4th of July

[Chi_ZETABBW]

What are you doing for the holiday.
I hated celebrated days. I will be working, double time and a half, yippee!
For those who live in Chicago, no Taste for me.

[Chi_ZETABBW]

Dang, nobody answered my post! Well off to work I go!

[Eastcoast Sunshine]

I really don't celebrate Independence Day but I love fireworks, so I'll be heading to the city later to see the display.....unless the family at the end of street has there illegal fireworks festival-lol

[lil_sunshine]

The weekend before, my family barbecued. A week later was my birthday, and I got my nails done and went to a carnival to celebrate. Ever since last year, I decided to celebrate my birthday for a week straight. The day after my birthday, I went with a friend of mine to a poetry reading. Late Friday night, I went with my cousin to Greekfest in Philly. I had a ball!!! The day I got back, I went to my neighbor's house and helped her celebrate her birthday. Since 1996, I celebrated my birthday at the NAACP's National Convention wherever it was held. I didn't attend the last two conventions because I didn't have the money.

[lil_sunshine]

Originally Posted by lil_sunshine

The weekend before, my family barbecued. A week later was my birthday, and I got my nails done and went to a carnival to celebrate. Ever since last year, I decided to celebrate my birthday for a week straight. The day after my birthday, I went with a friend of mine to a poetry reading. Late Friday night, I went with my cousin to Greekfest in Philly. I had a ball!!! The day I got back, I went to my neighbor's house and helped her celebrate her birthday. Since 1996, I celebrated my birthday at the NAACP's National Convention wherever it was held. I didn't attend the last two conventions because I didn't have the money.

Just wanted to bring this TTT, being that July 4th is 2 weeks from tomorrow. Also, I currently celebrate my birthday for the rest of the month of July, and have for about two years or so.

[Still BLUTANG]

hopefully my roomate from college will come up to visit. If so, we'll hit the Nationals game and watch the fireworks downtown.

[TonyB06]

Whether I road trip or stay home, I will be up under somebody's barbeque....for real.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by Chi_ZETABBW

Dang, nobody answered my post! Well off to work I go!

She straight up got insulted. LMAO!

[firecracker08]

What better way to celebrate this country than by blowing up a small part of it?

My family will be having it's enormous cookout on Sunday since so many folks plan stuff for the 4th. We got fireworks y'all!

[jon1856]

Well, since up brought it up:

HAPPY FORTH OF JULY

American Spirit

By

Bill Fries (AKA C. W. [Convoy] McCall)

How ‘bout them fireworks? Pretty cool huh?

Ever wonder why we shoot. Them off on the Fourth?

It’s because we are celebrating our Freedom.

It’s because we are Americans.

And it’s our birthday!

The first three words of the Constitution:

We the People…

We the people and celebratin’ our independence

We are The Declaration of Independence

And the Star Spangle Banner up there in the sky.

We are the Rocket’s Red Glare, the Bombs Burstin in Air.

We are The Fourth of July!

We are The Pledge of Alliance we say to our Flag

The Stars and Strips Forever!

We are the Republic for which it stands.

The United States of America.

Remember?

We are that One Nation, under God,

Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All

And because we all live in the Land of the Free

We don’t have to say it at all

Unless we want to.

You wanta be counted?

Then stand up and shout it!

Make sure the whole world gets to hear it!

You wanta talk freedom?

We know all about it!

We are the American Spirit!

Taken from American Spirit

By

Mannheim Steamroller and C. W. McCall

The following words were spoken by the late Red Skelton on his television program as he related the story of his teacher, Mr. Laswell, who felt his students had come to think of the Pledge of Allegiance as merely something to recite in class each day.

http://mrmom.amaonline.com/PledgeofAllegiance.htm

Enjoy your Weekend-Keep it safe and sane.

And remember what it is all about.

Jon

For the Troops:
http://www.defendamerica.mil/

http://www.defenselink.mil/americasupportsyou/support/help.html

http://www.komando.com/supporttroops.asp

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6568316/

http://anysoldier.com/index.cfm

http://www.oidelivers.org/

http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/

http://www.gi-bracelet.org/GIBracelet/index.html

[nonchalant]

I'll be in Montgomery, AL at a barbeque. I'll also be grubbin it up in ATL during the course of the holiday weekend.