O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
:Stands on porch and waves flag vigorously!:
WHOOOOOHOOOOO!!! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!
Who else is proud to be an American?
Welp, this is my very first Independence Day as a US Citizen!
I am going to the beach today, then going to see the Macy*s fireworks spectaculor, then going to a party.
waves a little flag
Happy 4th, everybody! 
Lola, have you seen the fireworks before? If not here’s a small warning-- It gets really, really crowded. And not fun, more like scary in some places. Except if you have tickets to the party at the Heliport-- that was very nice. Until we had to fight the crowds to get to the train station after.
Me, I’m off to spend the weekend in Pennsylvania. Hershey for the fourth and then the Railroad museum and some fattening and heavy Pennsylvania Dutch food tomorrow.
Bye ya’ll. Wish us luck with the traffic.
Yes, BigGirl - I have seen ‘em plenny o’ times. I agree it’s very crowded, but I think they are AWESOME and heaps of fun! No rooftop party this year, but we may actually see them from Brooklyn Heights side this year!
Have fun!
Well, I don’t know about all that proudness and foreworks crap, but I have the day off and I’m getting me some beer!
Happy Holiday for Beer, y’all!
For those who can’t get to a fireworks show tonight, here’s something cute:
Must have Flash to see. It’s a company site, but I’m not trying to advertise anything; they’re just fun.
Happy Fourth!
Ok, I’ll get it out, but you’ll excuse the moistness in my eyes.
And I’m proud to be an American
Where at leat I know I’m free
And I can’t forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I’ll proudly stand up,
Next to you
And defend her still today
There ain’t no doubt
I love this land
God Bless the USA!
waves Biggol’ Flag! Now go out and have a burnt offering (or in Gorgons case a drink offering) to the God of the USA. We deserve it.
Happy Independence Day, all you craaazy Americans!
Happy 227th B-Day to You
Happy 227th B-Day to You
Happy 227th B-Day, America the best country on the planet
Happy 227th B-Day to You
And many more.
Happy Indipendance day to all of you!
Wave your flags with pride - you’ve alot to be proud of.
Whilst your at it, wave a flag for me - I’m English and we’re not allowed to anymore (it upsets the neighbours).
And a very happy Fourth to everyone, especially Lola celebrating her first as a U.S. citizen! We’re glad you joined us!!
Ah, the glorious 4th!
NPR read the entire Declaration of Independence this morning on Morning Edition, including all of the grievances against King George. 'Twas quite cool.
Yay!
Sorry. That last post should be me.
Jonmarzie didn’t log off. :mad:
My spouse the Captain will be driving a water taxi in Baltimore this afternoon and evening. I’m going to join him and watch the fireworks from the water. Yay!