Independence!

Well, here it is, eight months later and I finally get to post! 4th of July weekend and I am glad of it. Not just because we have a 3 day weekend, but because it reminds me and the rest of us good ol' Americans what we have to be thankful for and the freedoms that some rebels back in 1776 did for us all.

At times it is hard to imagine that a bunch of middle aged men wearing powdered wigs were basically outlaws of their time. Secret meetings, huddled conversations and plans..all to gain freedom from a King who ruled from overseas. Think of the wars fought, men and women lost, to retain those freedoms since then.

It is an awesome responsibility to do what we can to retain that liberty which was gained for us. One we don't take seriously enough in my opinion. We have not been tested in that ways that those individuals were. Oh we have our own 21st Century wars..but where have they been fought? We have become complacent.

Which is why I hope everyone will really think about what we have as a country and as a people. And no matter what one President (who shall remain nameless has said) we are a nation of individuals who share a responsibility to ourselves, our families and future generations. Not only to protect those freedoms but to remember tho cost of those freedoms.

So while we are eating our hot dogs and apple pie, watching the brilliance of fireworks exploding in the balmy summer evening, remember our forefathers, our great-grandfathers. Think of your responsibilities. Then smile. You live in the greatest nation on the planet. Pretty sweet if you ask me!