USA DAY

For all our Murrikun Membas....




HAPPY 4TH  JULY !!!

Certainly a day worth celebrating.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

<3 Enlightenment thought.

Happy 4th of July Meiguorens!

I was in Dublin city center this afternoon, and two American tourists walked past me, a couple, wearing stars and stripes from head to toe.

I thought fair play, there's not that many countries whose national day is so famous that when you see a person draped in a flag you think "oh it must be 4th of July"

 

there's not that many countries whose national day is so famous that when you see a person draped in a flag you think "oh it must be 4th of July"

 

I'm very disappointed that I can't see the fireworks from Jersey City. Macy's keeps moving the site around the river. But next year it'll be back at the Statue of Liberty, so it'll be easy to watch from here.

"Celebrate your country's independence by blowing up a small part of it."

"Celebrate your country's independence by blowing up a small part of it."

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, now a true American

Honestly, after a year in China (in a city that allows fireworks any and all times) if I never see another firework again (or more importantly hear another firework) I'd be happy!

Happy 233rd!   Nice to find you in better shape than you were last year.

... which, okay, isn't saying much.  But still, grey skies clearing up, etc.

Happy 233rd!   Nice to find you in better shape than you were last year.

... which, okay, isn't saying much.  But still, grey skies clearing up, etc.

uh, not to be nit-picky, but it's 234

Thanks, guys.
Tulsa managed to put up a lot of fire tonight, despite a light rain. A nice day.

bloody rebellious colonialists

Damn.  Shoulda bought some firecrackers yesterday.

I'm late, I'm late ... for a very important .... birthday!

belated Happy Bithday guys

(where I come from 'guys' also includes girls... most prob because it is a bit hard to tell the difference with a lot of them )

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