7/4/2006

HAPPY FORTH OF JULY, Y'ALL


Main Street, Crawford, TX? 2005

A PERSISTANT QUESTION: Why is the word "free"? (as in "land of the free" in the National Anthem)? set to a note so high few can reach it????

WE ARE A NATION, DESIGNED IN PERFECTION, AND ARE STILL TRYING TO MAKE IT LIVE UP TO ITS PROMISE. (Someone once said: "we were conceived perfect, and we keep on trying to improve...")

Some have to leave our land to find it's promises realized:

A US expatriot writes in Salon::

10 Great Reasons to Live in Belgium

1. You can get as sick as you want, and even die without worrying about how you're going to pay for it.

2. You can have a same sex marriage, and it won't be revoked

3. You can have an abortion, and no one will harass you

4. Chances are, King Albert is probably not listening in on your phone calls

5. You can drink a beer in the park, on the bus, or walking down the street and not get arrested

6. You can get a university education without paying anything more than the cost of books

7. The streets are too narrow for cumbersome SUV's

8. If you have a baby, it doesn't cost you anything, and a private nurse will come to your house once a day for a week to teach you how to care for your enfant (for free!)

9. It is legal to possess marijuana for your own consumption

10. The national legal minimum number of vacation days per year is 20 days, for everyone, whether you are a lawyer or work at McDonald's

These 10 things contribute greatly to my pursuit of happiness. To me, these things represent liberty and independance. Although many of these don't pertain to me, I like the idea of living in a place that accepts that just because it may not be right for one person, doesn't make it wrong for another.

-- US Expat