It's never to late for patriotism

In a style befitting my generation (x/y), I been so busy "not working" this week that I failed to acknowledge the original American holiday, the 4th of July. Actually, the original American holiday was named Not Dead Yet Day. Legend has it that this national holiday was celebrated every morning by the Pilgrims with a ceremonial delousing and by burying the dead.

Thankfully, by the time I came on the scene the standard of living in America had improved substantially. Worries about finding food and surviving disease had been replaced with who shot J.R. and whether or not Teddy Ruxpin worked with regular tapes. Granted there are still concerns about poverty in this country but from a broad perspective life in America in spectacularly good. Don't believe me? Click here.

The 4th of July provides us an opportunity to assess how we're doing, where we're headed and what we'll do when we get there. If the answers to those questions make you sad just be glad you aren't a pilgrim.