My DU friends, what are your plans for this Fourth of July?

[CaptainTruth]

In the past I celebrated, I celebrated the birth of our country. This year... it feels like the death of our country.

It's not a celebration, it's a funeral.

I'm not planning to celebrate at all, & I'm going to do my best to avoid the local parades, fireworks, etc. I don't want to see any of it. It will be a day of mourning.

[piddyprints]

1. Not a thing.

There is nothing to celebrate.

[Mz Pip]

2. Barbecue with friends

We probably won’t see any fireworks, though. It’s supposed to be foggy.

Hope Trump melts during his speech and the nobody is there to throw a bucket of cold water on him.
I’m not going to let that creep ruin my day. My second son was born on the 4th of July so it’s been an extra special day for us. 🎉 We’ll have a good time drinking Margaritas.

Don’t let MAGA ruin your day. It’s not about Trump, as much as he wants to make it so.

[orleans]

40. happy birthday to your kid. enjoy the margaritas.

it seems there are so many of us (me included) feeling blah, down, blue, pissed, etc and not in the "spirit"

but i think it's great that some of the real patriots (not the fake magat types) can get beyond the darkness of late and celebrate. i just don't have the energy or the heart for it. plus the weather is too hot and lots of storms. so...

[littlemissmartypants]

52. Many Happy Returns to your second son!

[SheltieLover]

67. Happy Birthday to your son

[Lategame]

143. Happy birthday to your son!

We'll watch the 10am parade in town, hit a local park for a food vendor gathering, home to rest up a bit, then a block party for more food and shenanigans. 10pm park down at the fairgrounds for the city fireworks show. Should be a great day! 🍔 🎇🎆 🍺🍉 🇺🇸 😀

[PittBlue]

3. You are not alone.

It is so horribly depressing.

[Lifeafter70]

4. We celebrate every year with a block party

We set up a water slide bounce house in our driveway for the kids. All the neighbors set up tables and BBQ on our front lawns with food for everyone to share.

It's great that we live on a one way street close to downtown so there is little to no traffic.

[littlemissmartypants]

54. That sounds like great fun!

[Lifeafter70]

94. The kids love it

I will be making BBQ ribs and chicken
BBQ beans corn bread and honey butter pasta artichoke salad and a mozzarella tomato and basil dish
I prefer not to stand over a hot grill
Will make it in early am and put in a large crackpots

[littlemissmartypants]

97. I love artichokes. That salad sounds interesting! 🤔

[Lifeafter70]

102. It's easy

Tri colored pasta spirals, thin sliced baby cucumbers, grilled juillien tomatoes in olive oil drained, sliced black olives, grilled artichoke hearts in oil drained and a good balsamic vinigaett. I get all my ingredients at Trader Joe's makes a large batch for about 10 bucks. The hardest part is cooking the pasta lol
Always al dente.

[littlemissmartypants]

104. Thanks for sharing this! ❤️

[electric_blue68]

114. Sounds great

[Polybius]

153. Amazing

You can get as drunk as you want, walk home, and not worry about driving!

[Lifeafter70]

165. We don't even leave our front lawn lol

So the walk is nothing

[Easterncedar]

5. I will be having a little bbq with my protesting pals

Hanging out with like-minded folks is better than being sad. As Joe Hill said, "Don't mourn, organize!"

[Haggard Celine]

6. My parents and I get together every week, and

this week it falls on the Fourth. So we might have a special sort of lunch, maybe BBQ chicken and potato salad and baked beans. Some kind of typical holiday fare. Then we'll probably watch our murder shows, especially Dateline. Then I'll come home and have the cat in my lap as the fireworks are going off. So it sounds like a pretty good day.

[MIButterfly]

7. I will be celebrating my cat's 15th birthday

[Haggard Celine]

12. Congratulations to you both.

[littlemissmartypants]

56. 🥳😻🎉

[SheltieLover]

68. Happy Birthday to your sweet kitty

[hibbing]

76. Wooo wooo!

[anciano]

8. We are having a BBQ with family and friends.....

Best wishes to you and yours 🙏

[Niagara]

9. I'm going to be manning the airports this July 4th

with my Revolutionary War fighter plane just like George Washington did in 1776!!!






On a serious note, I never celebrate July 4th. I was saying last night what a stark contrast from teenage/young adult me to quinquagenarian me. I couldn't wait for July 4th as a teen and young adult. I also live near Niagara Falls State Park and the park shoots off fireworks every Friday or Saturday night during the summer at 10pm so there's nothing special about fireworks for me.


I watch this documentary that's on YouTube every July 4th called The White House Inside Story. It's worth the 1 hour 54 minutes to watch.

[littlemissmartypants]

58. 😃❤️🤍💙🤓

[Niagara]

144. 😀❤️🤍💙🤓

[hlthe2b]

10. Dog walk/dog park with friends at 5AM, home to install a portable air conditioner

(the air/exhaust has to fit into a screened window, unlike last year so it may be challenging but I just can't wait any longer!). I am hoping the sounds of the portable a/c will mute any firecrackers---though they are intensely "verboten" this year (as last) due to wildfires. The ozone and wildfire particulates are so bad, I don't have any desire to go to a cookout or do so myself (though my sweet doggy girl would undoubtedly love a ribeye! LOL)

Later, listen to some good music or catch up on some streaming series or movies--or I suppose I could read a bunch of medical journals piling up the past weeks. I will strive to go to bed early, regardless.

I'm betting there are some doing more interesting things... If so, enjoy!

[electric_blue68]

115. Good luck w the A/C. Sorry your air is so contaminated w fire realated particles!

I remember some scary posts w pics anout 2+ yrs ago of the at smoke, and particles from several areas.

