Americanism Redux January 15, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776 Sometimes a thing is so big, so vast, it needs an extra word. A "The-Thing". A "The-Thing" consumes the life around it. People, groups, issues, resources, and maybe most of all, focus. You, in mid-January of 2026, might know the The-Thing. The economy? The The-Thing. Or the environment? The The-Thing. Or the border? … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: January 15, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776
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On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Episode 57–The Week Ending Jan 8 1776
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We begin with Paine! Be sure to follow along with the leadership questions, too. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: January 8, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776
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Americanism Redux January 8, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776 A new year dawns and raw energy flows at a furious pace. * * * * * * * The ice broke apart in a loud CRACK! Heavy cannon plunged into the frigid water of the Hudson River. Men started shouting and cursing, oxen bellowed and horses shorted and whinnied. Colonel Henry Knox heard the noise and rushed to the site, … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: December 4, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux December 4, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 You're holding tight but your grip is slipping. You're standing firm but your footing is slipping. Through your hands and beneath your feet, something has started to slip away. It's today, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * (no one to drive) "Anyone come in answer to … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: November 27, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux November 27, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 [I wasn't going to write an entry on our Thanksgiving Day. I changed my mind when I found the letter below, written today 250 years ago, from Abigail Adams to her husband, John. Abigail wrote from outside Boston to John, inside Philadelphia with the rest of the Second Continental … [Read more...]
Episode 52: On The 250 River With Dr Dan–The Top 5 From Nov 20 1775
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From an unnamed writer in the army to a traumatized Catholic priest. It's the Top 5 from 250 years ago and the week before Thanksgiving. And remember, we're a Union before we were a Nation. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: November 20, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux November 20, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 The basics can get hard to see when so much is flying through the air. But that doesn't mean they aren't there. The basics never go away. They're often the reason things are as they are. Basics. Today, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * A basic is getting people to do … [Read more...]
On The 250 River With Dr Dan: The Top 5 of Nov 6 1775–Episode 50
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Episode 50 baby, believe it or not! And believe this--it takes four months, yes FOUR MONTHS, for a document to go from Philadelphia to London and back again. But don't draw the wrong lesson...! Enjoy the Top 5 and find out how to keep it right for you. From Guy Fawkes to four months, and more... WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: October 16, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux October 16, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 "Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink..." Samuel Coleridge will write these words in one of his poems in 1798. That was then, and this is now, 250 years ago today, in 1775, a generation before "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Water, water everywhere... * * * … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: October 9, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux October 9, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 A piece of wood can break cleanly, or splinter into pieces. The one feels smooth and straight, the other feels ragged, jagged, and a bit of a mess. Today, 250 years ago, the splintering has begun. * * * * * * * (Quamino) John Quamino waits for his scheduled time with … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–September 4, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux September 4, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 You've got your assumptions. You're working along those lines, from those predicates built out of assumptions. Two things. First, thing one, way, way out there is an action, a decision, or both that sets in motion stuff which, sooner or later, meets your assumptions. … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: August 28, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux: August 28, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775 Look out there and tell me what you see. Out there, just look and say. You've got two eyes and what else? A thought? A dozen thoughts? A hundred? Likely an assumption, an experience, an expectation. Other stuff, too. So go ahead, look and say. It's 250 years ago today and they're looking and saying. * * * * * * … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: August 21, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux Look at that wall. Closely. See the cracks? Every wall has them. Most of the time, the cracks in the wall can be repaired, patched, painted over. Looks like new. Not a big deal. Every once in a while, the cracks in a wall mean much more. A serious problem, a deep flaw and weakness, signal of a coming collapse. The trick is to know the difference between cracking … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: August 14, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux August 14, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 In your life, you are the decider. And today, 250 years ago, you would have been the decider as well. * * * * * * * (the Mauney house marker) Among the three dozen men of decision at Christian Mauney's log house on Court House Road is a 48-year old German immigrant, … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: August 7, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, in 1775
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Americanism Redux August 7, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 A moment has a sound. Of joy, fright, shock, power, fear. You hear the sound as the moment surrounds you. So many sounds of today, 250 years ago. The challenge is to draw from the sounds a feeling of direction. * * * * * * * (a peaceful Newmarket) He still … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: July 31, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux July 31, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 (The Five Man Electrical Band--Signs, 1971) I'm looking for signs of what I want or what I dread. Is this a sign? Is that a sign? Today, July 31, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * (the grave) A friend of Abigail Adams tells her the latest from inside the … [Read more...]
Episode 37: On The 250 River With Dr Dan–The Top 5 From July 24, 1775
July 29, 2025 by
It's leather pants and leadership time! https://youtu.be/aVctD7WQgSQ?si=y-Ga1jkPW3ieAqmK … [Read more...]
Episode 36: On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Top 5 From July 17, 1775
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Welcome to Episode 36! We're making soup! WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: July 17, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux July 17, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 "Keep it together, man." Classic line from Monsters Inc. Sometimes it's a heckuva lot easier said than done. Today, July 17. 250 years ago. * * * * * * * In a letter to his wife, a dad-husband is agonizing about their young kids. He's hoping she can help the … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–June 15, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux June 15, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 We're peopling today. That means hanging out, checking in, and stopping by. People—they're doing what they do, of importance to them and to others. Today. 250 years ago. Let's say hello. * * * * * * * (what's a re-org?) Hello, Moses. He's Moses Sleeper, … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–June 5, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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Americanism Redux June 5, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Life is trying to re-settle. Well, maybe not exactly re-settle if you take it to mean settling down. No, it's better said that life is trying to re-find a kind of equilibrium. It's where one feels the ground underfoot and can extend their arms without fear of exposure or … [Read more...]
Podcast: On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Episode 28–The Top 5 From May 15, 1775
May 19, 2025 by
This week's podcast is below. We start with a jaw-dropping quote from Richard Henry Lee. Click Here … [Read more...]
