Happy Birthday USA
Today was a rainy and gray 4th, but Karen and I had a wonderful day together. Since the girls are away we went for a drive today. We went to Midway Park to play some skee-ball and eat junk food, then we went to the Chautauqua Institute for a bit. Then after we had a fun day we went out for dinner and came home. It’s weird being without the girls for so long. But we got to go into shops we normally would avoid if the girls were with us and we had a nice relaxed meal.
We needed the rain here, so I’m glad it rained. I did feel bad for all the kids at the park who had a very wet day ahead of them. But it did clear up in the afternoon. We didn’t get enough rain to add water to our pool though. That has been a frustrating experience getting our pool open this season.
The ironic thing for the day was on the radio they played a “Patriotic 3-in-a-row for the 4th” which they lead off with Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA. As soon as they announced the patriotic theme I thought to myself wouldn’t it be funny if they played Born in the USA, and then they did. Not as ironic as Ronald Regan using it for his campaign, but still it made me chuckle. If you are not familiar with the song it is a look at the shameful way in which Vietnam Veterans were treated after returning home, but the upbeat repetitive chorus of “born in the USA” makes it one of the most misinterpreted songs ever.
