Fourth of July

Well, here I am as everyone back home gets ready for my favorite holiday of the year, and there’s not an Oscar Meyer hot dog anywhere to be found.

The Fourth is my favorite holiday for quite a few reasons. Here are a few:
1) fireworks/explosives/fire
2) a holiday that is not focused on the meal (Thanksgiving – hours to prepare – consumed in 20 minutes – clean up another hour or so)
3) fireworks/explosives/fire
4) no gift pressure (Christmas – did I get them the “right” gift and how far out of my budget did I go?)
5) fireworks/explosives/fire
6) grilling – the very best way to cook and keep the kitchen clean, and most of my favorite foods
7) fireworks/explosives/fire
8 ) relaxing day of family with converation, fun and blowing stuff up, and mostly outdoors so that the house doesn’t have to be as tidy
9) fireworks/explosives/fire
10) childhood memories of fireworks, cookouts, and services at the little country church cemetary to honor vets.
11) fireworks/explosives/fire
12) a holiday that does not require an extra church service (makes sense if you are part of a church staff family)

So as you can see Fourth of July is the best holiday ever!

Here’s a little clip from my favorite comedian, Jim Gaffigan. Remember, he’s rated PG 13. He gets to the Fourth about 2 minutes into the clip.