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
January 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment
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 18, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
December 18, 2025 by
Americanism Redux December 18, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 It's that time of year. At certain points on the calendar, you say that for yourself, your family, your community, your nation, your whatever. Another word for it? Ritual. Now is the time of this ritual. * * * * * * * Outside the wooden house and wooden church … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 15–Head Coaches George Washington and Matt LaFleur
December 16, 2025 by
There is a look that comes over his face... We're in the 15th week of the season. Enjoy. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–December 11, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
December 11, 2025 by
Americanism Redux December 11, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 On many days, the best you can do is get an impression. This kind of impression is a short-term understanding drawn from a quick moment, a fast observation. That's often all you're in a position to do. That's frequently all you have the opportunity to do. Today, 250 years … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 14–Philip Rivers, George Washington, and Emergency Urgency
December 9, 2025 by
My only IU shirt. Had to do it. Meanwhile, a grandfather stretches out at a hotel a few miles away from me. It's an amazing moment for him, for George Washington, and for all of us. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: December 4, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
December 4, 2025 by
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...]
Episode 53: On The 250 River With Dr. Dan–The Top 5 From Nov 27, 1775
December 2, 2025 by
On The 250 River With Dr. Dan--The Top 5 From Nov 27, 1775, your Thanksgiving. A wife writes her husband and the outcome is purely American. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: November 27, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
November 27, 2025 by
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
November 24, 2025 by
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
November 21, 2025 by
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...]
Episode 51: On The 250 River With Dr Dan–The Top 5–Week Ending Nov 13 1775
November 14, 2025 by
So much in this week's episode. I'm proposing a further dimension for Veterans Day. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: November 13, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
November 14, 2025 by
Americanism Redux November 13, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 You won't go very far in any direction before you bump into it. A few miles? Okay. A few days? Sure. However you want to slice your life up, though, whether in space or in time, you can't avoid coming face-to-face and eye-to-eye with... War. As a topic of conversation. As an … [Read more...]
On The 250 River With Dr Dan: The Top 5 of Nov 6 1775–Episode 50
November 11, 2025 by
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: November 6, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
November 7, 2025 by
Americanism Redux November 6, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 You've got today, right now, the actual minute you're reading this. Then you've got four months ago. Since we're in early November, that would put it around the time of early July. Today, now. Early July, then. A gap of four months between now and then. Does anything … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–October 30, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
October 30, 2025 by
Americanism Redux October 30, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 An emotion has a map. You start at a known point and then, consuming energy from some source, go further and further and further. Eventually, you are at the emotion's edge and frontier. Beyond that, uncharted territory where the emotion takes a form you never imagined, or you stumble … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 8
October 29, 2025 by
Week 8 of the NFL and UFL (Union Football Leage) seasons. Check out the happenings on the Continentals with Head Coach George Washington. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Episode 48–The Week Ending October 23, 1775
October 28, 2025 by
It's Episode 48 of "On The 250 River With Dr Dan" for the week ending October 23, 1775. Top 5 for the week! WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: October 23, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
October 24, 2025 by
Americanism Redux October 23, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 "Reality means (fill-in-the-blank) to me." Or try this: "reality (fill-in-the-blank)." That's what today is all about—reality, the real, the realistic. 250 years ago, reality is on the minds of a lot of people. You'll see how people think of reality from unique … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 6 of Head Coach George Washington and the Continentals
October 14, 2025 by
We're at Week 6 in the season! To illustrate, we're having the Pittsburgh Steelers take a hypothetical gut-punch. Check it out! WATCH HERE For the full written entry of American Redux that served as the basis for this story, go below. READ HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: October 9, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
October 9, 2025 by
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...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 5 Of The Season
October 7, 2025 by
5th week and we head into the second quarter of the NFL season. It's Coach George Washington and his team, the Continentals. Take a look! WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–October 2, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
October 3, 2025 by
Americanism Redux October 2, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 After what happened to me today, well, I just don't know where it goes from here. But tomorrow is coming, and I need to know what I'm taking with me, from here to there. Yes, today is about over and I'm heading into tomorrow with...what? * * * * * * * The tears are still … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 4
September 30, 2025 by
Looking at the Bengals, the Colts, and the Ravens as set-up for a deep-dive into the Continentals and a discipline problem facing Coach Washington. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Top 5–Episode 44–The Week That Ends September 25 1775
September 29, 2025 by
We're doing 5,4,3 together and 2,1 as well. It's an important moment for you, from 250 years ago in late September. If you're a parent, you want to see this. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–September 18, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
September 18, 2025 by
Americanism Redux September 18, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Something imposes an order on things. The molecules, the atoms, the stuff, all of it is arrayed and arranged according to...Something. The reality of that order will reflect the source from which the Something acts. Is virtue the source? Is power the source? Is a third, or … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: September 11, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
September 12, 2025 by
Americanism Redux September 11, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 I need to know, I need knowledge, I need to know some of the knowledge. That's what I'll hold onto, like a candle in a dark room. The light makes the shadows, and I need to know what's inside the darkness. It's today, 250 years ago and it's 250 years ago flashing forward … [Read more...]
