Perhaps it reminds us of a war with the country that is now
arguably our very best ally.
Independence Day was then, when we hated Britain. The Fourth of July is
now, when we just love them. Odd that
the English are always the bad guys or befuddled bumblers in films though. When are we going to stop THAT?
My husband said people call it The Fourth of July because
then we won’t forget when it is.
As if. Do we forget
when Halloween is?
Oh wait. Why is he
laughing?
I spend a lot of July 4ths in Canada, serving as a cook
aboard the Sea Scout ship Odyssey. One
July 4th some happy Canadians kayaked past us and asked us if we
were enjoying our visit. I mentioned
that it was The Fourth of July for us, and they announced it was The Fourth of
July for them too. Really?
Oh, wait. Obviously,
we meant different things. Did I mention
I was a befuddled bumbling English-American?
The real reason few people use the term Independence Day is
that no one can spell it. Is it
Independ-A-nce or Independ-E-nce?
I’m still not sure.
And my spell check is taking a holiday.
Or wait, that's what the Brits say. Guess I'll have to say "vacation."
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