Topic: independence day

"I gotta do holidays. They offer me so much. In particular, for me and the reader, a whole set of associations. If you write about Easter, if you write about the Fourth of July, something as important, almost invisibly important, as the temporal setting of a book...if the reader can say, 'Gee, that's a time I know. I have a whole set of memories and associations to bring to bear on whatever's...

Fireworks and hot dogs. Is that all there is to this day? While the troops are in a 'worldly hell' - they are doing everything that the national civilian and military leadership have asked - and more so. One's support,...

Today is Independence Day, and I just wanted to wish everyone a happy one! We're lucky to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. We're able to express ourselves however we want to (this blog is a prime example) and exchange ideas without worry. Happy Birthday, America! Post from: Techcraver.com | Craving tech, craving life!...

For those of you in the United States, I hope you have a very happy and safe day, celebrating our country's birthday. To those of you in other parts of the world, I hope you also have a happy and safe day, doing whatever it is you're doing today. :) I plan on attending the town parade today, and possibly the fireworks display tonight. The display will be held in a new location this year,...

I always get Independence Day and Thanksgiving confused. Not because I can't tell a turkey from a firecracker, but because every Independence Day I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I am proud to be an American. I love this country. I'm grateful for the fundamental freedoms, not granted by our government, but recognized by our government as inalienable, and protected by our Constitution. I'm...

We are off to march with VFP in Bandon. Hope everyone has a great day....

Aside from the picnics and work holiday, aside from the firework displays by licensed organizers and private citizens (where it's still legal for a citizen to buy their own fireworks), the entire concept of freedom should not be forgotten. Marking a day of declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain the young United States also declared freedom from the concept of...

232 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress. Although it was not completed until August, the date of July 4, 1776 is the celebrated anniversary of our split from Britain's rule. Parades, fireworks, patriotic speeches, cannon and gunfire celebrations as well as family picnics and outings are traditional ways that Americans remember their freedom....

One of my Independence Day weekend rituals is to listen to "4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy)," one of Bruce Springsteen's early-'70s classics. This was one that my buddies and I heard him sing live before we even owned one of his records. Every line is straight out of my own teenage years. This year my enjoyment of that tune will be tempered, however, by the recent losses of...