Tragedy And The Boat
September 11, 2025 by
Tragedy And The Boat Below is my recent brief video on our recent tragedies. Click Here … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week One Of The Season And This Time It Truly Is America’s Team
September 10, 2025 by
It's Week One of a brand-new sub-series of "On The 250 River With Dr Dan". The Colts win, the Bills-Ravens have an historic game, and two QBs led two different lifetimes in the same game. But there's a new team in town 250 years ago. Check it out below. Click Here … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–September 4, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
September 5, 2025 by
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
August 28, 2025 by
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
August 21, 2025 by
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 7, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, in 1775
August 11, 2025 by
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
July 31, 2025 by
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
July 23, 2025 by
Welcome to Episode 36! We're making soup! WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–July 10, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
July 10, 2025 by
Americanism Redux July 10, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 (let's poke around inside Jaws) Good Lord, the changes right now are fast and furious. No end in sight. That's the view of many, many people. Some like it, some don't. In such a time, things reset, realign, reconstitute. Let's take a look at another time when this same … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–June 15, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
June 15, 2025 by
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...]
Podcast: On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Episode 31–week ending June 5, 1775
June 9, 2025 by
Watch this week's episode! WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–June 5, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
June 5, 2025 by
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–Top 5!–The Week Ending May 22, 1775
May 27, 2025 by
My latest Podcast. Enjoy and feel free to reach out. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–May 22, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
May 22, 2025 by
Americanism Redux May 22, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 A husband and wife face a challenge. * * * * * * * (her) Today, 250 years ago, Abigail Adams is doing what her husband John asked her to do. Before he left to participate in the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia, John had received a box of books and letters from … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: May 1, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
May 1, 2025 by
Americanism Redux May 1, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Now everything resets. What it was—is not what it is. Read that again. And what it's become—is what it now is. Read that again. But what it now is—stays so...for how long? We really have no idea. It's today, May 1, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * (Dr. … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 24, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
April 27, 2025 by
Americanism Redux April 24, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Beneath darkest waters, two giant plates—tectonic plates—lay alongside each other. A seam separates and joins them. Time passes. For a reason known only to them, one of the plates begins to move. Along the dividing and connecting seam, but especially at one point, the other plate … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 17, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
April 17, 2025 by
Americanism Redux April 17, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 One person's week. Your week. How has it gone for you? Like you had expected? Here's how it went 250 years ago, in the week leading up to today, 250 years ago. Remember, a leader, such as yourself, is a person with one or more followers. A leader's week. * * * * * * … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 10, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
April 10, 2025 by
Americanism Redux April 10, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 To continue life and living. To change life and living. Which is it? Can they co-incide? It's 250 years ago for both today and the week's days leading up to today. * * * * * * * (first, in this direction...) Okay, okay, okay. He's heard enough. Yes, it's been … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: March 20, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
March 20, 2025 by
Americanism Redux March 20, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once." It's a film title in the early 2020s. 250 years ago today, it's also a pretty good description of what the imperial-colonial crisis feels like, has nearly turned into, for the daily lives of people in many parts of British America. … [Read more...]
