Happy 4th of July!

[JWBear]

Happy 232nd birthday America!!!

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[scaeagles]

Hung my Flag outside this morning. Happy 4th to all!

[Kevy Baby]

I think I'll go to Disneyland - I hear it is slow on the 4th

[BarTopDancer]

Nothing says happy birthday America like blowing stuff up.

[JWBear]

The National Archives has an interesting site on the Declaration of Independence (http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html).

The hand print in the lower left corner intrigues me. Whose was it? One of the signers? An anonymous government clerk? We'll never know.

Sorry. This (http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_history.html) is the one I meant to point to.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Happy 4th everyone!

I'll be spending the morning cleaning for guests that are arriving in the morning. Then I'll be lugging musical gear for the remainder of the afternoon so we can play tonight before the fireworks. Then I'll be lugging gear again.

Not exactly the rest and relaxation I would have preferred. :)

[wolfy999]

Yep...blowing up things is the Wolfpack's tradition!

Happy Birthday USA!

[Gemini Cricket]

Happy 4th of July, Fellow Americans!

Blow your fireworks up, eat BBQ and drink beer.

Yeehaw!

:)

On the other hand, here's something George Carlin wants us to think about:
“We were founded on a very basic double standard. This country was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free. Am I right? A group of slave owners who wanted to be free, so they killed a lot of white English people in order to continue owning their black African people, so they could wipe out the rest of the red Indian people and move west and steal the rest of the land from the brown Mexican people, giving them a place to take off and drop their nuclear weapons on the yellow Japanese people. You know what the motto of this country ought to be? You give us a color, we’ll wipe it out.”:D

[Gemini Cricket]

Now let us take time from our busy Independence Day and sit and watch a stirring, heartwarming version of Stars and Stripes Forever! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDA9NbPAK8o)

[Stan4dSteph]

I celebrated by having a croissant and coffee for breakfast. Do I have to surrender my US passport?

I did share the magic of Funfetti Stars and Stripes cupcakes with the French.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Now let us take time from our busy Independence Day and sit and watch a stirring, heartwarming version of Stars and Stripes Forever! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDA9NbPAK8o)OMG, that was great from beginning to end! :D :D :D

Happy 4th everyone! :)

[NirvanaMan]

Happy F the Brits day!

[innerSpaceman]

Happy Independence Day. Enjoy your life, liberty and pursuit of Happiness.



TeeHee, George Bush will be out of office in half a year! The end is near. We can (cautiously) celebrate America again!!

[3894]

Hubbo and I are out at the riverfront celebration registering voters today. Happy 4th!

[Morrigoon]

Happy 4th, everyone!

MBC: where are you playing?

[wendybeth]

Steph, the French were quite helpful during the Revolution and deserve to be a part of our celebration. Go ahead and set off those bottle rockets in front of the Eiffel Tower!

[katiesue]

I prefer This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP0IiKGmOug) patrotic anthem.

Now if only I could make a decent video.

Happy 4th Everyone!!!

[BDBopper]

Happy 4th of July everyone! :) I am very proud to be an American today more than I ever have. These were my thoughts I put down on my blog this morning:

Today is the Fourth of July and we celebrate the 232nd Birthday of the United States of America, the greatest nation on Earth! No matter how you celebrate this Holiday Weekend I hope and pray that it is a safe one for you. Don't blow yourself up with fireworks, get burned via the grill or sparks, and don't drink and drive - You can do one or the other (just not both).


However before the parades, fireworks, food, & fun I would like to pause. First of all let us take time to be thankful to God for blessing us with such a wonderful place to live. Also let us not forget all of our brave men and women who will not be celebrating this weekend as they serve to make sure we can celebrate the freedom they protect. Our freedom is not free and many have paid the ultimate sacrifice for it. We owe each and every man and woman who has served our country (In Peace & War) a debt of gratitude of which I cannot repay adequately.


At this time of year I am always proud to be an American but I am especially proud today. We may have our faults but in the past year I have realized that WE THE PEOPLE have the power to correct those faults. All we have to do is get involved and get off the sidelines. I have seen Democracy in action as an active participant in the process as a volunteer and blogger for Mike Huckabee's Presidential campaign. Though my experiences I have learned first-hand that even the smallest voice can be heard and can make a difference and can leave its message recorded for the history books. All you have to do is stand up and be counted and stand by your principles.


