I love explosions! Hey, is MISTER TORGUE hiring?

Have an earwormy song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i574Em3IrI

I totally meant to write a fanfic for Steve's birthday arrgh I mean, please enjoy your fireworks SAFELY. Holidays shouldn't include people losing digits or getting burned, OK? OK.

With that being said. YAY! We're actually somewhat awesome despite what the news implies! (I compare our country to a well-meaning but kind of dumb teenager.)

Americans celebrate Independence Day because it was when they were rid of the British.

Brits celebrate Independence Day because it was when they were rid of the Americans. =]

But I will still down a glass of whisky cream to your health! Have my fireworks, America! :D

But I think we're on good terms with her now that we're grown. :)

Though, as a pedantic historian, I feel I should point out the founders actually signed the thing on the second of July. It frustrated John Adams to no end when people started celebrating on the fourth.

I'm just hoping no one tries to shoot their own fireworks today. A town shortly north of this had a destructive fire in a residential area, and the whole county is so dry it'll go up like tinder for a spark.

It's just a regular day here.
(Israel's independence day is 5 Iyar, which, thanks to the Jewish calender being a lunar one, 'moves around' — this year it was April 23rd.)