Americanism Redux February 12, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 One person says, "I'm right now, in the present." The other person says, "I'm looking ahead, toward the future." Today, this two-person dialogue is about different sides of the same thing. A person is in the war-happening, the war of right now. And a person is in the … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–February 12, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776
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Pro Football and America 250: The Super Bowl and Head Coach George Washington
February 10, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks. Is Head Coach George Washington about to celebrate his version of a Super Bowl win? Well, there's something on his mind, and he's making a decision that might surprise you. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: February 5, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776
February 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Americanism Redux February 5, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 You don't need to look very high. I'd say about four, five, or six feet ought to do. That's the height of most individual people. And don't look very deep. Simply find the ground or floor beneath their feet. But what you'll really want to do, though, is to know the … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: January 29, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776
January 29, 2026 by
Americanism Redux January 29, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776 Some of us see it. First, the change facing us is getting bigger, a lot bigger... ...and then, second, to keep doing what we've been doing isn't enough—do we continue with the same but do it more? Nope, we've got to match big change to big change. Today and this week, 250 years ago, it looks like we're going … [Read more...]
The NFL and America 250: Head Coaches Sean Payton, Sean McVay, and George Washington
January 26, 2026 by
Three head coaches. Decisions made at crucial moments. Take a look. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Week Ending Jan 22 2776–Ep 59
January 24, 2026 by
It's the Top 5 from Jan 22, 1776. At #1 is a knock on the door. Don't answer. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: The Divisional Playoffs and Head Coach George Washington
January 20, 2026 by
To me, two words say it all about the NFL's recently completed divisional playoff round. And Head Coach George Washington knows them well. Take a look. WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America 250: Special Episode in Honor of Colin Cowherd
January 16, 2026 by
This one's in honor of Colin Cowherd, podcaster extraordinaire. We're wondering this: is Head Coach George Washington a scheme guy or a culture guy? WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: January 15, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776
January 15, 2026 by
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...]
Pro Football and America 250: The Wildcard Playoff Round and Head Coach George Washington
January 13, 2026 by
An incredible set of NFL games in the Wildcard Round. Head Coach George Washington would totally get it! WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: January 8, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776
January 8, 2026 by
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...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 18 (Welcome Back!)
January 5, 2026 by
Wrapping up the regular season with Week 18. WATCH HERE … [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...]
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...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 13
December 2, 2025 by
Pro Football and America 250: Week 13--it's time to go to midfield, postgame. 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...]
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...]
Pro Football and American 250: Week 10
November 11, 2025 by
Culture time for Mike Vrabel and George Washington, two head coaches! 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...]
Pro Football and America 250: Week 9
November 4, 2025 by
It's Week 9 of the NFL season and some big surprises are now the new reality. Meanwhile, Head Coach George Washington faces a problem no one expected. And yes, I think it's a genuine problem and threat, though you're welcome and invited to disagree. WATCH HERE … [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...]
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 7
October 21, 2025 by
Knock, knock. Pardon me, Coach Washington, but there's a group here to see you... WATCH HERE … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: October 16, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
October 16, 2025 by
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...]
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–September 25, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
September 26, 2025 by
Americanism Redux September 25, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Close your eyes. Try to imagine what it will feel like when a leather whip slices and cuts into the skin of your bare back. Thirty-nine times. Will you scream out? Will you cry? Will you curse and spit? It's 250 years ago, today. * * * * * * * (a later version of the … [Read more...]
Pro Football and America’s 250: Week 3 Of The Season
September 23, 2025 by
A very big Week 3 for Coach Washington! And the Indianapolis Colts! Click 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...]
Pro Football and America’s 250: Week 2 of the Season
September 15, 2025 by
Week 2 of the season! Colts win and go 2-0. Coach Washington has a couple of massive issues to tackle. Check it out below. Click Here … [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...]
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 14, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
August 15, 2025 by
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
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...]
