American Independence Day

I am hella American today. Okay, I am American every day of the year (Except Canada Day because I happen to love Canada), but particularly today due to the fact that I painted my parents' house (home ownership!), ate ribs (mmm, outdoor home cooking), and now I am going to have a homebrewed ale and listen to the Musical 1776. America! (And I will not even complain about the firecrackers being set off continuously in my neighborhood... today. And I do mean continuously.)