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southernyankeebelle

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100. She very pretty. Honestly I never heard of her before. she has a lovely voice.
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 09:25 PM
Jul 2013

Oh I love the John Phillip Sousa music.

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
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