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Agschmid

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67. I am celebrating and in Boston it's quite moving...

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 08:52 PM

Jul 2013

Sorry you feel the way you do but all is not lost and remember every few years we get to overthrow our government.

Let's work to make it count next time!

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Anybody else feel like not celebrating the 4th of July today/tonight? [View all] mnhtnbb Jul 2013 OP

Yep, quiet night at home..... peacebird Jul 2013 #1

First year in years I am not at the beach with my dog hollysmom Jul 2013 #2

Sorry about the beach house. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #12

I live 1 block from the fireworks in this town hollysmom Jul 2013 #21

Have you ever tried a thundershirt for your dog? I know people who say mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #59

one night a year, we will survive, she is not terrible hollysmom Jul 2013 #68

my border collie doesn't care about the fireworks... grasswire Jul 2013 #74

Wow! We had a 22 pound tabby. That's a big kitteh! mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #92

I just saw one @ the pet store today lunasun Jul 2013 #129

I have one for my little terrier mix. MsPithy Jul 2013 #139

Watching the Twilight Zone Marathon and not heading down to National Mall.. HipChick Jul 2013 #3

I too had been watching the Twilight Zone marathon TxDemChem Jul 2013 #102

Yup, never have been a big fourth of July person quinnox Jul 2013 #4

I hear ya. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #11

yup, I thought cowboy-style diplomacy was going to go out with Bush quinnox Jul 2013 #37

No. El Supremo Jul 2013 #5

You are moving?? madinmaryland Jul 2013 #117

You are weird. El Supremo Jul 2013 #118

I'm not the one moving to Vicksburg. madinmaryland Jul 2013 #123

Do you even know what I'm talking about? El Supremo Jul 2013 #124

Do you even know what you are talking about? madinmaryland Jul 2013 #130

Cry me a river JohnnyBoots Jul 2013 #6

Pardon me. My husband is a vet. The 4th is about celebrating the Declaration of Independence mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #10

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #13

Thank you! mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #20

really? i love when people say shit like this pasto76 Jul 2013 #113

And, if the left hadn't protested the war so passionately and so convincingly, MsPithy Jul 2013 #146

Better question: What is YOU'RE problem? dgibby Jul 2013 #153

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #16

I believe Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #23

Thank you. My husband spent many years of his professional life mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #27

I certainly appreciate your husband's service Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #36

It was rude. Now hidden. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #56

Excellent! Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #63

Agree. deutsey Jul 2013 #57

My anti-American views! Unbelievable. Have you been watching too much Faux News? mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #24

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, truebluegreen Jul 2013 #26

+1000... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #126

Way to go, "Molly!" pangaia Jul 2013 #107

You do know the 4th of July isn't Memorial Day, right? HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #17

Part of the freedom of being an American is choosing whether to celebrate the 4th, and what quinnox Jul 2013 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Jul 2013 #64

I find your posts overly rude. Is that necessary here? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #93

Keep your day job. dgibby Jul 2013 #154

Nope. Going to watch the fireworks from Potomac Park. Recursion Jul 2013 #7

Enjoy! I may turn it on TV. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #14

i have to work,but i'm not much into large crowds so usually don't JI7 Jul 2013 #8

If there is no fog, I can actually see the fireworks on the beach from my house. Cleita Jul 2013 #9

I'm so disillusioned that I'm not celebrating at all. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #15

I hear you. If I wasn't with the family I would not make the effort. dkf Jul 2013 #49

I haven't paid it any mind for years TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #18

I hope you have a peaceful evening. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #29

not with the gits next door shooting off boomers TorchTheWitch Jul 2013 #76

Damn! Hope the iced tea didn't get into the keyboard. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #95

We stay home every 4th, but it has nothing to do with politics. n/t MerryBlooms Jul 2013 #19

My suggestion: H2O Man Jul 2013 #22

Splendid idea. The Constitution needs its own day of honor. Without the tanks. leveymg Jul 2013 #39

Don't go into area where folks have access to guns and love to use them, though. KoKo Jul 2013 #116

I really had to make myself Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #25

The only time my town allows them marlakay Jul 2013 #35

We can only do private fireworks certain places Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #50

Good for you for serving in a leadership role. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #58

Thank you. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #115

I don't feel up for it, ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #28

Be careful! We used to get fireworks and set them off for the kids too...years ago. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #31

I'm sure I'll have fun since I'll be with my family, ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #41

We are staying home too marlakay Jul 2013 #30

Well, enjoy your evening at home. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #33

Staying home because I have the best view of the fireworks in the whole valley. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #32

My husband is related to one of those signers. They did indeed put their lives on the line... mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #38

I promise to raise a glass in Mr. Stockton's honor. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #43

Thanks! mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #55

Enjoy the fireworks! We have friends in Ft. Lee, NJ who always have a 4th of July party mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #42

Thank you very much and I'm sorry you're not feelin' it. Those things happen I guess. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #45

I'll feel better when the right wing idiots who seem to have taken control mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #51

"Knowing they might be chased to the ends of the earth by the King" Divernan Jul 2013 #101

Anybody watching PBS Capital Fourth? Am watching and I see my sister and her southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #34

I just turned it on a few minutes ago. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #52

Nothing better on tv tonight. Good entertainment. No place better to be on the 4th. southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #98

Yes, I am! femmocrat Jul 2013 #66

:woohoo: "Sweet Caroline"! femmocrat Jul 2013 #71

She very pretty. Honestly I never heard of her before. she has a lovely voice. southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #100

