Happy Independence Day/belated National Day.
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
But they're pretty.It is time for this rebel to drone on...
Times change, and we have had enough of bombs bursting in air.
I believe I related ambefore about watching the fourth in Alaska, land of the midnight sun, where you get to see all the casings, and paper and debris falling below the explosions and polluting our earth, and as each goes of the huge cloud of gray smoke accumulating and trailing off with the winds polluting our air.
Some of you are aware of the Canadian forest fires whose smoke has gone down the eastern seaboard as far as north Carolina causing "code reds" warning elderly, asthmatics and those with copd to stay inside and not exert.
Well we've reached an all time high....or is it low? The news last night warned folks to stay in on the morning of July 5th...for the same reason, hazardous air quality in the Balt /DC area, not from forest fires...but from umpteen cities around the beltway and a 17 min display of fireworks on the national mall which will leave residuals that could harm our citizens.
The wild and domesticated animals, the veterans with PTSD, those with COPD, all their lives rank below our need to celebrate a country which... I better stop there.
That they are.But they're pretty.
The Trio hid due to fireworks/firecrackers and gunfire (yes, there are idjits that like to shoot in the air or at someone that p!ssed them off.)Don't forget the dogs! My poor JRT is so traumatized by fireworks. I live in the DFW metroplex.. it's illegal to light off fireworks in the city limits and it never fails every year to have my neighbors lighting off artillery shells all night long. Can't even report them as our local police get hundreds of these calls every night. I might try giving her some trazadone tonight.
I'm glad they survived the nightmare. My four legged family was not happy at all.The Trio hid due to fireworks/firecrackers and gunfire (yes, there are idjits that like to shoot in the air or at someone that p!ssed them off.)s hate the sound of Independence Day!
There were several EMS vehicles that added to the cacaphony (I live near a hospital's ambulance entrance and ER/A&E entrance.)
Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine
Well, there's value in celebrating what we have and could lose - are losing -?all their lives rank below our need to celebrate a country which... I better stop there.
Bravery and perseveranceAs far as fireworks go, after setting up and setting off tons...it has gotten old.
As far as the fourth goes.... I have a rant in hand but it is no longer appropriate for this forum. Suffice to say our founding only meant freedom to white men, my country for 249 years slowly made laws, ammendments to the constitution, supreme court decisions which one by one gave rights and freedom to blacks, women, and other minorities, started covering health care...until this July 4th when everything changed.
Bravery and perseverancewhen facing those things which are ungood -
And ironically enough, yet fittingly, learning from our British friends "Keep Calm and Carry On"
It's a grand old flag! Freedom and justice for all!![]()
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For those that have it and pretend we all have it, yes...for those second class citizens and immigrants that have paid the bills with their sweat, health and lives for all these years....some can celebrate it was better than where they came from.Well, there's value in celebrating what we have and could lose
No society is perfect, but it's so easy to take what we have for granted and fail to realize how good we have it.For those that have it and pretend we all have it, yes...for those second class citizens and immigrants that have paid the bills with their sweat, health and lives for all these years....some can celebrate it was better than where they came from.