons cast down That we strictly start with boots … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Abandon, Autumn, Ball, Betray, Chill, Civility, Complain, Complications, Confusion, Creatures of the Night, Delusion, Demonic Language, Duplicity, Eternity, Fly, God, Gold, Halloween, Lucifer, Machinations, Master, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reason, Ruins, Samhain, Society, Spider, Suspense, Trap, Truth, Will
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Thought For the Day: Whatever Happened To Giving Peace A Chance?
“All We Are Saying Is Give Peace A Chance.” – John Lennon Contrast with: “You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about. That’s why I believe, if … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Chance, Civility, Cory Booker, George Soros, Hillary Clinton, House Rule 23, Maxine Waters, Peace, Thought For the Day, Threats
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Thought For the Day: Civility and Respect Should Always Prevail Over Harassment and Disrespect
“Civility and respect always prevails over harassment and disrespect.” – Rep. Steve Scalise
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Civility, Disrepsect, Harassment, Prevail, Respect, Steve Scalise, Thought For the Day
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On Idealism and Its Defeat
https://flic.kr/p/vTtV13 On Idealism and Its Defeat by Michael Romani Too often the rebuke of idealism Can seem like only so much tribalism Each convinced of an abstraction of right Though differently seen in its perspective of light Lives of practical … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Boldness, Civility, Depth, Dreams, Emotions, Idealism, Ideology, Ignorance, Logic, Loss, On Idealism and Its Defeat, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shallow, Tribalism
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First Principles: Truest Civility Requires Following God’s Ways
“Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.” —James Madison (1785) I won’t sugar coat this one. The lack of adherence to God’s … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Christanity, Civil, Civility, Disorder, First Principles, God, James Madison, Society, Subject
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The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street
Based on Twilight Zone, Season 1; Episode 22 The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street by Michael Romani Late summer on Maple Street, USA Children play as laughter rings on this sunny day The day begins its descent; it’s 6:43 … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Civility, Manipulation, Maple Street, Monsters, Rumors, Suspicious, The Twilight Zone
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 