Podcast: Week of March 13, 1775–On The 250 River With Dr Dan–The Top 5
March 16, 2025 by
https://youtu.be/-tklEUgsIPQ?si=m-TDWmGxVNqubhIl Top 5 for the week ending March 13, 1775. From British India to the doors of Westminster Courthouse. … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: March 13, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
March 13, 2025 by
Americanism Redux March 13, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 ('tis the season) Imagine this. You have no clue as to seasons. They're alien to you. Your only existence and consciousness consist of being plopped in the middle of cold and snow and ice. You know nothing else. But, even then, a feeling inside you says something is changing. … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: February 20, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
February 20, 2025 by
Americanism Redux February 20, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 (microscopic) Sometimes you don't know until you look closer. Really close. When you do, you'll often see things that are, up to that point, unseen. So it is with this. A very close look and it becomes clearer—seventeen months before anyone declared any nation independent, … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: February 13, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
February 13, 2025 by
Americanism Redux February 13, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 The times are big with great events. What will be the consequence, is not in human sagacity to foretell. * * * * * * * (the first Tribunus) Today, 250 years ago, put a " in front and a " in back of the quote above, and you'll be reading the current edition of the … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: December 12, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
December 12, 2024 by
Americanism Redux December 12, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 Time has a way of warping things. You look back on two things in the past. Thing One happened before Thing Two. When you see it from now, Thing Two seems utterly natural, smooth, and free-flowing after Thing One. That's a warp, and usually not a reliable way of moving from … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 11, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
April 11, 2024 by
Americanism Redux April 11, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 Your money. It's in your account. How much? It's on your credit card? How much? It's listed on sheets and screens. How much? You access your money through passwords, numbered codes, facial recognition. You're reminded of it every time you see a person holding up a sign and asking … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: February 22, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
February 22, 2024 by
Americanism Redux February 22, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 "My life is (or is not) my own." Which is it for you? Is the answer one of choice or of compulsion, your freedom or something else's force? A blend of betweens? Think about your day and week up to now. As you begin to separate time into pieces, do you see any hint of things you're … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–November 16, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1773
November 16, 2023 by
Americanism Redux November 16, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 Below the written lines are the other lines. The other lines are separators between the life we believe we lead and the life often led, the life of darkness. These other lines are thin, all too thin, though we seldom bother to notice. Until, that is, the other lines snap and wave in the … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux-September 14, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Year Ago, In 1773
September 14, 2023 by
Americanism Redux September 14, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 The world I know and love is falling apart. Falling apart. What can I do? What can I do to help? Is there something, a talent I possess or an opportunity given to me, that can make a difference? Now is the time. Right now, not next year, not next whenever when the stars have … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: August 31, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1773
August 31, 2023 by
Americanism Redux August 31, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 Well, well, at last the news has arrived in London. The effects of imperial-colonial disputes in Boston and Massachusetts have crossed the ocean. Today, 250 years ago, a London newspaper prints a report on the letters of Governor Thomas Hutchinson and Lieutenant Andrew Oliver secretly … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: August 10, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1773
August 10, 2023 by
Americanism Redux August 10, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 Sometimes you're just in one of those moods. * * * * * * Think back in your memory. And write it down. Recall what you've seen or read. And write it down. A thing that has stayed in your mind. And write it down. He's in a mood and decides to think back. (Melancholy, by … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: July 13, Your today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1773
July 13, 2023 by
Americanism Redux July 13, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 Nemisis. That's his name. (the mountain of Nemisis) He was left, left around here somewhere on this rise of land in the thick, dense forest. His comrades told him they would hide him so the Natives he'd been fighting wouldn't come back and torture him to death. They placed a … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: Your Today, July 6, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1773
July 6, 2023 by
Americanism Redux July 6, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 Here they come. Just stand over here with me. Pay attention and keep your eyes and ears open. **************************************** Throughout the day, they come. One person, a pair, a small group. They say much the same things. --He looks so natural. --It's simply amazing, … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: Overview of Second Quarter (April, May, June) 1773–A 6-Minute Scan And Span Of The Weekly Stories
June 30, 2023 by
Don't have time to read all the stories of Americanism Redux for Q2 1773? Not a problem. Take 6 minutes and get a video overview. And you're always invited and encouraged to double-back and read the stories themselves. It's for you and your leadership as we move toward the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. https://youtu.be/Fukt-jJ3HNc (click the link above) … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: June 1, Your Today, on the Journey to the American Founding, 250 Years Ago, in 1773
