(Vanity): Alright -- What are we gonna do about July 4 this year?

[Maceman]

Mock me if you will because right now I am a little guy who is powerless to do anything but vent, rant and complain.

But really, it has to start somewhere. So tell me -- what are YOU doing this July 4?

[humblegunner]

I’ll likely have some grilled meat, a few beverages & blow stuff up.

[Uncle Miltie]

Go to the range and warm up.

[ScottinVA]

I’m celebrating my wedding anniversary, so I have plenty to celebrate, but I don’t recognize “Independence Day” anymore. After Obama slithered to power, it all seems like a mockery.

[golux]

You can come over our place. We’re gonna listen to some Jay-Z and maybe just sit around watching drones.

[mountainlion]

That exploding target stuff looks like fun.

[stuartcr]

We’ll probably rent a place on the beach for a few days, have family together, cook stuff, drink stuff, swim, get sunburned and enjoy the fact that we live in America.

...essentially enjoy the life and everything that God has provided for us

[TexasCajun]

Celebrate my brother’s big 5-0 on the Guadalupe River.

[Da Coyote]

Ah, quatorze juillet is celebrated by the French (Bastille day).

Perhaps we should think of 4 July as “Liberal Day” in which we do to the libs what the French did to their despicable rulers.

Again, I volunteer to man the guillotine. I’ll work overtime. For free. Heck, I’ll donate funds. I’ll take stimulants to stay away. Chop chop.

[SpaceBar]

The level of pomp and pageantry each year seems to be directly correlated with that of government oppression and intrusion into our lives. After eight years of bam, I expect a three-day orgy of parades, readings of fealty to the State, and testimonials of love to our great leader. That said, I might get some beer and stay home.

[humblegunner]

That exploding target stuff looks like fun.

It is, but it's also a hella-big mess to clean up.

Totally worth it.

[mountainlion]

Totally worth it.

I had not realized it left a mess. Guess I’ll dig a good backstop/burn pit.

[PeterPrinciple]

We may have to earn our own independence day...............

[humblegunner]

I had not realized it left a mess.

Sometimes folks will show up with a few cubic yards worth of aerosol cans.

God love 'em!

[Lucky9teen]

If I had the funds, I'd take my family to see this Glenn Beck's Man In The Moon

But since we can't afford to do much anymore, I suppose we'll gather the family together and just enjoy being together and off work for a day.

[cripplecreek]

I plan to independently break a few minor laws.

[C210N]

Perhaps an appropriate display of our American Flags are in order...

"The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."

[don-o]

Good post. Sorry to see the first comments tend to wisecracks.

Something all could do is to wear black rather than the red, white and blue. If you go to a parade or fireworks, carry a Gadsden flag. If you fly Old Glory (as I do) turn it upside down.

[mountainlion]

I got a propane tank that has a small leak. It is time for fun before turning it into scrap. I have always been curious as to what a 50 would do to a 55ga barrel full of water.

[steve86]

"...essentially enjoy the life and everything that God has provided for us"

From stuartcr's profile:

I do not adhere to any organized religious belief
I occasionally go to Mass, Mosques, and Temples
I do not believe there is a hell

I think you're a little confused.