Monday, July 4, 2011

The 4th of July

A cloudy 4th of July is an abomination. It's against the law of nature. If the 4th of July cannot be reliably hot and sunny in Utah, then what is there to hope for, to believe in, to save your money for? If we wanted a cheerless 4th of July, we would have had it on Groundhog Day.
I am pretty sure our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, because it was sunny. It was one of the lesser signees, William Whipple, from New Hampshire, who suggested a picnic with jello and homemade root beer.

And so it's been ever since, except today. Today it's sprinkling, and I'm eating a tuna fish sandwich with an exceptionally fine pickle and a diet Coke.




1 comment:

  1. Love this. Nice, nice, nice. I especially appreciated the food update at the tail end.

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