Happy 4th of July!

As as I sit here ready to watch Yankee Doodle Dandy, enveloped in cool ozone-killing air conditioning, and wasting water during a shortage to defrost a mighty slab of fear for bar-be-cuing, I wish to pause to say this: May God Bless each of you, and continue to bless this beautiful grand country of ours we are fortunate enough to call home.

And to you, the past, present, and future veterans; thank you for all of it. Thank you ever so much.