Ahhh…Fourth of July. Nothing quite says freedom like setting your hard earned money ablaze in the middle of an economic recession. I have been thinking a lot about the 4th of July this year and pondering what freedom means to me. I thought about our troops over in the sandbox of the Middle East, I thought about voting, our flag, and all the rights, freedoms and liberties we have as Americans…
Then I received a text message from a friend.
“Hahahaha! I just rode through downtown with my ass hanging out the window!!! Good thing I shaved!”
I laughed and thought; this is the best part of being free (and I am soooo blogging this!). Sure, my friend probably is sitting in a drunk tank somewhere with his buddies wondering what just happened but the reality of the matter is that he was FREE to hang is butt out the passenger side window. He was FREE to send me a text message at 11 P.M. on a Saturday night. He was FREE to get so intoxicated that he would lose his inhibitions. I am sure he probably isn’t free now—considering that he just drunkenly waved his derriere to a wide populace of people—but he did enjoy the liberty.
So in the pursuit of life, liberty, happiness and FREEDOM I would like to wish you all a very safe and Happy 4th of July.
Take care of yourselves and next time you see a soldier out there in your corner of the world, buy them a beer and tell them thanks for letting us be free.
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