Our Fourth

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.

Is God getting hurt? ~ quote from a very worried Beverly

The day started well. The day ended well. The middle of the day was horrible. Well, not all of it. My rhubarb pie was good.

Happy

Fourth

of July

In The Gift of Black Folks: The Negroes Making of America, WEB DuBois writes, “Democracy was not planted fully grown in America.” Liberty was not perfectly implemented in the United States.

…Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us? ~ Frederick Douglass, The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.

So, the day is a day to reflect upon the ideals upon which this nation was founded; it is also a day to repent of our corporate sins. Either that or it is a day to:

• Have picnics with your friends and family. We joined Ron’s aunt and uncle on July 5th.
• Eat a hot dog:

On the July 4th holiday weekend alone, there are typically 150 million hot dogs eaten. So, no surprise here, but the NHDSC says three-fourths of Americans associate hot dogs more with the 4th of July than with any other holiday (July 4th Means Hot Dog Time)

• Or, bemoan the fact that the glass shop is closed on Friday and you can’t get your car until Monday. From the evening of July 2. And, yes, she did hit a mailbox on the left hand side of the road. She was changing the radio. Marissa wasn’t hurt.

Mailbox + Windshield = $500. OUCH!!!