Howdy Friends,
As we ride toward another holiday weekend we’re all making
plans for adventures, outings and get-togethers. I reckon a bunch of burgers,
dogs and steaks will be consumed over lively chatter. Folks will set out to
visit, play and sightsee. Beaches, parks and back yards will fill with laughter
and fun. Holiday weekends are indeed something to dig into and enjoy.
I planned on counting the number of holiday weekends we have
a year, but didn’t get to it, but I know it’s a fair number. Over the years they‘ve
taken on a life of their own, chuck full of fun, family, travel, sales and adventures. They almost stand
alone in their celebrity; they are,
holiday weekends, celebration enough.
Whether it’s Easter, Christmas,Memorial Day, President’s Day
(that one rubs me, it used to be Lincoln, then Washington’s birthdays),
Columbus Day (reckon we’re in danger of losing this one), or Veterans’ Day they
all kick off celebration. They all excite and energize.
So we gather to celebrate, visit and play. It is a good
thing. This weekend we’ll have fireworks, parties and outings. As we should for
on July 2, 1776, John Adams wrote his wife, “The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the
history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by
succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be
commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God
Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games,
sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this
continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.”
Be sure this weekend to remember that on July 4, 1776, “Independence
Day,” fifty six courageous patriots declared their independence from Great Britain,
creating the very foundation of our nation—to which they pledged their “Lives, Fortunes
and Sacred Honor.”
Have a great celebration, and remember the pledge.
Gitty Up, Dutch Henry
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