Fourth of July

Tomorrow will be the fourth of July. While our leaders try to push certain things under the table and try to get us to focus on what the right hand is doing so we don't see the left, we will be setting off firecrackers and eating hotdogs. There is nothing wrong with that, but remember while you do that your freedom came at a cost, because freedom well it is not free.

Whether you believe in the war or not (I do not!), you should support our soldiers. Whether or not they want to be there (most do not) they are just doing their job. Trying to do it the best they can. So if you see a soldier this week or know a soldier - tell him/her thank you for doing the job you do. It is not an easy job and comes with a lot of sacrifice and crap on their side. The pay sucks, the benefits while good, take a lot of red tape to get to, but they have their pride and should have the pride of their country behind them as well.

If you don't know a soldier, a picture of mine is a the top. One of the few downtimes he had in Iraq, they played cards in the barracks. No longer full time, still puts in his one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer and could just as easily be called back to full time duty at anytime. He said if he is, well he goes, it is part of the job. A job that protects the rights of this country to speak and be free. So whether you stand on your box and yell for all the injustices or stick you head in the sand and ignore it all, remember those whose job it is to give it to you.

Thank you for letting me be a part of your blog world. Enjoy your day tomorrow and thank a soldier the next time you see one!! Remember if they are trying hard to get you to look at their right hand - their left hand is sneaking around doing something it should not be doing.

Peace!!! And have a great one!!!