Tag Archives: Tranquility

With the Clarity of 2020

Posted on January 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Rung in the New Year having discovered how to get YouTube to work on my television via Ruku both of which items appear to be smarter than I am.  Via this, I was able to get the KTLA Tournament of … Continue reading →

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Unknown Knowns Shown

Posted on March 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes it takes a blind man to see… Unknown Knowns Shown by Michael Romani Disrupting life’s tranquility In the search for equality We find we’ve died over And over in the attempt to discover A way past life’s confusion Confronting … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Cannot Govern Based On Hopes For Lasting Peace

Posted on June 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“To model our political system upon speculations of lasting tranquility, is to calculate on the weaker springs of the human character.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)        

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Thought For the Day: Humor Is Emotional Chaos Remembered In Tranquility

Posted on April 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.” – James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)      

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First Principles: Let the New Year Find You A Better Person

Posted on December 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” ~  Benjamin Franklin   These thoughts apply equally to every man and woman.    Now, I know that very … Continue reading →

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