Heidi_Hatch's Blog

Happy 4th. This is the first year that I've spent so much on Independence Day. I hate going out, so since I like fireworks, I'll just do them at home.

I will not be burning money but my car seems to play this game when I feed it gasoline it burns it really quickly and then I have to pour more money into it....same thing??

Yes, I will be "burning" money, but not by choice.
Woohoo i get to make the airlines, and gas companies richer!
As I can barely make my car payment. And got word yesterday...my temp job is cutting hours...its gonna be a LONG summer :(

Independence Day.....

Too many Americans really forget what this is all about. I like your thoughts Heidi that atleast in the USA we have the RIGHT to burn our money if we want. The core of what you're saying is DEAD ON.

INDEPENDENCE. Something we as citizens are losing more, and more of each day.

Just imagine. It was only last week that the Supreme Court ACTUALLY HAD TO VOTE on our second ammendment right to BEAR ARMS.

The simple fact that they even had to THINK about it shows you that BIT BY BIT, we as Americans are losing our individual rights.

Just as we had to fight for our independence against England, believe me, WITHIN OUR LIFETIMES, we will have to fight our own governemnt for the same reason.

Government has become TOO BIG, AND TOO CONGESTED. Only the Government has rights.

The government is no longer FOR the people OF the people, and BY the people

INSTEAD, Our government is for ITSELF, and what it THINKS is best for the COUNTRY. They act as if the country is a completely different entity than the PEOPLE of the country

THE PEOPLE have no voice anymore. Just take a look at the Electoral college VS. the popular vote. Bush vs Gore is a prime example. I can't stand repubs, or dems.

OUR INDEPENDENCE...... It seems our biggest threat to our own independence are the people we put in power to protect it.

Have a great holiday.

Drmonty OUT

I love setting off fireworks, I just don't like *buying* them. :P

As the great Red Skeleton once said (as Freddy the Freeloader) "You know how money talks... all mine ever says is bye bye".

PattieP- I'm not trying to be rude or say it's wrong if that's how you spend your money. I just can't make myself spend money on fireworks. We all have little quirks this is mine. If spending money on fireworks makes you happy... then by all means buy the entire store.

I will however have my flag up. My kids will be dressed in red white and blue. We will talk about this great land we live in... our rights and our obligations to keep it free.

Happy 4th!

P.S.
In the end I am paying for fireworks. My taxes pay for them :)