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Thought For the Day: However Well Equipped Our Language, It Can Never Be Forearmed Against All Possible Cases That May Arise and Call For Description: Fact Is Richer Than Diction

Posted on March 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“However well equipped our language, it can never be forearmed against all possible cases that may arise and call for description: fact is richer than diction.” – J.L. Austin, philosopher of language (28 Mar 1911-1960)

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An Incident of Oxford Compilation

Posted on December 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

An Incident of Oxford Compilationby Michael DoyleIn my mind gathered so silentlyI pray against evil so vigilantlyIn the darkness of a blind alleyLost among the madmen in the galleryThough words come at me namedLanguage itself will not be tamedIt grows … Continue reading →

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On Being Indigenous In the 21st Century

Posted on August 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

On Being Indigenous In the 21st Centuryby Michael DoyleIn this world of the modern ageWhen most wish to appear a wise sageIt is pithy to posture and sayIn that pseudo-intellectual wayThat the indigenous follow Mother Nature’s wayThough if you were … Continue reading →

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Last Chance

Posted on August 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Life goes on despite having someone mouth off doesn’t it? Last Chance by Michael Doyle Tell me now, Do you have the cognizance That you might somehow Understand the fruits of consequence And when God speaks to you Dropped like … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If Thoughts Can Corrupt Language, Language Can Also Corrupt Thoughts

Posted on July 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If thoughts can corrupt language, language can also corrupt thoughts.” – George Orwell Just say, no! No to the thought police who want to demand we reshape our language to conform to their ideology. That is a sure sign … Continue reading →

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Engulfed In A Church of Transition

Posted on July 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Claude De Bussy’s music started a tonal revolution that brought with it an entirely different way of looking at music. It’s simply amazing in its tonal fluidity and how it transformed art music. Debussy’s Engulfed Cathedral: Engulfed In A … Continue reading →

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A Life In Size

Posted on April 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The saga of Dracula continues: A Life In Size by Michael Doyle In the dark castle hangs her face A painting of the sunlight he once embraced Hidden within were passages of a maze Guarded from the sun that continues … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Language Is the Archives of History

Posted on April 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Language is the archives of history.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

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A Federation Begins

Posted on March 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the formation of the American Constitution, the world’s political republican theory took a leap into reality despite some downsides. A Federation Begins by Michael Doyle The extending of institutionalized slavery Remains a bleak mark in American history Kicking the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Warm Smile Is the Universal Language of Kindness

Posted on November 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward

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