I want to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July!
I want to wish everyone a happy and safe 4th of July!
We are going to have a big supper of hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans and watermelon. The fireworks are at the fairgrounds here and since we live so close we don’t even have to leave our house or worry about fighting traffic.
Just pull up a chair on the front porch, grab a radio and a cold beverage and enjoy the show!
Take Care my friends and remember the true meaning of Independence Day. Until next time, keep on rockin’
The true meaning
I suppose that the true meaning of Independence Day is freedom from tyranny. This is a continuing effort.
On June 12, Russia celebrated the anniversary of the fall of communism, which is now a national holiday there. Unfortunately, Russia is again ruled by KGB thugs. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
Thinking Too Loud
Is “true meaning” redundant?
The meaning of Independence Day is that we are independent from Great Britain. On the other hand we have the BP oil mess.
The Declaration of Independence was actually an item of mail; a letter, announcing resignation from The Monarchy. In a way it was a mutiny, as the mission of the original ocean going pirates was to return the booty to the Queen, but there was so much wealth found in America that the crew decided to go independent.
The Declaration was printed on hemp parchment, then in common use. Therefore today, as we are asked “What do you have to hide,” the safe answer is “The Declaration of Independence.” Hemp is a controlled substance.
But we do the best we can and there’s plenty of beer.
Disrespect
I found Carl Blare’s comments about the Declaration of Independence to be a bit too glib and disrespectful. Perhaps he was buzzed by the “plenty of beer” he mentioned.
Fireworks
Thud….sishhhhhh….boom….blam…blammm…crackle….boom.
Oooooo….ahhhhhh…wow!
Repeat….enjoy.
Hey, its radio. What do you expect, pictures?
Excuses Pouring In
Disrespect not intended.
My little firework in words was looking for the humorous aspects in history.
Perhaps it would be patriotic to recite Part 15 from the FCC Regulations.
The price of liberty
The President sets the standard, and in his Fourth of July speech, he was dismissive of the founders of this country. So, I should not have criticized Mr. Blare, since his sentiments are, by definition, the norm. Obama described the Founders as “men of wealth and power,” and did not see anything honorable about this country until Lincoln initiated a “new birth of freedom.”
The founders had put all of their “wealth and power” at risk when they signed the Declaration of Independence, and they became fugitives with prices on their heads. Several lost their properties, their families, and their lives.
Very Much in Accord
I wholeheartedly support your praise (Ermi) for the Founders who risked so much in setting up an intelligently drafted Republic. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and select others marked a great coming together of brilliant minds who saw an opportunity.
There are written works by some of the Founders well worth reading.
On July 4th I celebrated my 1st Amendment Free Speech liberty under the Bill of Rights, despite the Constitution not having yet been drafted at the time of The Declaration.
The Constitution was also written on hemp parchment.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton did not actually sign the Declaration of Independence. Like George Washington, he was otherwise engaged at the time, and did did not sign. Of course, Hamilton wrote a lot worth reading, including the great majority of the articles in The Federalist.
Added Note: While Part 15 is very good character-building literature for people involved in our hobby, an excellent story for a remedial course in patriotism is “The Man Without a Country,” by E. E. Hale. At one time it was required reading in school, but teachers now rarely encourage their students to honor their country.
http://www.bartleby.com/310/6/1.html
Lucky Mistake
Lucky I mistakenly named Alexander Hamilton because it lead to the branch mentions of “the Federalist Papers” and “Man Without a Country.”
Whereas E.E.Hale’s text has been linked, I found that librivox.org does not yet have an audio reading of the work, something one of us might think of contributing, but they do have an audiobook (public domain) version of “The Federalist Papers.”
http://librivox.org/the-federalist-papers-by-alexander-hamilton-john-jay-and-james-madison/