No People Eaters But We've Got PURPLE

Seeing Fireworks...

No photos today, it's the USA's birthday and Rebel and I thought the best way for all Americans to kick of this day of celebration would be to revisit the words that created this great and fine nation...and considering the state of the nation... necessary...

Preamble of The Declaration of Independence 

4 July 1776

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 entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mandkind 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 inalienable 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 abolish it and 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.
        

Ode To Joyce Kilmer

Joyce Kilmer penned the poem starting with "I think that I shall never see; a poem as lovely as a tree..."

Mood & Tone

These are personal favorites for no other explainable reason other than I like their mood and tone.

 'Red chair, Green Buddha'

 'Natural Light on Fake Plant'

 'Solitude'

 'Window Dressing In Stitches'

'Butt On In'

(The Chicago icon, Billy Goat Tavern.  No photos inside, but through the door window is fine.)

Sunday Funnies: It's Your Fault Mr. Larson!

The Christmas Santa came bringing our first collection of Gary Larson's twisted Far Side cartoons was the best Christmas ever!  Larson retired but a whole generation continues to be influenced by his humor...

Gary Larson's original idea...

Inspired by Larson's original...

This week's bad joke:


The first inhabitants in North America arrived after they got their BEARIN STRAIT! (from Pretty Good Jokes www.prairiehome.publicradio.org)