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To Unite A Kingdom
Started watching the Third Season of The Last Kingdom on Netflix today. This is loosely based on that: To Unite A Kingdom by Michael Romani The kingdom that is must not fall The blood of sirens majestically call For all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albion, Birthright, Britannia, Brothers In Arms, Call, Country, Crown, Dane, England, God, Kingdom, Legend, Map, Noble, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Roar, Sacred, Sacrifice, Signs, Sirens
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Thought For the Day: Duty, Honor, Country, Service and Sacrifice Are the Hallmarks of Veterans
“My estimate of him was formed on the battlefields many, many years ago, and has never changed. I regarded him then, as I regard him now, as one of the world’s noblest figures; not only as one of the finest … Continue reading
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Tagged Achieve, Admire, Adversity, American Citizen, Battlefield, Birthright, Character, Country, Courage, Courage Under Fire, Douglas MaArthur, Duty, Eulogy, Example, Faith, Future, History, Honor, Hope, Military, Modesty In Victory, Mortality, Noble, Patience, Patriotism, Posterity, Rally Points, Sacrifice, Service, Thought For the Day, Virtue
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Top Violinists In Popular Music
The following is a compilation I put together of 100 of the top and most popular violinists in popular music through the 20th and 21st Centuries. This compilation represents a broad cross section of talent that has presented itself in … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Classical Cross Over, Country, Education, Fiddle, Folk, Jazz, Music, Popular Music, Rock, Violin
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First Principles: To Vote Is A Solemn Trust Accountable To God and Country
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountable, Citizen, Country, First Principles, God, Samuel Adams, Society, Solemn Trust, Vote
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Windblown Ways of Small Town Living
The city nearly always seems to think itself superior to the country. Yet, as I look back on my life, it seems that the country has equally as much or more to offer. Windblown Ways of Small Town Living by … Continue reading
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Tagged Big City, Blend, City, Country, Crime, Daughter, Father, Forgive, Gentle, Healing, Kerosene Lamp, Key, Little Miracles, Living, Love, Magic, Modern Medicine, Mother, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Small Town, Smile, Snow, Soul, Spell, Technology, Tradition, Trust, Universe, Windblown, Window
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Thought For the Day: A Nation Must Maintain Its Character and Ideals By Regulating Reasonable Immigration
“No country can maintain its character and purpose if it has what amounts to open borders. A common language is lost, there are fewer incentives to assimilate and immigrants can bring with them their own agendas and objectives. The hyphenating … Continue reading
First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do Our Country Is Heal Division and Be One People
“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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Tagged Country, First Principles, Greatest Good, Heal, One People, Party Divisions, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: A Country Habituated To Liars Takes Generations To Bring Truth Back
“Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.” – Gore Vidal, writer (3 Oct 1925-2012) A broken clock can be correct twice a day. We who struggle so hard against the prevalent lies … Continue reading
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Tagged Country, Generations, Gore Vidal, Habituated, Liars, Regain, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: The United States Will Continue Richly Blessed As Long As We Follow God
“No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Attain, Blessings, Country, First Principles, George Washington, Neglect, Power, Providence
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Short Poetry Workshop – Crystalline – Crystalline Hope (Small Town Life)
Indiana is filled with small towns and with these people of the earth who remind us of what it means to be neighbors and community. Crystalline Hope (Small Town Life) by Michael Romani Down the way on a country highway … Continue reading
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Tagged Brick, Byway, Carousel, Community, Corn, Country, Crystalline, Family, God, Honest, Hope, Life, Photograph, Short Poetry, Silos, Small Town, Town Square, Workshop
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