4th of July 2009

It is going to be a quiet holiday for us. Caroline’s good friend Katie is in town for the weekend so they are going to play at each other’s houses. Ariel has a babysitting job for the day. I am going to get us some burgers since we still have some hot dogs from last week and we’ll grill them up for dinner.

I wonder if NPR is going to do the usual reading of the Declaration of Independence which I look forward to hearing every year since it is on a weekend. It is a powerful piece to listen to. What was created from that one document is still going strong after 233 years and that is a wonderful thing.

A lot of people had yesterday off. I watched them walk down our street to one of the ferry stops to get to Fire Island and the national park that is over there.

We will have the traditional watching of 1776 today. And Strangely enough parts are still relevant today considering what is going on in Albany right now

Lewis Morris: [as John Hancock is about to swat a fly] Mr. Secretary, New York abstains, courteously.
[Hancock raises his fly swatter at Morris, then draws back]
John Hancock: Mr. Morris,
[pause, then shouts]
John Hancock: WHAT IN HELL GOES ON IN NEW YORK?
Lewis Morris: I'm sorry Mr. President, but the simple fact is that our legislature has never sent us explicit instructions on anything!
John Hancock: NEVER?
[slams fly swatter onto his desk]
John Hancock: That's impossible!
Lewis Morris: Mr. President, have you ever been present at a meeting of the New York legislature?
[Hancock shakes his head "No"]
Lewis Morris: They speak very fast and very loud, and nobody listens to anybody else, with the result that nothing ever gets done.
[turns to the Congress as he returns to his seat]
Lewis Morris: I beg the Congress's pardon.
John Hancock: [grimly] My sympathies, Mr. Morris.

I am grateful to all those who maintain our freedoms and allow us the rights and privileges of this country which started with a Declaration of Independence.

4th of July 2009

It is going to be a quiet holiday for us. Caroline’s good friend Katie is in town for the weekend so they are going to play at each other’s houses. Ariel has a babysitting job for the day. I am going to get us some burgers since we still have some hot dogs from last week and we’ll grill them up for dinner.

I wonder if NPR is going to do the usual reading of the Declaration of Independence which I look forward to hearing every year since it is on a weekend. It is a powerful piece to listen to. What was created from that one document is still going strong after 233 years and that is a wonderful thing.

A lot of people had yesterday off. I watched them walk down our street to one of the ferry stops to get to Fire Island and the national park that is over there.

We will have the traditional watching of 1776 today. And Strangely enough parts are still relevant today considering what is going on in Albany right now

Lewis Morris: [as John Hancock is about to swat a fly] Mr. Secretary, New York abstains, courteously.
[Hancock raises his fly swatter at Morris, then draws back]
John Hancock: Mr. Morris,
[pause, then shouts]
John Hancock: WHAT IN HELL GOES ON IN NEW YORK?
Lewis Morris: I'm sorry Mr. President, but the simple fact is that our legislature has never sent us explicit instructions on anything!
John Hancock: NEVER?
[slams fly swatter onto his desk]
John Hancock: That's impossible!
Lewis Morris: Mr. President, have you ever been present at a meeting of the New York legislature?
[Hancock shakes his head "No"]
Lewis Morris: They speak very fast and very loud, and nobody listens to anybody else, with the result that nothing ever gets done.
[turns to the Congress as he returns to his seat]
Lewis Morris: I beg the Congress's pardon.
John Hancock: [grimly] My sympathies, Mr. Morris.

I am grateful to all those who maintain our freedoms and allow us the rights and privileges of this country which started with a Declaration of Independence.