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: 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...]