Americanism Redux: July 24, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, in 1775
July 24, 2025 by
Americanism Redux July 24, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 It's a great, big, vast thing and it takes up a massive part of your life. And other people's lives, too. So much so, in fact, that when you meet with folks you always have something new or "latest" to talk about regarding that great, big, vast thing. Anything come to mind? It … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: July 17, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
July 17, 2025 by
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...]
Episode 35: On The 250 River With Dr Dan–Special Investigative Report Edition–SIRE Up!
July 15, 2025 by
It's Episode 35 of "On The 250 River With Dr Dan" and it's the first-ever Special Investigative Report Edition--SIRE Up! We're deep-diving on the River so that we can find subsurface truths about two ideas critical to the American system in 2025 and beyond. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/_HLGOi2vuBs?si=xGhG-4UlBxpueOjt … [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: July 3, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
July 3, 2025 by
Americanism Redux July 3, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 On a hot day, the sun burns bright and the trees make shadows. In both, the light and the dark, you can see things. Happy fireworks. * * * * * * * (under the elm) Standing in the shade of an elm tree, a tall man is speaking. A great white horse waits nearby, held by … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: June 26, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
June 26, 2025 by
Americanism Redux June 26, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Standing here today, we're a week or so in...into the summer, that is. How do things look for the coming season of heat, humidity, and flashing thunderstorms? Like you, they're at the front edge of summer, today, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * (like Peter) Peter Brown … [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...]
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 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 13, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
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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: March 6, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
March 6, 2025 by
Americanism Redux March 6, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 (What??) A surprise is unfolding. You can go along, go along, go along, even in a crisis, and sometimes forget that you can always be surprised. So today, 250 years ago... Surprise. * * * * * * * (those hands) In Boston harbor, inside a British fort on Castle … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: February 6, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
February 6, 2025 by
Americanism Redux February 6, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Is life visible in all its forms in a few days? Yes, if you look at Virginia, the British colony. * * * * * * * (the site of Sarah's operation) After hearing the words "breast cancer" some weeks back, Sarah Eilbeck started dreading the arrival of today, 250 years ago. … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: January 16, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775
January 16, 2025 by
Americanism Redux January 16, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775 Let's allow an illusion. You've got your minutes and hours and days down to your own control, that everything you're doing flows into a narrowly formed funnel over and over again. It's fine to think it. Go ahead and live it. Just know that up-top, where time runs, life doesn't care. It's always everywhere, moving in … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: December 26, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
December 26, 2024 by
Americanism Redux December 26, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 Maybe we should be grateful we don't know. Knowing the future could be much more of a burden than a blessing. Two years from now, right now, for you and me and we. Don't tell me. (But how about a quick peek?) * * * * * * * (the seat you're in) Today, 250 … [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: December 5, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
December 5, 2024 by
Americanism Redux December 5, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 If you'd told me last year at this time that you, me, and all of us would be where we are now... ...I never would have believed you... ...nope, never would have believed it. * * * * * * * (the logo they will adopt) It's never happened this way before in the colony … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux-November 14, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
November 14, 2024 by
Americanism Redux November 14, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 Both a boulder and a ball roll. The similarity ends there. It's 250 years ago—let the bouncing begin. * * * * * * * He was sky-high, up on a cloud in his excitement. It's his time of the year and it's a special year all by itself! Reverend Ebenezer Parkman dates his … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: September 19, Your Today, In 1774
September 19, 2024 by
Americanism Redux September 19, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 (the green hints of first) A campfire brings a rare feeling in the early fall. Before frost and cold and icy breath, a fire of early fall is for warmth, not heat; for whispers and spoken words, not shouts and wild tirades; for support, not survival. Next to a fire of … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: March 28, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
