Tag Archives: Hypocrisy

Lechon Americano

Posted on December 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Happy Roast Suckling Pig Day!! Lechon Americano by Michael Romani Sipping down a San Miguel You with your port and ale Thinking back on yesterday So many memories seem throwaway I was three or maybe four And while the Philippines … Continue reading →

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Tradeau

Posted on September 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Funny thing about pointing fingers, when you do, for your one finger pointed, three point back at the accuser most often. This truism seems to proven itself this time around. Tradeau by Michael Romani Well, would you look at … Continue reading →

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Article 19 (The Burden of Secularism)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I have been reading through a series of works by Yuval Noah Harai that seems topical and a historian’s blend of philosophy and history projecting into humanity’s future. It’s been challenging and is spawning a few poems that are often … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nose Dive

Posted on September 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes there is evil or whispers of evil behind even the seemingly most pristine of situations and circumstances. Spiritual Nose Dive by Michael Romani In the midst of the excavated The truth is revealed in the prevaricated It challenges the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Better To Be Politically Dead Than Hypocritically Immortalized

Posted on August 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I have acted fearless and independent and I never will regret my course. I would rather be politically buried than to be hypocritically immortalized.” – Davy Crockett, frontiersman, soldier, and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: All Great People Eradicate Hypocrisy From Their Hearts

Posted on March 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.” – Anatole France

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Anatole France, Eradication, Great, Hypocrisy, Persons, Sincerity, Thought For the Day, Virtue | Leave a comment

First Principles: To Love Liberty Is To Love Others

Posted on September 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.” —William Hazlitt (1778-1830) This writer, though as British as John Locke, may be much overlooked these days, but he is on point … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Qur’an – The Medina Suras

Posted on September 20, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Mohammed arrived at Kuba after “The Flight” on September 20, 622. Although not my faith, it is important that we understand the beliefs of others. This particular part of the Qur’an, the al-Nisa has a few themes in which we … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged al-Nisa, Harvard Classics, Hypocrisy, Islam, Justice, Muhammed, Obligations, Peace, The Medina Suras, The Qur'an, The Woman Chapter, War | Leave a comment

Never A Good Thing

Posted on April 27, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

After some thought and careful consideration, I’ve decided to edit this post to reflect that it will stand as my response to the challenge to Day 26 of the Poem A Day challenge. I am completely convinced that scientists in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Civilization, Conscience, Deniers, Dissenters, Earth Day, Gaia, Hypocrisy, Hypotheses, Industrialization, Oxymoron, Partisan, Performance Art, Science, Secular Religion, Theology, Truth | Leave a comment