4th of July News of Note

So, you ask, how is my family celebrating the 4th? Ever the fun family, we have already:

• Awakened to a nonfunctioning refrigerator.
  
• Spent the morning at Home Depot selecting a new one, which cannot be delivered until Wednesday – while we are at the beach.
• Heard that Jesse Helms died this morning – on Independence Day, which is sort of ironic to me.
  
• Remembered that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams also died on the 4th of July: ironic in a very different sense.
• Given thanks for living in a country that is strong enough to withstand 8 years of lunacy.
• Prayed for a miracle in November.