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In the Hebrew Bible and the Quran, Aaron אַהֲרֹן (UK /ˈɛərən/, US /ˈærən/) was the older brother of Moses (Exodus 6:16-20, 7:7; Qur'an 28:34) and a prophet of God. Unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the eastern border-land of Egypt (Goshen). When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman ("prophet") to Pharaoh. (Exodus 7:1) Part of the Law (Torah) that Moses received from God at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. Various dates for his life have been proposed, ranging from approximately 1600 to 1200 BC. Aaron died before the Israelites crossed the Jordan river and he was buried on Mount Hor (Numbers 33:39; Deuteronomy 10:6 says he died and was buried at Moserah). Aaron is also mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible.
Aaron M. Thompson (born February 28, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011.
Thompson was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and then graduated from Second Baptist High School of Houston in 2005. While there, he went 8-3 with two saves and 0.84 earned run average in 14 games as a senior, with 133 strikeouts and 35 walks in 66 innings.
He had signed a National Letter of Intent with Texas A&M, but was drafted in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft and joined the Florida Marlins organization.
While with the Marlins; Thompson was selected as organizational Pitcher of the Month, Player of the Week, and he represented his club as a member of the South Atlantic League All-Star Team.
The Washington Nationals acquired him at the 2009 trade deadline for first baseman Nick Johnson. He spent most of his time with the club's AA Harrisburg Senators affiliate as a starter.
Happiness
You're back again
Where were you
In the summer?
I landed there
In Sausalito
Hoping to find you
But all I found there
Were houses in the water.
Oh President,
I want to believe you
So choose your words carefully.
The people have a face
Now it's you who must wear it
But it's heavy as a stone
Wouldn't you agree?
I'm a poor poet
Down on my knees.
Oh emptiness,
You come and you go
You show up at midnight
And you take off your clothes
But you were too proud
And your lips were too sure
Now you're a stranger
Knocking at my door