Happy Birthday, America

We have survived the parade (Linda and I were in it again, with me driving the church van with supplies and various people; Linda passing out bottles of water; the kids went and watched) and a cookout with the kids before they dispersed. William to Columbus to see a Columbus Crew soccer game (as he put it, "What's more American than watching a soccer match on the 4th??") and Em to an in-law's cookout. Later, since our town is one of those that scrounged enough money to put some explosives in the sky, we will head for the Fairgrounds for the annual 20 minute fireworks show, followed by the 60 minute traffic jam. (A friend who engineers a nearby town's fireworks extravaganza says current thinking is the public wants about a 17-20 minute show, with lots of stuff going off simultaneously.)

Meanwhile, the grandpuggle enjoyed some corn on the cob. Hope you are enjoying whatever your Independence Day traditions, old and new, are!