"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
--Ben Franklin; Epic Patriot and Revolutionary.
Me: [walking out of a giant fireworks store yesterday afternoon with ordinance for the Chez Epic Independence Day Evening Display after an altogether proper amount of American ale]
"LIBERTY"!!!!
Unknown Male Citizen: [From far across the parking lot]
"HELL YES"
That is what we do here, in this vast, parochial, focused, confused, good-hearted, misdirected, giving, greedy, loving, hateful, ignorant, brilliant and utterly marvelous and fascinating place that I am lucky enough to call my country. We exercise our liberty. For better. For worse. And on this day each year, most of us actually appreciate it.
Happy July 4 America!!