I am also proud of the progress we have made in our nation. We are in the middle of the most diverse Presidential election cycle in our nation's history. The process has included an African-American Senator, a female woman, a Hispanic Governor, a Mormon Governor, and a Governor who was once a Baptist Minister. In the past our prejudices against women, those of different colors, races, and religions would have prevented all of these people from even trying to realize the American Dream of being President and leading our nation. We have shown the world that we can now look past a person's gender, race, or religious background and find our potential leaders. Not only that but in a very heated cycle we have been free as people to have our disagreements without chaos or mass violence and no matter who wins in November the transfer of power will be done in peace and dignity. There are not many countries that can say the same thing. We are truly blessed!

So let us rise as one to be proud today. I know the economy is in a downturn and there may be even darker storm clouds on the horizon but we definitely have much to celebrate regardless! So strike up the band, fly those flags proudly, and let the fireworks explode. Happy Birthday America!

[Morrigoon]

BD, I love ya lots, but you know I can't resist ribbing you a bit over writing "a female woman" ;)

[BDBopper]

BD, I love ya lots, but you know I can't resist ribbing you a bit over writing "a female woman" ;)

Oops. :blush: I'll change that. It should have been female senator. Thanks for bringing that up. I enjoyed the chuckle but most of all the input and correction is appreciated.

[katiesue]

Nothing like BBQ on the 4th - burger with provolone on toasted garlic artisan bread with ginger mustard. Heaven.

Maddy just had hot dogs.

And we can watch the fireworks from our house!

[LashStoat]

BD, I love ya lots, but you know I can't resist ribbing you a bit over writing "a female woman" ;)

Dear Morrigoon,

"A male woman" can be very scary. Here is an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaFxpor_vE8&feature=related

So, when BD says "a female woman", I can really tell the difference now.

Love and hugs,

The Stoat XXX.

[Not Afraid]

The world has been exploding for the last hour.

[BDBopper]

Wow...there must be a ton of upset people at Disneyland tonight. I read "Somewhere else" that their show tonight got stiopped mid-way through due to high winds. That sucks for them. I feel sorry for all of them and for all the poor CM's who have to deal with the upset guests.

[3894]

Nothing like BBQ on the 4th - burger with provolone on toasted garlic artisan bread with ginger mustard. Heaven.

You Californian you.

[JWBear]

Nothing like BBQ on the 4th - burger with provolone on toasted garlic artisan bread with ginger mustard. Heaven.

Maddy just had hot dogs.

And we can watch the fireworks from our house!

Every time I mention Barbecueing hamburgers to my South Carolina born and bred boyfriend, I get a lecture that hamburgers aren't barbecue. Barbecue is pork slathered in barbecue sauce, nothing else. :rolleyes:

[innerSpaceman]

Wow...there must be a ton of upset people at Disneyland tonight. I read "Somewhere else" that their show tonight got stiopped mid-way through due to high winds.

Wow, maybe it was Providence that kept me and Laurie from our (recent years) usual place to watch Fourth Fireworks.


I know zapppop was there earlier in the day (he got to ride the brand spanking new Monorail Red!), but I lost touch with him later in the day and don't know if he stuck around for fireworks.


Had a fabulous Fourth at the Casa de Mousepod. Insta-Grill, Strawberrys and Chips, Hot Dogs Americana, James Cagney, pyrotechnic panorama, and 1776!!! Old friends, new acquaintences, and one of my favorite holidays. Yippee!

[belleh5]

Happy belated 4th everyone!!


Tim & I took Taylor to the Giants game in SF. They lost:(
We didn't see any fireworks, Tim & Taylor went to sleep around 7pm. I did laundry.:rolleyes:

[Alex]

I know this will feed into a certain stereotype. But for the first time since moving here we went into San Francisco to watch the fireworks over the bay.

Not that it particularly bothered me, but it was by far the least patriotic 4th of July festivities I've ever been in on. If you'd blindfolded me and dropped me into the middle of it I wouldn't have known the reason for the partying until the fireworks started.

But considering it was so foggy it was a pretty good show. Certainly better than the second half of Disneyland's.