HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

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[Siouxie]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, PEOPLE OF THE BLOG!!!

Thanks to all those who made this day possible and to the soldiers who continue to sacrifice for our freedom! God Bless the USA!!

(remember to drink and blow sh!t up responsibly ;-P)

Enjoy!

[nursecindy]

Happy 4th everyone and what Siouxie said ^ .
Also I've heard many PSA's. So for your own good remember;
Don't drink and drive, boat, blow stuff up, or drink.
Don't eat warm potato salad, rare hamburgers or hotdogs, warm egg salad, or anything else containing eggs including chickens.
Fireworks are dangerous since they blow up. So it's always a good idea to have an annoying neighbor light any fuses for you while you watch out for cops.
Fireworks are illegal in NC except for sparklers which is the only firework I've ever been hurt with. I stuck it in my eye when I was 8.
You'll thank me later.

[ScottMGS]

Don't forget alcohol, Siouxie! (I've got beer.)

[frodolives]

Cindy, you beg the question... WHY did you stick a sparkler in your eye?

[nursecindy]

The sparkler went in my eye when I tripped over a sidewalk. I was a klutz. Considering I've had two broken legs, a broken hand, and nose, and a broken elbow (I feel your pain Hillary) I'm not sure I've grown out of it.

[frodolives]

(Oh, and Siouxie, I ditto my post from Memorial Day- I continue to pray for that day when the Cuban people have THEIR Independence Day!)

[frodolives]

Cindy, I figured it had to be something like that... After all, you're NOT a guy and you were only 8, so I was guessing it wasn't preceded by "Here, hold my beer..."

[judi]

'follow my leader' by james garfield was pretty much required reading for everyone in my row on the geezer bus, so i don't think we need to be reminded... however, it didn't take with the male half of the population ;)

[Margaritaville]

Happy Fourth judi, and everyone! Let's stay safe and have as few, "hey, hold my beer and watch this!" accidents as possible!

[frodolives]

judi, for those of us who were on the short geezer bus (and of the male persuasion), can you expand on that?

[nursecindy]

The book, 'Follow My Leader' is about a boy, a firecracker, and a seeing eye dog. Need I say more?

[CJrun]

This James Garfield? Then you should also avoid weird people with French-sounding names and "fireworks" in early July!

[frodolives]

'Nuff said...

[ScottMGS]

I was at a 4th party when I was about 15. One kid handed another a lit 'cracker to throw but the second didn't realize it was lit and it embedded paper in his palm.

Several years later, in an effort to be safe I had a neighbor kid hold a lit match so I could light one just as I threw it. Unfortunately, in my wind-up, I ended up lighting the fuse about two thirds of the way down and it exploded just as it was leaving my hand. My thumb and forefinger were numb for two days. I *might* have said, "Hold my soda and watch this."

[frodolives]

CJ, I was googling President Garfield to find "Follow My Leader" as well, which led to nothing and the reason I had to ask here...

[Siouxie]

Hail yeah, Scott! Definitely beer will be involved.

frodo, I wish but I'm not holding my breath on that one ;-P I'm just grateful to be HERE.

[frodolives]

And we are grateful you're here as well, Siouxie!

[Wes S.]

Happy Fourth of July, everybody! And a belated "Happy Birthday" to The Blog as well!

[Just Ducky]

Hooray for the 4th of July
When our founding fathers did try
To create a new nation
Which would be an inspiration
Let's remember, as we light up the sky.

Hope all you wonderful bloglits have a safe, fun-filled Independence Day!

[frodolives]

Siouxie, independence requires someone who is obnoxious and disliked, but knows the value and preciousness of freedom.

[Siouxie]

*Cheers, Duckness!!!* Happy a Quacky one!!

[Ms.Flukey]

OMG NC - I TOTALLY REMEMBER THAT BOOK! I was bummed when the kid changed the dogs name from "Sirus" to "Leader". I thought that was stupid.

[NotSherly]

Happy Birthday America!
What Siouxie said.
Have a safe, happy, and appreciative Independence Day, fellow bloglits.

[oneblankspace]

er, judi--Dave posted that link yesterday. Prepare to get fired.

[Annie Where-but-here]

*fires bottle rocket at oneblankspace*
Happy Fourth!

[cowhand214]

Happy 4th of July, all!

Fortunately, my policy is not to let anyone else hold me beer so I should be fine.

Until the police arrive.

[crossgirl]

Happy 4th everyone!
and no, cj, i won't hold your beer or watch this.

[Cat R]

Slinks in®

May you all have sunshine, few mosquitos, and calm doggies.

[Steve Haller]

And try to display the flag as much as possible...

[ScottMGS]

That was either a very patient or very sedated cat, Cat.

[Meanie the Blue]

Have joy, all, for your freedom.

Be safe, bloglits, as it's awfully hard to post comments with one hand.

Happy Independence Day!

[Renee (the First)]

Happy birthday, America!

And thanks for the link to dear old Mr. Adams, frodolives. I loved Adams before loving Adams was cool.

[wingpup]

I LOVE that book, "Follow My Leader". I used to have two copies, but one of 'em got all tore up from being read too often. lol

[tarzina]

wow! Cindy, with all those injurys, did you become a nurse for the employee
discount?

[nursecindy]

Yes I did. Two of them were not my fault. My daughter broke my hand when we were playing putt-putt. I had my nose broken in P.E. while playing softball. Another girl threw the bat and I stopped it with my nose. The others happened while doing home improvement projects. I am now banned from watching HGTV, the DIY channel, or owning a ladder. The jury is still out on step stools. I broke my elbow drinking coffee.

[Allen at Division]

Cindy, all of your food advice is good, but all food germs can be killed by enough beer...

And if you're a Stargate fan and want to display the flag...

Happy Independence Day! Time to drive the government out of our hair (again)... That's what started all this.

[tarzina]

well, they say coffee is bad for you, but
i don't think thats what they meant! of course
they say chocolate is bad for you too, but
they have been wrong before.

[frodolives]

Amen to that, Allen!

Glad you liked the link, Renee! That's probably my favorite scene from ALL musicals I've ever seen... ♫ "Combustibility, combustibility, [SHUT UP!!]"

I'm guessing that's not EXACTLY how Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration, but it sure makes for a great musical!!!

[Renee (the First)]

Uh-oh, here comes Barry Manilow on A Capitol Fourth!!

How does he sing while barely moving his lips like that, anyway?

[frodolives]

Renee, I don't think you can say he sings WHILE moving his lips...

[frodolives]

In a further salute to America, I'm leaving the blog to watch baseball, but God bless all of you and God bless America!

[nursecindy]

I'm being very careful about making fun of any celebrities on the blog seeing as several that we usually make fun of have gone to glory in the past week or so. Maybe that nutty Kim Jong-Il and Mahmoud Imadinnerjacket will be on singing their favorite American tunes soon!

[PirateBoy]

Black powder and cannon fuse. Need I say more?

But *do not* do as I did a few years ago, when I attempted to light an entire box of metal sparklers with a road flare. It worked, but the heat flash took all the hair off one arm, and it felt like a bad sunburn for a week.

Still, BSU (look it up) is great fun! Too bad 9/11 made possession of any _real_ fireworks a felony. I elected to throw out my stash, rather than risk sharing a bunk with a guy named Bubba in the county jail...