March 28, 2024 by
Americanism Redux March 28, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 (together, voluntarily) Do you belong? To a club, a group, some sort of collection of people outside your family? Together, you and they meet each other, see each other, spend a period of time with each other. You, and they, are joined for a while around whatever it is that brings … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: March 7, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1774
March 7, 2024 by
Americanism Redux March 7, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 Husband and wife. Parent and child. Friend and neighbor. Do human relationships get any more basic than these? You don't want them to shake or tremble. You don't want them to crack apart and break down. But across the table, across the room, across the fence, something seems to be … [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: September 28, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1773
September 28, 2023 by
Americanism Redux September 28, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 The ties that bring us together. They bind. They break. They are a physical presence. They are a metaphysical moment. * * * * * * * The door to her jail cell opens. Hagar, the black woman of unknown age, walks out of her cell, a sheriff from the eastern shore of Maryland leads … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: August 3, Your Today, On The Journey To The American Founding, 250 Years Ago, In 1773
August 3, 2023 by
Americanism Redux August 3, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773 Oh my God. He's dead. We're still here but we won't have him any longer. That sweet face and kind eyes. Generous heart and active mind. Gone. Now what? That's the feeling today, 250 years ago, and hour by hour it will flow out of the chamber where the dead man lays. From the chamber … [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 – January 19 – 250 Years Ago Today – in 1773
January 19, 2023 by
Americanism Redux January 19, 250 years ago today, in 1773 Teaching and education. My life. I teach young people how to think. I teach adults how to worship. God made me to live this life. I've met a person, a parent, actually a step-father for whom I've developed great respect. The step-father respects me, too, I think. Yes, I'm certain he does. That's not bragging. It's a mutually … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux-Today – December 21 – 250 Years Ago-1772
December 21, 2022 by
Americanism Redux December 21, 250 years ago today (1772) On a ship, today, 250 years ago, he looks at the Florida coast. But a lifetime ago he was somewhere else, looking at a moment that would begin to define his life. ******************************************************************************************************* He feels the cave's walls on his body. He clutches a small … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–250 Years Ago Today–November 23
November 23, 2022 by
Americanism Redux November 23, 250 years ago today Today, 250 years ago, the announcement comes forth in a document read aloud to the people of New Hampshire: "to be religiously observed and kept as a day of public thanksgiving", a day next week will be set aside to express the people's gratitude and gratefulness for their British Monarch, King George III. New Hampshire's royal governor John … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux–Today–October 5–250 Years Ago
October 5, 2022 by
Americanism Redux October 5, 250 years ago today A chance to watch a sporting event? hang out with friends? sip an adult beverage? in one of my favorite towns? Count me in. But hold up, give me a minute. I've got to get my best powdered wig and false teeth. OK, got 'em. I'm ready. Let's get going. (Sound familiar? Well, maybe not all of it. Still, most of it seems like last … [Read more...]
September 20–Today–250 Years Ago
September 20, 2022 by
Americanism Redux September 20, 250 years ago today For now, their lives are apart. Separate and unjoined. They don't know it but Down River—in the future—they will collide in the roaring waters. That day awaits, a lamp moving over a black surface. A 50-year old man writes a letter. Living in Virginia, he encloses a copy of family documents important to the woman who is waiting … [Read more...]
August 19-Today-250 Years Ago
August 19, 2022 by
Americanism Redux August 19, 250 years ago today A dress hangs painfully on her arms and back. It's hard to get comfortable with the fabric rubbing against the scars and bruises. 70-year old Margaret remembers the latest beating. Her second husband, named Savage, hit her with a leather strap. He does it a lot. For today, 250 years ago, she heals. And she'll use today in seeking another … [Read more...]
The Builder-Leader
November 30, 2017 by
Say hello to another type of leader and leadership--the Builder-Leader. I'm working with a private client in my Creative Conversations service. The client came to me with a particular situation. They were in charge of an organization with an impending physical expansion. It would be a major new physical space. My client asked me to think of a historical leader we could follow "Down River", as I … [Read more...]
From Then To Now: George Washington and 18 Days
March 1, 2016 by
I think you'll like this from my individual leadership consulting earlier this morning. A client and I are going down George Washington River together. This morning, I asked a question about 18 days. That was the span of time in 1775 from June 15 to July 3. At the start, on Day 1, Washington accepted the offered position of "General and Commander-in-Chief" of American military forces outside … [Read more...]
