Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Quote of the Day: "To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven." - J. B. Priestley https://buff.ly/2OsUHaO https://buff.ly/2vpkGqQ https://buff.ly/2v60Od8

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July 31, 2018 at 02:22PM
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July 31, 2018 at 04:05AM
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Quote of the Day: "To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven." - J. B. Priestley

Quote of the Day: "To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven." - J. B. Priestley
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July 31, 2018 at 01:04AM
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Monday, July 30, 2018

Quote of the Day: "You will never win if you never begin." - Helen Rowland

Quote of the Day: "You will never win if you never begin." - Helen Rowland
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July 30, 2018 at 01:02AM
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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Quote of the Day: "This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes." - Hannah Arendt

Quote of the Day: "This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes." - Hannah Arendt
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July 29, 2018 at 01:14AM
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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Today’s Stoic: Treat Everyone With Respect, Even When You’re Frustrated...


One of the most interesting and personal parts of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations is Book I, which consists entirely of his private gratitudes to friends and family. Marcus was particularly grateful and in awe of Antoninus, his adopted father and the Emperor of Rome who preceded Marcus. He points out the man’s “compassion,” his “constancy to friends--never getting up up with them,” and his unfailing dedication to the empire. He also writes that Antoninus “never exhibited rudeness, lost control of himself, or turned violent. No one ever saw him sweat.” These are all virtues verified by the historical record. But the most intriguing remark is Marcus’s reference to the way that Antoninus “accepted the customs agent’s apology at Tusculum.” We have no other details about this exchange, but given what we know about Marcus and Antoninus, here’s a guess: there was probably a miscommunication between the customs agent and the emperor. Perhaps the agent spoke to the emperor imprudently, or perhaps he failed to recognize who he was dealing with and accidently gave this powerful man a hard time. Given that Marcus praises Antoninus’s lack of arrogance, it stands to reason that he responded to this inconvenience kindly and forgivingly, that he didn’t get upset, and instead was understanding and respectful, even if he hadn’t been treated with the proper respect himself. While the rest of us aren’t emperors, we should do well to remember this example. How we treat the people we encounter in the course of an ordinary day matters--the waiters, the toll booth operators, the customer service representatives, the police officers, the cleanup crews. These people make the world go round. And yes, they are also human. They have bad days. They make mistakes. They don’t know who you are or what problems their policies or decisions might cause in your life, and even if they did they usually have very little decision-making power to change them anyway. Getting upset, yelling, treating them like dirt? This is embarrassing. To you. And something no other person should have to put up with. We could all get better at this. Especially us Stoics who claim to hold ourselves to high standards. Some people get so angry about issues with their orders with the Daily Stoic store it seems like they might pop a vein. On the one hand, it’s understandable. They paid for something. They want it. Makes total sense. But if you knew you were going to die tomorrow, would you spend all this time getting upset that your memento mori coin was delayed? If you really believed in amor fati, would a package caught in customs or a slightly damaged order be that big of a problem? If you were actually combatting your ego, would you dare speak to anyone in the tone you speak to the faceless person on the other side of your customer service complaint? Especially to a small little operation, not some faceless multinational conglomerate. The answer to all this is no. The Stoic in us should strive to be like Antoninus--that is, to not be rude, to not lose control, and to be forgiving and tolerant when things don’t go your way. Everyone has bad days, we all have limits, but we should do our best to always treat everyone we encounter with respect, even if they frustrate us, make mistakes, or keep us from getting what we want. Most likely, they’re trying their best too. And if we remember that, it will help us keep our cool and get closer to being the kind of person we’d want to be if any of those calls “recorded for training purposes” were ever made public.

Friday, July 27, 2018

Signing off for this week good citizens, have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! SM1/JoMike

Signing off for this week good citizens, have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! SM1/JoMike
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July 27, 2018 at 10:00PM
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July 27, 2018 at 11:00AM
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Quote of the Day: "Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction." - Anne Frank

Quote of the Day: "Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction." - Anne Frank
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July 27, 2018 at 01:09AM
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Thursday, July 26, 2018

