4th of July Rules The World
It's the 4th of July, the day Americans celebrate their Independence from Britain. A pre-holiday buzz filled the air yesterday. As I drove around not feeling like celebrating, an old '80s song I'd always loved by Tear For Fears came on the radio. I thought it was a love song but as I listened to the lyrics more closely, it felt more political and I later found a lovely Youtube video that captured the bigger planetary picture of the song.
By the time you read this I may have already watched fireworks and celebrated: not independence but camaraderie. Even though I've lived in the U.S. for ten years, I'm shocked at how little I knew about the history and so did some research. Thank-you Bing for this "all you need to know about" July the 4th site
Enjoy, wherever you live in the world. We are all citizens of one planet.
It's turns out food really is the universal connector. Enjoy whatever you're celebrating today!
By the time you read this I may have already watched fireworks and celebrated: not independence but camaraderie. Even though I've lived in the U.S. for ten years, I'm shocked at how little I knew about the history and so did some research. Thank-you Bing for this "all you need to know about" July the 4th site
Enjoy, wherever you live in the world. We are all citizens of one planet.
P.S. If I did have to leave the U.S. I would miss a lot of things like the pizza from Pepe's
It's turns out food really is the universal connector. Enjoy whatever you're celebrating today!
Posted by Layla Morgan Wilde at 7/4/2012 12:00 AM 
Categories: Food, Baby Boomers, New York, Politics, Westchester County, Holiday
Tags: 4th-of-july-history-music tear for fear-everybody wants to rule the world-song pepes-pizzeria-pizza-yonkers political-U.S. expat-independance-day
Categories: Food, Baby Boomers, New York, Politics, Westchester County, Holiday
Tags: 4th-of-july-history-music tear for fear-everybody wants to rule the world-song pepes-pizzeria-pizza-yonkers political-U.S. expat-independance-day
Layla,
Lovely thoughts & tribute on the 4th of July!
I am in Nantucket... After dinner, we all rush to
the beach to see the fireworks. Independence is
truly one of my favorite holiday's. Have a great
weekend!
MSS
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Lovely to hear from you! Nantucket! How lovely, enjoy. I'll be in touch.
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Wow, I see the song differently. Thank-you!
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Great, I glad I'm not the only one
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sorry but you had me at that Pizza that looks as if it is "white" pizza...my fave...no sauce, just olive oil/garlic and veggies and cheese. I am about to jump through the computer and eat that!
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It's scary good! Yes, white: mushroom, spinach and gorganzola. I always get take-home and added the tomatoes.
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