Yes, I think I saw Hoyer! I hope Ilsa Jul 2013 #128

Yes they had a blast. Although my sister,her husband and her twins daughters were southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #158

I rarely do anything on the 4th MadrasT Jul 2013 #40

Nope. Because of all the rain we are having in North Georgia, RebelOne Jul 2013 #44

We've had monsoon rains in FL. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #46

Where in North Georgia? Hubby used to have family in Dahlonega. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #53

My sister says we should wear red to celebrate....told her I would wear black as I am mourning. dkf Jul 2013 #48

Mourning? Political? Care to elaborate? mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #54

Mourning the profound betrayal of our constitution. dkf Jul 2013 #62

I agree. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #91

"Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools." Schopenhauer Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #60

which is why I prefer to see today as a celebration of this: dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #125

I am not down on celebrating it, if you want to, but I'm not into it this year myself deutsey Jul 2013 #61

Frankly I do not wish to celebrate Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #65

Well, I hope you have a peaceful evening so you can get to work rested in the AM. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #80

I am celebrating and in Boston it's quite moving... Agschmid Jul 2013 #67

I'm with you! I plan to put in a LOT of hours prior to the 2014 election here. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #78

Heavy rain kept me home today.. No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #69

We've had a lot of rain here, too--and flooding--in the last week. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #90

It seems the whole eastern half of the US has had a lot of rain. No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #103

Heavy rain and flooding here in Va. dgibby Jul 2013 #156

What a sad story. No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #162

I don't have to leave the porch. femmocrat Jul 2013 #70

Hope your pooch does ok. Ever tried a thundershirt for the dog? mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #77

No, but she is tucked in to her crate. femmocrat Jul 2013 #94

Aw. Give her an ear scritch for me. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #97

Same here / in your neck of the woods (NC), mnhtnbb mike dub Jul 2013 #72

Enjoy your evening! mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #75

Yall do the same! Thanks, mnhtnbb!!! eom mike dub Jul 2013 #83

OK, neighbor! mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author davidn3600 Jul 2013 #73

I haven't for about a decade. Just another day with the added soundtrack of a war outside. morningfog Jul 2013 #79

Guns Ruined It For Me otohara Jul 2013 #81

going downtown cause my fav blues band is playing madrchsod Jul 2013 #82

Enjoy the music! mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #85

I am on my third day of strep throat and tonsillitis so it was a jello and sherbert Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #84

Oh, no! Ugh. Feel better soon. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #86

I am still seething about the court doing away with the Voting rights act kimbutgar Jul 2013 #87

That about sums up what's going on in NC. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #89

I don't feel like celebrating either Sanity Claws Jul 2013 #96

I never considered it what it's "supposed" tblue Jul 2013 #99

Not up for it this year... AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #104

By myself this year! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #105

No more 4th of July for me RILib Jul 2013 #106

Home, but with this celebration, thanks to ellenq UTUSN Jul 2013 #108

^^^^^This^^^^^ love_katz Jul 2013 #135

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #109

What do fireworks look like in the rain? ReRe Jul 2013 #110

Probably not too bright! Enjoy. We had flooding from so much rain on Sunday. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #141

you got that right Chaco Dundee Jul 2013 #111

Ack! I hope not! mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #142

I haven't felt like it in a very long time Warpy Jul 2013 #112

The Booms Started...and we usually go up on usual hill to watch... KoKo Jul 2013 #114

I think that we should use public events to do more voter registration. Coyotl Jul 2013 #119

After spending the day nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #120

There was an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about how hard Independence Day can be for vets dflprincess Jul 2013 #131

Funny story nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #133

I'm with you on the deck... 2naSalit Jul 2013 #152

I'm not doing a thing. blueamy66 Jul 2013 #121

I just don't like going out when MrsBrady Jul 2013 #122

Emblematic of Republican state legislatures and State houses pissing big-time on the people with indepat Jul 2013 #127

Staying home with my kitteh. love_katz Jul 2013 #132

Nicely said. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #140

My neighborhood is going nuts with noise right now dflprincess Jul 2013 #134

See, so many of these right wing types have no sense of history at all. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #144

Take an upper. RBInMaine Jul 2013 #136

Rarely celebrate it unless I get dragged to a relative's cookout. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #137

Staying home to make sure the neighborhood idiots kiva Jul 2013 #138

Don't feel like celebrating anything this year. Boomerproud Jul 2013 #143

It's sort of sad that I've spent a lot of today fantasizing about emigrating. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #149

My husband and I worked at creating a place for us to do just that. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #161

Yes, it's tricky to leave. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #163

True. One of the reasons for Panama was its acceptance of retirees (forget Canada or NZ) mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #164

Yep. Just not in the mood. Brigid Jul 2013 #145

Oh! Did Something Happen? ChiciB1 Jul 2013 #147

Not feeling it this year at all. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #148

Yes, up in Prescott ChazII Jul 2013 #150

Watched a little on PBS, most of the words seemed useless Corruption Inc Jul 2013 #151

Smoked some good pot, turned B Calm Jul 2013 #155

So sorry about what's going on in North Carolina, mnhtnbb Cha Jul 2013 #157

What would we be celebrating? marions ghost Jul 2013 #159

I hope so, too. mnhtnbb Jul 2013 #160

Yeah, things were so much better fifty years ago WatermelonRat Jul 2013 #165

Become informed marions ghost Jul 2013 #166