TODAY’S STOIC... There are some conspicuous gaps in the writings of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus. They don’t talk much about love, about laughter, about how to be a good spouse or parent. They don’t talk about having a good time or the joy of experiencing (or creating) art. Despite what critics--and small-minded philosophy professors--might think, this is not because the Stoics didn’t think these things were important. It’s simply that they thought these things were obvious and came naturally enough that they didn’t require much teaching. As Seneca wrote, “No one learns to lie down contentedly in a bed of roses, if the need arises, but rather we steel ourselves for this: to not betray a confidence under torture, or to stand guard, though wounded, through the night if the need arises, without even leaning on an upright spear, since sleep has a way of sneaking up on those who lean against some support." In other words: We practice what we need the most help on and we don’t waste time reviewing what we already have handled. Pleasure comes easy. Dealing with life when everything is going well, that’s easy. The purpose of Stoic writing is to aid us in the times that aren’t easy, when things aren’t going well. Marcus made the same point when he talked about putting the effort into what seems impossible--to develop skills with your left hand because your right hand is already dominant enough. So remember, while these writings might seem like they focus on a few dark themes (death, loss, pain, temptation, self-control), it’s not because life is dark and without joy. On the contrary, there is much light and joy out there. That’s actually the problem. We can get so distracted by the pleasantness, what we wish life was like all the time, that we ignore in our training the essential preparations for the not-so-pleasant moments. We don’t need help appreciating the beauty of a rose. But for the other stuff? Well, we’re practicing and preparing for it so we don’t get snuck up on

TODAY’S STOIC... There are some conspicuous gaps in the writings of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus. They don’t talk much about love, about laughter, about how to be a good spouse or parent. They don’t talk about having a good time or the joy of experiencing (or creating) art. Despite what critics--and small-minded philosophy professors--might think, this is not because the Stoics didn’t think these things were important. It’s simply that they thought these things were obvious and came naturally enough that they didn’t require much teaching. As Seneca wrote, “No one learns to lie down contentedly in a bed of roses, if the need arises, but rather we steel ourselves for this: to not betray a confidence under torture, or to stand guard, though wounded, through the night if the need arises, without even leaning on an upright spear, since sleep has a way of sneaking up on those who lean against some support." In other words: We practice what we need the most help on and we don’t waste time reviewing what we already have handled. Pleasure comes easy. Dealing with life when everything is going well, that’s easy. The purpose of Stoic writing is to aid us in the times that aren’t easy, when things aren’t going well. Marcus made the same point when he talked about putting the effort into what seems impossible--to develop skills with your left hand because your right hand is already dominant enough. So remember, while these writings might seem like they focus on a few dark themes (death, loss, pain, temptation, self-control), it’s not because life is dark and without joy. On the contrary, there is much light and joy out there. That’s actually the problem. We can get so distracted by the pleasantness, what we wish life was like all the time, that we ignore in our training the essential preparations for the not-so-pleasant moments. We don’t need help appreciating the beauty of a rose. But for the other stuff? Well, we’re practicing and preparing for it so we don’t get snuck up on
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July 26, 2018 at 10:02AM
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Quote of the Day: "I never think of the future - it comes soon enough." - Albert Einstein

Quote of the Day: "I never think of the future - it comes soon enough." - Albert Einstein
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July 26, 2018 at 01:08AM
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Quote of the Day: "Hope is but the dream of those who wake." - Matthew Prior

Quote of the Day: "Hope is but the dream of those who wake." - Matthew Prior
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July 25, 2018 at 01:09AM
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Quote of the Day: "You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." - Vernon Howard

Quote of the Day: "You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need." - Vernon Howard
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July 24, 2018 at 01:09AM
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Monday, July 23, 2018

Gr8 to be your friend...!

Gr8 to be your friend...!
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July 23, 2018 at 10:49AM
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Quote of the Day: "Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact." - George Eliot

Quote of the Day: "Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact." - George Eliot
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July 23, 2018 at 01:03AM
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

Quote of the Day: "The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder." - Frederick William Faber

Quote of the Day: "The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder." - Frederick William Faber
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July 22, 2018 at 01:07AM
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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Quote of the Day: "The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it." - Jean Paul

Quote of the Day: "The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it." - Jean Paul
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July 21, 2018 at 01:07AM
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Friday, July 20, 2018

Signing off for this week good citizens, have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! SM1/JoMike

Signing off for this week good citizens, have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! SM1/JoMike
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July 20, 2018 at 10:01PM
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#FollowFriday to all my great followers. :)

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July 20, 2018 at 11:00AM
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Quote of the Day: "We all have ability. The difference is how we use it." - Charlotte Whitton

Quote of the Day: "We all have ability. The difference is how we use it." - Charlotte Whitton
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July 20, 2018 at 01:05AM
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Quote of the Day: "Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space." - Orson Scott Card

Quote of the Day: "Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space." - Orson Scott Card
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July 18, 2018 at 01:10AM
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Quote of the Day: "Patience is the companion of wisdom." - Saint Augustine

Quote of the Day: "Patience is the companion of wisdom." - Saint Augustine
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July 17, 2018 at 01:05AM
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Quote of the Day: "It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help." - Epicurus

Quote of the Day: "It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help." - Epicurus
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July 15, 2018 at 01:14AM
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Saturday, July 14, 2018

Quote of the Day: "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them." - James A. Baldwin

Quote of the Day: "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them." - James A. Baldwin
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July 14, 2018 at 01:05AM
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Friday, July 13, 2018

Signing off for this week good citizens, have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! SM1/JoMike

Signing off for this week good citizens, have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! SM1/JoMike
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July 13, 2018 at 10:00PM
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#FollowFriday to all my great followers. :)

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July 13, 2018 at 11:00AM
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Quote of the Day: "There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle." - Alexis de Tocqueville

Quote of the Day: "There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle." - Alexis de Tocqueville
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July 13, 2018 at 01:05AM
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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh...


Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh attends a meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at McConnell's office in the U.S. Capitol in Washington July 10. Supreme Court associate justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh attends a meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at McConnell's office in the U.S. Capitol in Washington July 10. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Nation | Jul. 12, 2018 Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh: A Conservative Judge, Formed by Faith Assessing the background of President Trump’s new pick. Brian Fraga Pro-life leaders and legal scholars are praising President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who sits on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kavanaugh, a practicing Catholic who serves meals to the homeless as a volunteer for Catholic Charities and coaches CYO basketball in the Washington, D.C., area, would succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy, who will retire July 31. Kavanaugh, 53, who clerked for Kennedy and before that served as a staff secretary and senior associate counsel for President George W. Bush, is well-respected as a jurist with a legal philosophy of interpreting the Constitution as it is written. “He’s a person of the highest intellect, very much in the mode of Neil Gorsuch,” said Robert George, a constitutional scholar and the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, referencing Trump’s first appointment to the Supreme Court. In a conference call with reporters shortly after Trump announced Kavanaugh’s nomination July 9, George and Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List, welcomed the news as a positive step for the pro-life movement. “We have a man who’s devoted to interpreting the text of the Constitution as it is written and as it applies to today’s debate,” said Dannenfelser, who added that the Susan B. Anthony List and other pro-life organizations across the country will be “all in” to rally support for Kavanaugh. “We’ve got a battle ahead of us,” Dannenfelser said. “It’s a moment the pro-life movement has been looking for for decades. It’s a pivotal moment, not just for this movement, but for the nation, so that the will of the people can perhaps finally find its way into the law.” The expected battle over Kavanaugh’s confirmation will center in large part on Democrats’ and progressives’ concerns that having a fifth conservative justice on the high court will make it considerably more likely that Roe v. Wade — the landmark 1973 case that declared abortion to be a constitutional right — will be overturned. According to a CNN report, Senate confirmation hearings may commence as early as September. ABC News also reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is seeking to have the confirmation hearings before the midterms in November. The day after Trump, who had reportedly whittled down his list of finalists to four candidates, selected Kavanaugh, Senate Democrats launched new attacks, painting the president’s choice as an extreme archconservative. “The ramifications of this battle will last a generation or more. I’m going to fight this nomination with everything I’ve got,” said U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat who serves as Senate minority leader. Impeccable Credentials “The debate about Kavanaugh will have nothing to do with his qualifications or his abilities. Anyone who tries to question those would look kind of silly. The debate is going to be about whether or not Democratic senators believe that President Trump should get another Supreme Court nominee confirmed,” said Richard Garnett, a law professor and the director of the Program on Church, State & Society at the University of Notre Dame. Garnett told the Register that Kavanaugh was not a surprising choice, adding that he would have been on many conservative presidents’ shortlists for Supreme Court justices. “Kavanaugh is known to be very smart,” Garnett said. “He’s known to be a good writer. He’s known to be very well-prepared and execute his craft very conscientiously.” Kavanaugh has served on the D.C. Circuit Court since being confirmed 53-36 by the Senate in 2006. At his confirmation hearing for the D.C. appellate court, Schumer asked Kavanaugh if he considered Roe v. Wade to be “an abomination.” “I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully,” Kavanaugh said then. “It has been reaffirmed many times.” That quote might raise some eyebrows among pro-life circles, but legal analysts point out that Kavanaugh, as a lower court judge, was bound to follow the Supreme Court’s precedents. And the high court has reaffirmed abortion as a constitutional right, notably in Roe and in its 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. “Lower courts — like the D.C. Circuit — are bound to apply the policy set by the Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court, a Justice Kavanaugh would have the power to set policy. That’s why his views on other areas of the law are so important,” said Robert Destro, a law professor and director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America. “It’s a question of the latitude of a lower-court judge to rule outside the bounds prescribed by the U.S. Supreme Court,” Catherine Glenn Foster, the president and CEO of Americans United for Life, told the Register. “I think we could quibble with his wording and perhaps say we would prefer that he would have phrased it slightly differently and said, ‘Well, the U.S. Supreme Court recognizes that there is such a right, and a lower-court judge is bound to uphold Supreme Court precedent.’” High-Profile Decisions Foster added that Kavanaugh, who has authored more than 300 decisions during his 12 years on the appellate bench, has “demonstrated that he is committed to the text and the original public meaning of the Constitution.” “He has an appropriate view of the role of lower-court judges and recognizes they are limited in ability to stretch the law beyond what the Supreme Court has said,” Foster said. A glimpse of some of Kavanaugh’s high-profile decisions provides a window into his judicial philosophy and an idea of the kind of Supreme Court justice he would be. In 2017, Kavanaugh dissented from an appeals-court vote to allow an undocumented pregnant 17-year-old in immigration detention to seek an abortion. In that case — Garza v. Hargan — Kavanaugh said the majority decision represented “a radical extension of the Supreme Court’s abortion jurisprudence.” In the 2015 case of Priests for Life v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kavanaugh said the Affordable Care Act’s requirement for contraceptive coverage in employee health insurance plans violated the religious freedom of religious nonprofits. Given that he is a judicial conservative, Kavanaugh does not believe that it is a judge’s role to consult his or her own public-policy preferences when deciding cases, Garnett said. “It would be a reasonable inference that he thinks the court made a mistake in Roe and that the court overreached when it created this right to abortion,” Garnett said. “I’m sure the Senate will ask him about that.” Whether the Supreme Court should revisit a case it thinks was wrongly decided will most certainly be asked of Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings. “I feel very confident that with all other nominees we’ve seen over the last 30 years, Judge Kavanaugh is not going to answer that question at his confirmation hearings, because, frankly, it would be inappropriate for him to do so,” Garnett said. Catholic Background One subject that Kavanaugh was willing to talk about during his July 9 public remarks was his Catholic faith. “The motto of my Jesuit high school was ‘Men for others.’ I have tried to live that creed,” said Kavanaugh, who graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School near Washington, D.C. “I am part of the vibrant Catholic community in the D.C. area,” Kavanaugh also said. “The members of that community disagree about many things, but we are united in our commitment to serve.” Kavanaugh also made special mention of Msgr. John Enzler, the president and CEO of Catholic Charities, who attended the announcement at the White House. Kavanaugh noted that he was an altar boy for “Father John” 40 years ago and that they now serve the homeless together through their work at Catholic Charities. In a phone interview with the Register, Msgr. Enzler said he has long known Kavanaugh to be “a wonderful person who does all he can to make a difference for others.” “He’s a man for others. It’s kind of in his DNA to try to find a way to serve others. That’s been part of his MO all his life,” Msgr. Enzler said. Asked if he could ever have imagined that young altar server from 40 years one day sitting on the highest court in the land, Msgr. Enzler said he saw “a good kid who grew in his commitment to share his blessings with other people.” Brian Fraga writes from Fall River, Massachusetts

