“The glory of art is that it can not only survive change, it can lead it.” – Robert RedfordMar 18, 2026“May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and trouble avoid you wherever you go.” – Irish Proverb on St. Patrick’s DayMar 17, 2026“I am still learning.” – Michelangelo (at 87 years old)Mar 16, 2026“Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law.” – John DrydenMar 15, 2026“The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.” – Pamela Hansford JohnsonMar 14, 2026
250 years ago today, Great Britain repealed the Stamp Act of 1765 which the American colonists so vehemently disagreed with. It imposed a direct tax on the colonists and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp. A majority considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent—consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Their slogan was "No taxation without representation." READ how they fought the bill and got it repealed... (1776)
