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Tamara went a different way with Independence Day. I wrote about the people who kicked it off 233 years ago; she wrote about us, their descendants. I'm glad they didn't live to read hers.

. . . . .Today's the day we remember the name of the brave patriot who rushed the keys for the trigger locks on the muskets to Lexington Green, just before the bad guys got there! The day we celebrate the airbags and five mile-per-hour bumpers on the Connestoga wagons that made the westward journey so safe! The smoking regulations at Belleau Wood and the non-toxic, lead-free ammunition at Bastogne! The SPF-30 warpaint worn by the native Americans as they scalped Custer . . . . . .

That's only a taste. You have to read the whole thing.