Happy 4th of July!

I think that it is important to take some time and think about the meanings of a parade and fireworks and the whole idea behind Independence Day. Would independence from England have come regardless of the American Revolution? Someone would have headed it anyway, probably.... just not at the time that they did....It could have been the 4th of September

Here are some general facts:
~1804 - The first Fourth of July celebration west of the Mississippi occured at Independence Creek and was celebrated by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
~1926 - The 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence takes place throughout the nation
~One lucky Philadelphian purchased a $4.00 picture at a flea market. What they found behind the picture was an original 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence. It was sold to TV producer Norman Lear for 8.1 million.


And a quote I quite like:
"A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth."-Henry Ward Beecher from The American Flag

Here is also to hoping that the Brewers don't suck it again today and tomorrow against the Cubs. I really would hate to see them swept. Also, truth be told, I really can't take any more heckling!