Americanism Redux May 8, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Ah, the aroma of spring. You can't beat it. Fresh, bright, sweet. Take it in. Every year at this time. But more than that this year. It's a sweetness, brightness, and freshness beyond all imagining. The blood has dried. The tears are mostly dried, too, except maybe for night when … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux – Today – January 4 – 250 Years Ago in 1773
Americanism Redux January 4, 250 years ago today in 1773 (Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island) Clean out the room where the hearing will be held. Do the work. Sweep the floors. Wipe down the seats and the rails. Stack firewood. Candles at the ready. Make sure nothing from the first floor works it way up the stairs to the second floor. First floor: the marketplace, scene of money … [Read more...]
August 26–Today–250 Years Ago
Americanism Redux August 26, 250 years ago today I'm turning this thing around...today! No more tricks, no more games, no more local-yokel garbage that delays and delays and delays until everyone just forgets and the thing disappears. No more. Today is when it starts and it starts with me and my pronouncement. The damn people burned my boat...uh...our boat...uh...our vessel...uh...our … [Read more...]