Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.
National character cannot be built by law. It is the sum of the moral fiber of its individuals.
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was the 31st American President.
Habit is the deepest law of human nature.
One monster there is in the world, the idle man.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish-born essayist, historian, and philosopher. He was a leading writer of the Victorian era.
Movie’s final scenes
Waiting for chilling finish—
Eyes lowered . . . the end!
Water hole ahead
Bag’s cache of balls—down to one!
Errant, groaning splash
Endless highway miles
Welcoming faithful landmark—
Blessed home sweet home
To measure a man, measure his heart.
The art of conversation lies in listening.
Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) was an American entrepreneur and publisher.
The mind one enlightened cannot again again become dark.
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-American activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. His pamphlet, “Common Sense,” served as an active voice in support of the American Revolutionary War.
Transition covers landscape
For both nature and man
Blusterous day taking shape
Coming change to life’s plan
Barren trees swinging with joy
Wind’s steady, rhythmic beat
Nature’s energy deploys
Tearing up day’s game sheet
Remnants of tall grass bending
Nature’s tempo shifting
Clouds reveal storm descending
Sending man’s plans drifting
Birds scattering far away
Man ignores storm’s warning
Day’s contest declines to play
Clouding nature’s morning
Storms can never be delayed
Nature stays in control
Man’s delight begins to fade
Gazing through life’s porthole
The truth always needs a resting place or it will lie down wherever it sees fit.
As long as we are not living in our full humanity, we cannot create a world of humanity.
So much of life keeps score
From elections to sports
Competitive spirit
Churns in daily reports
Life’s clashing resistance
Much at too high a cost
All want to be winners
Loving brothers, now lost
Division without love
Life without sportsmanship
Forgetting our manners
People losing their grip
Imagine Super Bowl
Unresolved final score
Fans calling for justice
Final outcome called for
Pushing aside tension
Leaving muckraker’s trough
Muting all rhetoric
Turning life’s scoreboard off
Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.
Big Sky Buckeye 