June 1, 2023 by
Americanism Redux June 1, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 The world is a place where horses scream. From terror, panic, uncontrollable fright. Brought on by a penetrating strike into the deepest instinctual sense of self-preservation. The final breath of death that closes what began with the first breath of birth. This horse screams as the … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: Today, Your Day, May 25, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 Years Ago, in 1773
May 25, 2023 by
Americanism Redux May 25, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 He agonizes. John Adams agonizes, to himself, in his diary, today, 250 years ago. (John Adams) "Tomorrow is our General Election." "The Plotts, Plans, Schemes, and Machinations of this Evening and Night, will be very numerous. By the number of Ministerial, Governmental People … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: May 18, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago Today, In 1773
May 18, 2023 by
Americanism Redux May 18, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 The river is running fast. (Salmon Falls River) Away from the rushing current mid-stream, two figures float in the water. They drift and turn slowly in the water that laps up to the bank. They are two bodies, the corpses of Lucy Lord and Jonathan Hardison. The pine trees stand in … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: May 4, Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, in 1773
May 4, 2023 by
Americanism Redux May 4, today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 There goes one. Gentle in the air. Falling, drifting onto the bright green grass without making a sound. Delicate and soft in its color and shade. The breeze carries it down. These are the blossoms of the fruit trees, descending one by one after a week of brilliant fragrance. They'll begin to … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 27, today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773
April 27, 2023 by
Americanism Redux April 27, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 A black man sits in a small wooden hut in the woods of the Hudson River valley. It's been made, hastily, just for him. Up until a few days ago, he was working with a crew digging for iron ore. He was one of the best workers on the crew. It was back-breaking stuff, shovels and pick-axes powered … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 20, today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773
April 20, 2023 by
Americanism Redux April 20, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 Who's going to sign? Get up here and sign your name. (sign here) One by one, around a table, four men lean forward. Hands on the desk to steady the sheet of paper. In turn, each man takes the quill pen and dips the pen into a small bottle of ink. Each man moves his hand quickly onto … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 13, Today 250 Years Ago, on the journey to the American Founding, in 1773
April 13, 2023 by
Americanism Redux April 13, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 "Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, dear name-goes-here, Happy Birthday to you..." They finish the crooning. Or maybe shouts of "for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow..." They stretch out that last note. If … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 6, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773
April 6, 2023 by
Americanism Redux April 6, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 Sometimes you don't realize the importance of the words. Sometimes you do. Whether spoken or written to yourself, to someone else, to a group of people. These are some of the words spoken and written today, 250 years ago. (spoken or written) * * * * * * * Six words spoken … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: March 23–on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today–1773
March 23, 2023 by
Americanism Redux March 23, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 Overall, the mood was rather bright and upbeat. That's what he thought, at any rate. Everyone seemed relieved that the biggest crime threat of this young year was dealt with, the law-breakers caught, tried, and punished. Always a good thing when counterfeiters are taken off the street and … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: February 23, On The Path To American Founding, 250 Years Ago Today, 1773
February 23, 2023 by
Americanism Redux February 23, on the path to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 The pursuit of freedom can take you to weird places with odd relationships. Today, 250 years ago, the pursuit of freedom leads to England, near London, where ship Captain Robert Calef sits in the home of a wealthy aristocratic woman named Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon. Calef has … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: 250 Years Ago Today, November 15
November 15, 2022 by
Americanism Redux November 15, 250 years ago today So. This is what the boss wants. Wants me to give my thoughts as to how we can make things better around here, make things work right, make things the way they ought to be. Oh really? Well, it's about time. Happy to oblige. Buckle up. Here we go. The do's and the don'ts. I've got clear answers. Do...stop expanding. No more. … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–250 Years Ago Today–Video Summary & A Few Thoughts–3rd Quarter 1772
October 27, 2022 by
Here you go. A short look at where we've been in July, August, and September 1772. https://youtu.be/KI0nzPABCRA For a few more thoughts on the points... A little more beyond the video on the four main points in summary from Q3 1772. Oh, and be sure to read my ending sections here after the four points. 1st— Diversity... In the nineteen (19) stories I shared with you from Q3 1772 you … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: October 13, Today, 250 Years Ago
October 13, 2022 by
Americanism Redux October 13, 250 years ago today Golden leaves in the day and chilled air at night. October 13. My college diploma still feels fresh, barely a year old. I miss that life that ended last year. We had classes, professors, weekly assignments, reading and writing. We socialized, attended dinners, danced, made friends for life and friends for the night, drank too … [Read more...]
July 29-Today-250 Years Ago
July 29, 2022 by
Americanism Redux July 29, 250 years ago today It's a river called "Mad", flowing into a river called "Big Waters", or Miami as it's known in the language of one native people, flowing into a river so appealing that another native people used their rival language to find the word for "Beautiful"... The Ohio. In these watered lands a four-year old boy lives with a large family. His … [Read more...]
