I have to give it to the Brits - they have the best songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIPgJMn8clI
Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules
Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these
But of the world's brave heroes, there's not that can compare
to the tow-row-row-row-row British Grenadiers
I mean seriously, that makes "As the Army Goes Marching Along" look pretty lame.
Heck, even our national anthem sounds better when sung as the 18th century drinking song it came from:
http://www.astrococktail.com/mp3/Anacreon.mp3
(not pirated: from
http://www.astrococktail.com/anacreon.html)
Frankly, I miss the British Empire. The world was a lot more orderly when they ran everything. But whatever, we Yanks spanked you. Frankly, I'd rather celebrate "We Went to the Moon" day or something but whatever...I'm a traditionalist, so party on.
Anyone doing anything special for the 4th of July this year?
Unfortunately, I hate the Fourth celebrations because it means:
- loud fireworks scaring my dog and making it impossible to sleep before 1am at best. They "shatter windows and illuminate the Western Hemisphere with a single high altitude burst" type are illegal here (in Oregon) but not in neighboring states so it'll be Tikrit 2014 around here tonight. (BTW, don't talk to me about any stupid "recession" if people can blow off $100 fireworks all night.)
- the park where I walk my dog will be trashed tomorrow with spent fireworks, beer cans, etc. For weeks he won't be able to run there because of all the chemicals spilled in the lawn irritating his skin, etc.
- fires
- drunken idiots
I think a better celebration would be for everyone to go to the gun range and spend the evening shooting 200 yard rifle.
Which is what I'll do tomorrow with my 21-year-old cousin-in-law. I met him when I got married five years ago and he thinks I'm some kind of man-god-of-war video-game-come-to-life Captain America because I take him shooting with cool guns like they have in the video games.
