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Thought For the Day – Weekly Photo Challenge – Windows
Windows I Don’t Mind (Tentative Title) Sitting by the windows reading A curious sunrise was bleeding All the thoughts for the day Were put on a vivid display Across the pages of thought In the book I had bought The … Continue reading
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Tagged Book, Curious, Digest, Display, Impressions, Margin Notes, Reading, Thought For the Day, Thoughts, Weekly Photo Challenge, Windows
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Thought For the Day: The Rule of Law Is What Makes Society Stable
“I believe that the main lesson which our generation has learnt is that we must find a new limit for the activities of government, a limit which leaves ample scope for sensible experimentation but which secures the freedom of the … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Time Is A Fluid Condition
“Time is a fluid condition which has no existence except in the momentary avatars of individual people. There is no such thing as was — only is. If was existed, there would be no grief or sorrow. I like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Condition, Existence, Fluid, Is, Keystone, Thought For the Day, Time, Universe, Was, William Faulkner
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Thought For the Day: Miracles Are Proud Creatures
Miracles are proud creatures; they will not reveal themselves to those who do not Believe. – Yahia Lababidi You say you don’t believe in miracles. I get that. Maybe you’ve just forgotten that you are one?
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Tagged Believe, Miracles, Pride, Proud, Reveal, Thought For the Day, Yahia Lababidi
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Sonic Gems: Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba is a band from Mexico City, Mexico. Long ago, I knew a girl who was the girlfriend of the singer in this band. Their music is a blend of many genres but is essentially a blend of Latin … Continue reading
Sonic Gem: The 1950s – Ten For Ten
This decade’s music was dominated by rock-n-roll; doo-wop, pop, swing, rhythm and blues, blues, country and rockabilly. The playlist below offers the top ten songs in the United States for each year of this decade. Enjoy!!
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Tagged Blues, Country, Doo-Wop, Music, Pop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Rockabilly, Sonic Gem, Swing, Ten For Ten, The 1950s, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: We Are Capable of Greater Things Than We Do
“Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.” -Horace Walpole, novelist and essayist (24 Sep 1717-1797)
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Tagged Capability, Credit, Drawn, Horace Walpole, Performance, Talents, Thought For the Day, Wasted
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Thought For the Day: Learning People Is As Important As Learning From Books
Learning is acquired by reading books; but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading man, and studying all the various editions of them. – Lord Chesterfield, statesman and writer (22 … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Mankind Learns Little From History
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” – Aldous Huxley, in Brave New World
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Tagged Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, History, Ignorance, Important, Lesson, Mankind, Refusal To Learn, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: We Become Our Choices
“Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.” – CS Lewis in Mere Christianity A study of Mere Christianity may be found here: http://www.truthaccordingtoscripture.com/documents/apologetics/mere-christianity/cs-lewis-mere-christianity-toc.php#.WcOZ-LpFxPY
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Tagged Becoming, Choices, CS Lewis, Every Day, Glory, Horror, Mere Christianity, Thought For the Day
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