Americanism Redux-May 14, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

Americanism Redux May 14, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 WATCH HERE They tell me a shift has happened. After all we've talked about, argued over, and waited on, the major change is finally happening. That's what they tell me. The separation has started. You and me, today, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * It's … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: May 7, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

Americanism Redux May 7, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 INTRO VIDEO--WATCH HERE A pair is two of something. As a pair, the two show you something. Like a...duplication, or a contrast, or a similarity, or a difference, or a complementary connection, or a polarized rejection, or, or, or. But the start is two. The meaning is yours. … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: April 24, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

Americanism Redux April 24, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 WATCH HERE Maybe you're like me and you woke up one day and got dressed, thinking the weather would be like yesterday's. And it was, until the front came in. A blowing wind carried a change in temperatures. The change in temperatures felt bad. The change in the feel made me go … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: April 9, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

Americanism Redux April 9, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 WATCH HERE A knot is one thing. A knot made up of hundreds of threads is quite another. It takes patience, time, and great care to do the untangling, the pulling apart and laying aside. Where do you go when you need to sort it all out? What will you need to get it done? And is … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: April 2, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

Americanism Redux April 2, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 Before you begin, please watch my very brief introductory thoughts... WATCH HERE This time of year, look for those little signs that, yes, the old season is gone and the new season is here. Buds and blossoms, shoots and sprouts, the new is small and the small is new. It's … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: March 12, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

Americanism Redux March 12, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 So why are we waiting around? Let's take the final step and make the big jump. It's plain as day to me and the people I know. Why wait longer? It's today, 250 years ago, the week leading up to March 12, 1776 and you are a leader. * * * * * * * (James Warren, and … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: February 26, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

Americanism Redux February 26, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1776 There are times in our lives when we join something and then must disjoin something else. Hope and pain. Construction and destruction. Living and the unlivable. Your life is right now, today, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * (it was greased then) It's almost … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: January 15, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776

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: 250 Years Ago Today, November 15

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...]