Happy 4th of July!
I feel very patriotic today. I am so glad to have lived my life in this great country of ours and to have been afforded so many many opportunities that other countries don't offer. I take my US citizenship for granted most of the time, when I really shouldn't. I was "lucky" to have been born in Michigan, thereby securing my citizenship here.
I think of some of the other countries that are struggling with war, famine, extreme corruption, terrorists... it breaks my heart. I live in a safe (relative to these other countries), pleasant environment that is replete with stores of all kinds, restaurants, entertainment, etc. I am free to travel anywhere I want, without impediment. I am free to worship anywhere I want without fear of reprisal. I am FREE.
Happy Birthday USA!
And thank you to all the service men and women now and before that have made my freedom secure!