[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

Thanks, Keithie! Happy 4th to you!

Unfortunately, I'm a slave to my own home, so not much recreation for me today. But I'll tell ya what. I love my country.

I love it's people. And I mean I love all it's people. The decent ones, the dorks, the dufus', the ding-a-lings, the doubters, the dastardly, the do-gooders. I even love the haters, the naysayers, the procrastinators and cogitators; the optimistic, the pessimistic, the parasitic, and the holistic; muslim, christian, hindu, shintu and jew; atheist, agnostic, cultist and universalistic; the rich, the poor, their bitch and their whore; all race, all creed, all gender, all orientation, all color.

But do you know who I love the most? THE PROGGERS!

WOOOOT!

This is what our forefathers had dreamed for us. (okay, maybe not the progger part, but.....) This is the country where that dream will be possible. We are the people that can make it come true.

Are we there yet? Unfortunately no, but we're getting closer. Have we always been right in our path? Unfortunately no, but we have corrected some. Have we got a long way to go and hard choices ahead? Oh, you betcha, but we dare to dream.

Congratulations America. (Que the marching band) Congratulations Americans. (Que the marching band) Contratulations for making it this far. (Come on, que the marching band) I am grateful for those before us, especially for those that sacrificed their lives and loved ones to protect this country and its people.

(I said cue the f**'n mar... Huh? What? Oh, they're on their union break. Just great. Ya gotta love it.)

Happy 4th everyone. I raise a glass to you.