I want to take this opportunity to wish the best bunch of American Baby Boomers on the planet a happy Independence Day tomorrow. What have you all planned for the big day? Like this gif better.
Thanks Craig. The town had its fireworks here on Sunday night. I'll probably try to remove another dead red tip bush if it's not too hot. Maybe use up the sparklers I bought last year.
Thomas Jefferson's laptop The note on the bottom of the desk: "Th. Jefferson gives this Writing desk to Joseph Coolidge, Jr. as a memorial of affection. It was made from a drawing of his own, by Ben. Randall, a cabinet maker of Philadelphia with whom he first lodged on his arrival in that city in may 1776, and is the identical one on which he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Politics as well as Religion has its superstitions. These, gaining strength with time, may, one day, give imaginary value to this relic, for its association with the birth of the Great Charter of our Independence. Monticello, Nov. 18, 1825"
Nathan's annual 4th of July hot dog eating contest, Coney Island, New York City. Men's competition should be going on right now for 2019. Highlights from 2018
UGH Nancy - there's nothing worse than watching people gorging and quickly - Yuk I won't look - you can't make me
But why is a feather called "macaroni"? Most of us can sing the dance tune "Yankee Doodle" without too much trouble... but why is a feather called macaroni? A macaroni in mid-18th-century England was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected and epicene manner. The term pejoratively referred to a man who "exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion" in terms of clothes, fastidious eating, and gambling. "...So what this most popular version of "Yankee Doodle" is, in fact, doing--it is saying that you can't just stick a feather in your hat and pass yourself off as a macaroni. It takes much more effort than that. It's a put-down, if you like, of what they would see as hayseed colonials trying to emulate the dandified youth of London town. And that's essentially the base of the most famous version of the rhyme." . - Chris Roberts, author of Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme Yankee Doodle Dandy. - . James Cagney (1942) . (no macaroni version)
I live within walking distance of this disgusting event. Usually will take a subway or bus to get to Coney Island, walk home. Used to walk both ways. Anyway.....................Joey Chestnut won again. As Patsy said: "UGH Nancy - there's nothing worse than watching people gorging and quickly - Yuk I won't look - you can't make me " I'm with you Patsy, UGH! There's also a women's division in this contest. Hell no, I wouldn't go! It's a total mob scene -- a million or so people show up. I can attest that Nathan's has really good hot dogs. Their French Fries are great too!