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First Principles: There is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of Our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

Posted on August 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison

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Na/GloPoWriMo #22: As A Sign of the Times

Posted on April 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo #22: As A Sign of the Timesby Michael DoyleAs a sign of the timesThe last book I readWas read onlinePoetry told no longer rhymesNor does it impart lesson or deedYet, as an art, they call this fineAs a sign … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Reading of All Good Books Is Like A Conversation With the Finest Minds of Past Centuries

Posted on September 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The Reading of All Good Books Is Like A Conversation With the Finest Minds of Past Centuries.” – Rene Descartes

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The Lateness of the Hour

Posted on June 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Returning back to a promised project that was set down for a time and based in part on The Twilight Zone, Season 2, Episode 8: The Lateness of the Hour by Michael Doyle In a labyrinth of the mind’s imprecision We … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Let Our New Year’s Resolution Be To Be There For One Another As Fellow Members of Humanity, In the Finest Sense of the Word

Posted on December 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Let our New Year’s resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.” – Goran Persson Building a sense of viable and sustainable community is essential for the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Reading of All Good Books Is Like A Conversation With the Finest Minds of Past Centuries

Posted on November 8, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” – Rene Descartes

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Just A Little Broken

Posted on September 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s the way of mankind. We’re all just a little broken – even the best of us. Just A Little Broken by Michael Romani Everyone is a little broken But that remains almost unspoken While we sit around the table … Continue reading →

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Ode To A Mad Dog

Posted on September 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Read between the lines and realize that some things just need to be said regardless… Ode To A Mad Dog by Michael Romani In the depths of a duty of silence Is the observed, held with vigilance That there are … Continue reading →

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Happy St Patrick’s Day 2019

Posted on March 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

To all the readers and viewers of this blog and the accompanying Flickr photos, Aloha Promises Forever wishes you and yours: May the shamrocks be as soft as you please May your dogs never wake up with fleas May tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt – Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted on October 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I, for one of too many, do not need to be reminded. I lost my sister and best friend after her nine year battle. There is at least one other person that I know … Continue reading →

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