An Uber Holiday

An appropriate quote for the day, to celebrate tomorrow:

"WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God's entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the Causes which impel them to the Separation.

— WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

Sometimes, as in the Bible, where we just kinda-sorta remember the stories in bits and pieces, most Americans kinda-sorta know their own history and that important piece of document called The Declaration of Independence. Sometimes, I feel we forget, as we live our busy lives, why we celebrate anything, other than as an excuse for a family gathering in the backyard cookout or around a turkey or around a tree with sparklies.

For those who are interested in reading all of it, here is the whole document.

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Okay, who was the anonymous that sent me the link to government experiments of synthetic telepathy? You are evil! Now I'm reading and reading instead of writing. Evil!

I've also been trying to formulate a new acronym for something in the book. I have the word; it's what each letter stands for and having it makes sense that's tough! Hah, and you think writing is all about plot, plot, plot! ;-)

My mid-year monthly newsletter (heehee) is due (the last one was in Jan.), so that's another deadline hanging over my head. I have so much to tell all my readers, about the new titles and their pub dates to RWA signings to contest winner...I need an assistant, sigh.

And, just so I don't get Ranger Buddy grumbling all day long, here's a salute to his division, the 173rd Airborne Rangers:

A History of Those Badass Rangers

Hooo-Ah! To the Sky Soldiers! And having worked with one for over a decade, let me tell you, there's nothing like uber-ranger mental and physical toughness. Oooops. Sowwy, SEAL babes ;-).

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