Quote of the Day: "We have, I fear, confused power with greatness." - Stewart Udall

Quote of the Day: "We have, I fear, confused power with greatness." - Stewart Udall
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July 12, 2018 at 01:05AM
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Quote of the Day: "The pen is the tongue of the mind." - Horace

Quote of the Day: "The pen is the tongue of the mind." - Horace
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July 11, 2018 at 01:09AM
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Sunday, July 8, 2018

Quote of the Day: "Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life." - Simone Weil

Quote of the Day: "Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life." - Simone Weil
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July 08, 2018 at 01:04AM
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Saturday, July 7, 2018

Quote of the Day: "When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes." - Dylan Thomas

Quote of the Day: "When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes." - Dylan Thomas
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July 07, 2018 at 01:06AM
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Friday, July 6, 2018

Signing off for this week good citizens, have a safe and blessed weekend everyone! SM1/JoMike

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July 06, 2018 at 10:00PM
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July 06, 2018 at 11:00AM
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Quote of the Day: "The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident." - Francesco Guicciardini

Quote of the Day: "The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident." - Francesco Guicciardini
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July 06, 2018 at 01:05AM
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind. Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!

Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind. Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!
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July 04, 2018 at 09:30AM
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Happy 4th of July everyone — have a safe and awesome day!

Happy 4th of July everyone — have a safe and awesome day!
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July 04, 2018 at 07:50AM
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Happy 4th of July everyone — have a safe and awesome day!

Happy 4th of July everyone — have a safe and awesome day!
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July 04, 2018 at 07:00AM
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Quote of the Day: "Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be." - Daniel J. Boorstin

Quote of the Day: "Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be." - Daniel J. Boorstin
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July 03, 2018 at 01:07AM
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Monday, July 2, 2018

Quote of the Day: "The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason." - Charles Darwin

Quote of the Day: "The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason." - Charles Darwin
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July 02, 2018 at 01:05AM
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Sunday, July 1, 2018

Quote of the Day: "Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Quote of the Day: "Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
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July 01, 2018 at 01:06AM
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