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I've now spent many Fourths of July in Philadelphia, and in case you're pining to know what it's like to spend Independence Day here Where It All Started, I will tell you:
It is beastly hot. And humid.
You're welcome! Wasn't that illuminating?
But seriously, when I experience the sauna that is the mid-Atlantic region in July, and think about the good old days before air conditioning and even electric fans, when I remember how much more clothing they wore in those days and how many fewer baths they took, well--I am amazed that a bunch of guys were able to come together in these conditions and craft a joint writing project, especially one so vital to their futures.
Perhaps it's only writers who think about the writing-process side of the Declaration of Independence, but there's more on this topic over at Cynthia Chapman Willis's blog today. And even more here.
And if you want to read about the self-evident truths firsthand, the full text of the Declaration is here.
It is beastly hot. And humid.
You're welcome! Wasn't that illuminating?
But seriously, when I experience the sauna that is the mid-Atlantic region in July, and think about the good old days before air conditioning and even electric fans, when I remember how much more clothing they wore in those days and how many fewer baths they took, well--I am amazed that a bunch of guys were able to come together in these conditions and craft a joint writing project, especially one so vital to their futures.
Perhaps it's only writers who think about the writing-process side of the Declaration of Independence, but there's more on this topic over at Cynthia Chapman Willis's blog today. And even more here.
And if you want to read about the self-evident truths firsthand, the full text of the Declaration is here.
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