Ah, the Fourth of July. The day where we, as Americans, celebrate the 1996 Jerry Bruckheimer-produced action extravaganza Independence Day. We take the time to remember the sacrifices made by Randy Quaid and the heroism of Will Smith. We contemplate how we ever let Bill Pullman be a film actor (or get cast in a role as the President of the United States), and we wonder if Jeff Goldblum is like that all the time, and whether or not that would effect whether or not we’d like to meet him. We think of how far Mary McDonnell has come, now serving as the President of the twelve colonies on Battlestar Galactica, and . . . wait, what is that you say? We are actually celebrating America's independence? Well that makes more sense; I had always been a little confused on why Congress had gone out of its way to honor a movie.
Well, regardless of whether you are celebrating Bruckheimer's Independence Day or our Independence Day, unfortunately you will have to suffer through one more week without a Link Dump. But that should not matter because I know all of you will be out at a BBQ tomorrow, rocking out to The Boss, maybe some Neil Diamond, enjoying the day we celebrate this country's declaration of its independence (well, there is actually some debate on what officially occurred on the 4th. Most believe that it was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed but that is unclear. It is for sure the date that the Continental Congress voted to publish the Declaration, which indicates that it may have been signed prior to the 4th . . . but I digress) from the country in which I was born. Do not worry, I have been a full-fledged naturalized citizen since day one . . . you have not been supporting some foreigner. My dad had been transferred to England as part of his job for a couple of years and I just happened to pop out while they were there, surprise!
Anyways, please have a happy and a safe Fourth of July weekend. Here is a little something to help get you through the last few hours of today.
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