I think we need to examine wht our holiday really means. Kobayashi, a Japanese competitor won the hot-dog eating contest, setting a new world record. The parades sucked, and I doubt if half the people at the "Taste of Wheeling" festival knew what this day's about.
You see, 230 years ago--check my math?--a bunch of men sat down and said "We're not going to be bullied any longer." They wrote that down, and called it a Declaration, and it was accepted on July 2nd.
Yes, the 2nd, not the 4th. In fact, scholars went back and "corrected" a letter Jefferson wrote to his wife, so it said that the 4th would be a great holiday.
What point am I trying to make, here?
None.
Nyctalopia · Wed Jul 05, 2006 @ 02:32pm · 0 Comments |