Happy fourth, people:)

[msfledermaus]

This is a pretty somber fourth for me...I have my "War Sucks" t-shirt on today.
I haven't been watching tv or listening to the radio since I'd be sure to hear Dubya's voice pontificating about the grandness of our vision for the Middle East and some smarmy tough-guy rhetoric on top, just for the holiday.
:/

I'm off to the grocery store to buy potato salad and corn-dogs. It isn't a summer holiday without a corn-dog somewhere.

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[pgiv.livejournal.com]

It -is- an odd fourth... I want to be all patriotic and American-ey, but I don't want to be mistaken for a Bush- or war-supporter. *cries*

celebrate?

[emschin.livejournal.com]

It does put some of us in a strange spot, doesn't it? I'm staying home today because nothing available interested me and it's TOO DAMN HOT to go out. But, I'm also staying by myself because I'm thinking about the day. Some stray thoughts:

Anything describing independence appeals to me, but King George is long gone. The fight is over.

I hate to be put in the Bush/Conservative Republican/rah rah camp.
I don't even buy stamps with flags on them because of that.

I smiled to see the Statue of Liberty on the Google page. Maybe I should concentrate on some S of L stuff I have.

When I was in Germany I thought about love of country. I met wonderful people there but knew that I really do want to be an American.

A day to ponder.

Re: celebrate?

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Indeed it is...

I like your pondering, Ma'am:)

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[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Me too.
*Hugs you*
*passes potato salad*
It'll be all right some day, if we all work on it.
I really hope this'll be true someday.

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[pgiv.livejournal.com]

Yeah.... Then we can have really awesome Fourths of Julys, like when we were kids :D

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[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I remember those...*siiigh*

the fireworks seemed so huge then....Swallowed up the sky and made you feel like you were going to fall into them if you weren't careful:)

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[pgiv.livejournal.com]

feel like you were going to fall into them if you weren't careful

Yeah... or pee your pants

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[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Maybe both:)

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[pgiv.livejournal.com]

ew.

That would be very very messy.