Sarge played George Read of Delaware in 1776 some years back and for some reason he was the butt of all the jokes in the play. Thanks for the link to the signers. Turns out George Read wasn't such a bad guy after all.

There are no official firework shows going on in the county of santa Cruz and due to the recent fires the police are threatening to come down heavy on any one setting off any fireworks. Typically I would stroll down to the beach a bit before sunset to take in the revelry if I didn't attend a professional display, but I might just skip it this year. I'm far from patriotic and hold no great esteem for the founders of this country but I always love a party and really enjoy proffessional fire works displays but from what I can tell the enthusiasm is dampened this year. I can't see going down to the beach to watch cops give out thousand dollar tickets for fireworks on the beach. They are just going to drive people with fireworks into more fire prone areas. We hold these truths to be self evident, that all people are created equal but after that it's everyone for themselves. Happy Holiday!

I got my fireworks after all. All I had to do was go out on my porch and I could see them being sent into the sky all around my neighborhood. I also saw the Macy's firework display on television which was remarkably well co-ordinated with the music so I was very satisified. But I wonder if the dream that america will live up to it's creed is still alive.