Tag Archives: Where

First Principles: Wherever the Real Power In Government Lies, There Is the Danger of Oppression

Posted on January 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.” -James Madison (1788)

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Thought For the Day: Where Words Fail; Music Speaks

Posted on August 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Where words fail; music speaks.” – Hans Christian Anderson

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First Principles: I Hate Deception, Even Where the Imagination Only Is Concerned

Posted on July 31, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned.” – George Washington (1779)

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First Principles: Where There Is No Law, There Is No Liberty

Posted on July 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Where there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.” – Benjamin Rush (1788)

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Just Where You Belong

Posted on July 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Funny thing about life is we have a choice of going with the flow or pedaling as fast as our hamster wheel allows us to spin and often times regardless of effort or lack of effort, we end up just … Continue reading →

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A Twinge of the Mundane

Posted on July 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the continuing series on seeing the world through a photographer’s eyes, we look at the question as to what is to be done about the mundane… A Twinge of the Mundane by Michael Doyle Seeing the mundane into extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look

Posted on June 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.” – Ronald Reagan

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Sounds For Troubled Times

Posted on May 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

One thing I’ve had some time to do lately is to explore what tuneage tends to lift my spirits in these sunken times. Sounds For Troubled Times by Michael Doyle Susceptible to a classic boogie fever As though there be … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Where There is Hatred, Let Me Sow Love

Posted on August 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” – Francis of Assisi

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Thought For the Day: If Dogs Do Not Go To Heaven, Then When I Die I Want To Go Where They Went

Posted on July 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers

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