Let's hear it for Ohio

 and the rippling red-wood forest

The Sawmill River Parkway &

Oklahoma's strange panhandle

Aren't they wonderful ? Loudon Wainright iii

"The second day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha in the history of America "                      John Adams July 3rd 1776

and so on THIS date in 1776 , the Continental Congress voted YES for Independence....it then took 2 days to draft the language for the official Declaration. Some celebrate today as our true Independence and others prefer the traditional 4th. I can't decide and so i try to stay equally drunk from sundown on the 1st  until the wee hours on the 5th ......so as not to insult anyone.......often historians tend to leave off Mr Adams other memorable quote...my personal favourite.....2+3=BEEER

You know we have our heroes
I mean Washington and Lincoln
Including Audie Murphy
Including old Jack Ruby
Wasn't Jack wonderful?
Oh, you know he certainly was