united states of newmerica

maybe there is a soft spot inside of me for all things english.

i was thinking about the pilgrims and all the settlers of usa, and how they left england. many by their own choices. in their minds they were saying "this land is good, lets name it new england" or "this place reminds me of York so lets name this place New York" or (even in the west) "this part of the country will be called New Mexico" or (more local) "this beach is very similar to Brighton Beach, lets name it New Brighton"

whats with the incessant use of the word new. if we came here to start over (new) we should just start with a blank slate.

in other news:

i get so pumped when Why? is playing.