Muscatine

Yes, Thank you TP.   Today is a day we should be celebrating, sharing with family and friends.  After all we have become a great nation, started by some very great and noble forefathers.  But in our celebrations we should also reflect on why we are able to celebrate this great nation.  Today Tina and I went over to Greenwood cemetery to the Veterans area.  I was moved at all those through the years that have died to give us this chance to celebrate.  I reflected on my own service.  I was proud to serve but never saw any danger or combat.  How horrible it must have been for some of those people knowing that they were about to make the ultimate sacrifice.  Freedom isn't free.  I think we should change it to sacrificedom.  Because that is really what it is.  I echo my friends sentiment, Happy Fourth of July and hopefully the rain will stay away long enough for the fireworks.  Fireworks those veterans in our cemetery will no longer get to see.  God Bless our servicemen and women.

I appreciate your thougtful and constructive comments.

I hear the fireworks going off, so mother nature did cooperate.  Happy 4th of July evening, and good night.