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I can’t wait to wake up each day
Photography is now- all day, everyday. It’s something that I will do religiously until the day I die. A life of walking, photographing, waiting, watching, and interacting with the public…
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Independence Hall – The Centennial Bell Rings at Noon
I was lucky to have the bell ring here! The spontaneous nature of the moment never disappoints me. Come listen to the Centennial Bell ring at noon in front of…
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Freedom
From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).
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Become the jester
It’s more courageous to become the jester and joke about life than be a negative naysayer!
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Life is extremely short
Now what do we do? I think that we should strive to stay outside as much as possible regardless of the weather. Hit the gym as hard as you can…
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Virtue
From Middle English vertu, virtue, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertu, virtu, from Latin virtus (“manliness, bravery, worth, moral excellence”), from vir (“man”). Doublet of vertu. See virile. In this sense, displaced Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft.
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Home gyms are the best
Home gyms are clutch because I can workout multiple times per day. If I stop inside to get some water or use the restroom, I can get a quick pump…
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Halteman Family Meats at the Reading Terminal Market
Without the delicious beef from Philadelphia’s local farms in Lancaster, what would I do? I guess you can get beef from other places like Whole Foods, Costco, etc, but the…
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Courage
From Middle English corage, from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin *corāticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root. Displaced Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“courage, valor”).
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Confidence
From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”).
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The Wanamaker Organ – May 18, 2023 @ 5:30pm
A man was arrested today at the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia. He apparently attempted to stab a security officer and other men drew guns at the scene. I listen to…
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Etymology
The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words Go to wiktionary to study the history of language
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Ambition
from Latin ambitio (“ambition, a striving for favor, literally ‘a going around’, especially of candidates for office in Rome soliciting votes”) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment,…













