Resurrected from last year......


In honor of the holiday, here are a few pics, a song and a game.....

 


 


 


 

National Anthem
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Create your own fireworks


For those of you who don't know your own National Anthem (shame on you), no better time to learn.......

Quote:

O, say can you see, By the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed, At the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, Were so gallantly streaming. And the rocket's red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night, That our flag was still there. Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

For those of you unfamiliar with the Preamble to the Constitution.....

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

The beginning of the Declaration of Independence.....

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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

And lastly, let us not forget the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve so we can be free.....

American Soldier
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American Soldier 2
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PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE, the only president born on the 4th of July, said:

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About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for something more modern. But that reasoning can not be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If govern­ments derive their just powers from the con­sent of the governed, that is final. … No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propo­sitions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people. Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim to progress.

Happy Independence Day, America!!

Happy 4th of July!


Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of blowing stuff up.

Hey, Queen, karma for the fireworks game!

And a happy 4th to all!

Happy "Kick the Brits out" day!

A little trivia quiz: After the United States declared its independence from Britain and became an independent little nation with only thirteen states and not a lot of resources, do you know which was the very first country that recognized the US as an independent nation, and established diplomatic relations with the US?

Do you know the answer without looking at the spoiler? If you don't know already know, you'll be surprised at the answer!

Spoiler (Click here to reveal) :

Hint: It's one of the nations represented at Epcot! Spoiler (Click here to reveal) : Another hint: It's located in Africa. Spoiler (Click here to reveal) : The Kingdom of Morocco!

Did you also know that

Spoiler (Click here to reveal) :

The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship stands as the U.S.'s oldest non-broken friendship treaty. Negotiated by Thomas Barclay and signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1786, it has been in continuous effect since its ratification by Congress in July 1787.[13] Following the re-organization of the U.S. federal government upon the 1787 Constitution, President George Washington wrote a now venerated letter to the Sultan Sidi Mohamed strengthening the ties between the two countries. The United States legation (consulate) in Tangier is the first property the American government ever owned abroad.[14] The building now houses the Tangier American Legation Museum. WIKI

OK, Jim knows the answer. Anyone else want to venture a guess? (Bet you didn't expect a history test on this forum, huh?)

I got it wrong when I guessed. I guessed

Spoiler (Click here to reveal) :

France

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mtlandis wrote:

I got it wrong when I guessed. I guessed Spoiler (Click here to reveal) : France .

You and me both!

I thought France or maybe Canada

Most people don't know, because it's barely mentioned in the history books. If you look at the history timelines for the American Revolutionary era, you won't find it there. Yet, I think it's important for Americans to know this.

Spoiler (Click here to reveal) :

Morocco made great efforts for over two years trying to extend its hand of friendship to the US, and it took quite a while before the US answered back. Its been our ally over the past two centuries, and yet this historic event is mostly ignored by historians.

To:
M. T. Landis, CEO, "MTL ~ KDG ~ T-shirt Manufaturing Company, Inc."

OK.........
How do I order a black t-shirt from you with that eagle/flag design?
Guess you've noticed that I like black t-shirts, huh?
(But this design would also look good on a white t-shirt.)


.......and thanks for your patriotic 4th of July posted pictures.


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lol Grace - the simple answer is you don't. It is not a design we own. And even if it was, it is simply not cost effective for us to make 1 shirt.

 

mtlandis wrote:

lol Grace - the simple answer is you don't. It is not a design we own. And even if it was, it is simply not cost effective for us to make 1 shirt.

No "lol" about it.
I would have loved to have gotten this eagle /flag design as a t-shirt.
Somehow, I thought that you had a corner of your house where you
had photographs made into t-shirt decals, and ironed them on........

But thanks again for the t-shirts that you did make for the fundraiser.
(No t-shirt has been attacked by Hellman's mayonnaise, yet!)

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grace wrote:

To: M. T. Landis, CEO, "MTL ~ KDG ~ T-shirt Manufaturing Company, Inc." OK......... How do I order a black t-shirt from you with that eagle/flag design? Guess you've noticed that I like black t-shirts, huh? (But this design would also look good on a white t-shirt.) .......and thanks for your patriotic 4th of July posted pictures. *

Grace, I found a few places where you can get "eagle and flag" t-shirts in various colors. These images are not the same as the one Theresa posted, and I couldn't find one exactly like that one, but I hope you'll find a T-shirt you like among this group:

http://www.equineaddicts.com/the-mountain-patriotic-tshirts.asp

http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?» aid=1578735739&apnum=3443294&LinkTypeID=2&PosterTypeID=1&DestType=7&Referrer%20=http://» motivational-posters.blogspot.com/2009/04/american-eagle-t-shirt-patriotic-t.html

http://www.newswatchmagazine.org/books/index3.shtml

http://www.mytshirtdesigns.com/product_1230_Patriotic_Shirt_Eagle_.html

http://www.amazon.com/American-Eagle-Patriotic-Black-T-shirt/dp/B001COD30W/ref=sr_1_2/185-» 0268956-2201160?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1245377001&sr=8-2?ie=UTF8&tag=marisuewrites-20

http://www.creektree.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35&products_id=478

http://www.choiceshirts.com/pride_and_boots/patriotic/

grace wrote:

How do I order a black t-shirt from you with that eagle/flag design? Guess you've noticed that I like black t-shirts, huh?

Follow your dreams, Grace, by following your link:

http://xrl.us/4Grace


(can't beat the price)



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They should have a Mr. Green t-shirt...

THANKS EVERYBODY, FOR THE T-SHIRT INFORMATION.
IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

Except for my recent Korean dramas t-shirt purchases,
I usually wear patriotic style t-shirts all the time,
with occasional fire department designs. Just like my beautiful
cousin, Firefighter John Santore, used to wear all the time.
His firehouse in the West Village, (Ladder Co. 5 - Engine 24)
lost eleven men on 9/11. He was one of the eleven that we lost.

So I'll be really glad to get that eagle/flag t-shirt.
Thanks again.



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Jim wrote:

They should have a Mr. Green t-shirt...

Not a t-shirt, but it's the only "Mr Green" on eBay that has its own shell:

http://xrl.us/MisterGreen



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The best t-shirt design I ever saw was on a woman whose t-shirt said "Count your Blessings". Didn't seem like a big deal until I looked at her children. Each one was wearing a t-shirt that said "I'm a Blessing". I loved that!

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/

Thanks for that link, Jaime! I don't wear T-shirts, but I wear caps when I'm out in the sun. I'm going to get this one: