HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY !!
Open this site and use your mouse to click on the sky above NYC.
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http://www.njagyouth.org/liberty.htm
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To all the rockpagers and their kids....
Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July
PARENTS....
PLEASE USE SUPERVISION WITH YOU KIDS AND FIREWORKS
Ed and Cathy
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Have a Happy and Safe 4th of July
PARENTS....
PLEASE USE SUPERVISION WITH YOU KIDS AND FIREWORKS
Ed and Cathy
GCTTM
Give the kids an instrument and let their minds explore!
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Happy fourth! and....fifths! to all!!!!!
Be careful of the checkpoints and the drunks...and being innebriated yourself.
Ed, Cathy....Don't worry...I'll make sure Jamie has a close eye on him when he's got hold of the sparklers and that Bobby Lee or Tom or Dan or Chris or...well, don't put the smoke bombs anywhere they *shouldn't*.... (love ya guys)
Be careful of the checkpoints and the drunks...and being innebriated yourself.
Ed, Cathy....Don't worry...I'll make sure Jamie has a close eye on him when he's got hold of the sparklers and that Bobby Lee or Tom or Dan or Chris or...well, don't put the smoke bombs anywhere they *shouldn't*.... (love ya guys)
~*~Esa~*~
I'll be the one left standing behind you, looking the other way as you glance back at what you've lost.
I'll be the one left standing behind you, looking the other way as you glance back at what you've lost.
AMERICAN HISTORY 101
It was on July 2, 1776, that Congress voted for independence from the "mother country." The resolution was introduced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia (whose wife Sarah went on to invent frozen custard) and seconded by John Adams, who would later become the nation's first Vice President and second President of the United States.
"RESOLVED," read Lee's declaration, "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be totally dissolved."
Independence Day is celebrated on the fourth of July, however, because no one but Dan Rather had Microsoft Word back in 1776. So the formal Declaration of Independence had to be hand-written by Tommy J. after the resolution was adopted, and the final draft wasn't approved until July 4, 1776.
Upon its adoption, John Adams wrote: "I believe that (Independence Day) will be celebrated by succeeding generations as a great anniversary festival. It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other."
Guns? That Adams. What a right-wing extremist.
In any event, we should take note that many have been EXTREMELY successful in covering up the true meaning of this "anniversary festival" by referring to it as the "Fourth of July" rather than the more accurate and official "Independence Day." It would be a small start toward reclaiming our heritage if we all would return to referring to the holiday by its rightful name.
So...Happy Independence Day, Everyone!
It was on July 2, 1776, that Congress voted for independence from the "mother country." The resolution was introduced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia (whose wife Sarah went on to invent frozen custard) and seconded by John Adams, who would later become the nation's first Vice President and second President of the United States.
"RESOLVED," read Lee's declaration, "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be totally dissolved."
Independence Day is celebrated on the fourth of July, however, because no one but Dan Rather had Microsoft Word back in 1776. So the formal Declaration of Independence had to be hand-written by Tommy J. after the resolution was adopted, and the final draft wasn't approved until July 4, 1776.
Upon its adoption, John Adams wrote: "I believe that (Independence Day) will be celebrated by succeeding generations as a great anniversary festival. It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other."
Guns? That Adams. What a right-wing extremist.
In any event, we should take note that many have been EXTREMELY successful in covering up the true meaning of this "anniversary festival" by referring to it as the "Fourth of July" rather than the more accurate and official "Independence Day." It would be a small start toward reclaiming our heritage if we all would return to referring to the holiday by its rightful name.
So...Happy Independence Day, Everyone!
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man; a debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -G Gordon Liddy
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Top Ten Things You Don't Want To Hear At A July Fourth Barbecue
1. "I don't think that's mayonnaise in the cole slaw."
2. "My hot dog has a knuckle!"
3. "I'm afraid the only fireworks tonight are between me
and your wife."
4. "All right, detainees, line up over here for your gitmo-
style powdered baked beans."
5. "Hey look, it's Earnest Borgnine - oh, sorry lady."
6. "I'd like to tell you why scientology is so important to
me."
7. "Oh God, Letterman's shirtless again!"
8. "To give it a little 'kick,' I put charcoal starter in
the punch!"
9. "Take a photo of me lighting this cigar with an M-80."
10. "Beef is great, but squirrel's so much cheaper."
1. "I don't think that's mayonnaise in the cole slaw."
2. "My hot dog has a knuckle!"
3. "I'm afraid the only fireworks tonight are between me
and your wife."
4. "All right, detainees, line up over here for your gitmo-
style powdered baked beans."
5. "Hey look, it's Earnest Borgnine - oh, sorry lady."
6. "I'd like to tell you why scientology is so important to
me."
7. "Oh God, Letterman's shirtless again!"
8. "To give it a little 'kick,' I put charcoal starter in
the punch!"
9. "Take a photo of me lighting this cigar with an M-80."
10. "Beef is great, but squirrel's so much cheaper."
~*~Esa~*~
I'll be the one left standing behind you, looking the other way as you glance back at what you've lost.
I'll be the one left standing behind you, looking the other way as you glance back at what you've lost.