Okay, so I don't spend every "Fourth" feeling grateful for my independent citizenship in a free and prosperous country. Usually I spend it flipping every twenty minutes pool side with a cold beverage of choice and hoovering down ribs, burgers, and a variety of other disgustingly good foods - and then there are the rather benign, yet still so fun - sparklers. I love them like I'm five.
This very American holiday is the perfect time to reflect on how fortunate we are to have the ability to achieve financial independence and the freedom to pursue happiness in all its forms; how lucky we are to have the FDA, Solar Panels, National Parks, and clean running water.
There are few other countries in this world where we have so much individual power to achieve personal and professional success, where we have access to choice around our health and bodies. For all I growl, re: ridiculous politics, corrupt corporations, the health care system (37th in the World?!!), Taxes and the "Will it be there or Won't it" Social Security issue, I am fiercely proud to be a part of a country that gives you ample room to either sink or swim.
Thought I'd get that out before I start in on the Cosmo's. - JT
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