May your area, and beyond stay safe !!

[hlthe2b]

142. Thanks. We've had wildfires much closer in previous years, so I so feel for those directly adjacent

--mostly in Southern Colorado. Still, the entire region gets the aftermath when there are multiple fires blowing particulates, and this intense heat with seasonal ozone issues only magnifies. Those with respiratory issues really suffer and those in the direct path of these fires (and sadly, that includes the wildlife) are in my thoughts, hopes, and prayers. Sadly, with climate change we will all face some hardships no matter where we live. I likewise feel for those on the East Coast without a way to cool off and who may face life-threatening conditions with this blast of heat.

For those who do wish to memorialize and commemorate the 4th (not really "celebrate" this year, I think), I wish you all a nice day. I can remember 1976 (especially the tall ships in NYC harbor)--despite being quite young-- when the nation really DID celebrate, so I am lucky.

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. We'll cook on the grill tomorrow

Later we'll comfort our dogs during the fireworks. I predict it will be bad this year.

[Eko]

13. Personally I dont think the 250th is really the year to celebrate, I'm holding out for the 500th. Then I'll celebrate.

[electric_blue68]

117. Planning some cryogenic sleep?! 😉

[Eko]

136. Figured I'd stay awake for most of it.

Prob some though.

[electric_blue68]

139. Interesting times ahead, then! 😉

[Polybius]

154. If we even get to 300, I'd be surprised

Way too much division.

[tavernier]

14. My two best friends who also despise Rump

Are coming over. I’m making submarine sandwiches and homemade potato chips and they are bringing the liquor and the potato salad and the dessert. We plan to watch Hamilton after.

[electric_blue68]

116. Sounds good!

My mom made homemade potato chips! 🥰

[Midnight Writer]

15. I plan to beat the heat. I will stay indoors as much as possible

use fans to keep the air moving, have plenty of cold drinks on hand.

Probably lounge around the house, read a lot, play some computer games, scratch my dog's belly.

A day pretty much like today.

[LeftInTX]

16. For those with no plans, remember the July 4th Texas flood from last year. So it's a memorial day.

It's my son's Bday, so we're having a party for him.

Certainly not going to be anything like 1976, however.

[littlemissmartypants]

60. Many Happy Returns to your son!

[SheltieLover]

66. Happy Birthday to your son!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

17. I will be doing nothing.

Every day this cadre of evil remains in the people’s house I don’t feel like celebrating anything including this year. I love fireworks and I bet they’ll be extra special but no it just makes me sad. Like watching a sparkly funeral procession for our country.


However if trump dies I’ll celebrate my ass off and that kind of celebration requires the pulling out the 20” inch zong bong. It would be a blast. Party all night.

[littlemissmartypants]

62. Stay encouraged, IUP. ❤️

[BeneteauBum]

74. Bong away!

I have something special for that happy moment!

Peace ☮️

[ITAL]

18. Baseball game

I'm not letting current events get me down. Baseball and fireworks with my wife.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. Not Much, But...

...we never made that big a deal out of the 4th.
Even if we grill or something, we do that so often in the summer, that it's not anything special on the 4th.
Our city did the fireworks last weekend, and I don't play with fireworks, so it should be pretty much a normal Saturday.
Plus, I can't get on board with the "funeral" analogy. As disgusting as The Failure's administration is, I'm not going to let it spoil my day-to-day life.

[Wicked Blue]

20. Not much

Too hot and too depressing

[Emile]

21. I plan to shoot off a couple bottle rockets

in the backyard.

[Bettie]

22. Do the parade in our town with

the county Democratic party float....then, hang with my husband and kids and ignore the rest of the bullshit going on.

We're making gyros (found ground lamb at Hy Vee) and my oldest son is home. Got two of my three boys here, plus the husband and we'll have a great time together. We can watch the fireworks from our yard, so that will be good too.

[greatauntoftriplets]

23. Not a damned thing.

[SheltieLover]

71. I'll be checking to see if St. Orrex of Perpetual Hope's dream has been realized

[greatauntoftriplets]

80. Oh, I'll be here.

I need something to occupy the time.

[SheltieLover]

82. Same here!

[Manatee]

24. Getting ready

to go watch the fireworks at a local golf course.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

25. It will be the same at our home.

And I won’t hang out the flag, either. I want to feel happy on our country’s birthday but I am angry and disillusioned instead.

I will post a flag here and wish all DUers a happy and safe 4th of July weekend!

[NewEnglandAutumn]

26. Bought fireworks

For when IT finally happens

[orleans]

64. hee hee hee (that's the chuckle sound i made after i read your post)

[DinahMoeHum]

27. Go to the park and harbor/beach.

Firemen's fair is in full swing this week, started July 1 with the firemen's parade.

Tomorrow night, fireworks (weather willing)

Although I've witnessed fireworks in NYC and aboard boats, to me, there's no place like my old home town, where I grew up and went to the schools.

[NewHendoLib]

28. Going to a kids parade downtown with daughter and grandson.

Local brewery to see a Pink Floyd tribute band at night. Gardening and hammock time in between.

[BeneteauBum]

29. Just another evening on my floating home.....

Peace ☮️

[underpants]

55. Sounds great.

[BeneteauBum]

83. It is. However, in the Keys, the heat index today was 107.

No AC, just three fans. Basic minimal living, low carbon footprint……my choice.

Peace ☮️

[Deuxcents]

111. We'll celebrate your next post since it'll be a milestone 💥

[AverageOldGuy]

30. Wife hospitalized

Be sitting with her.

[littlemissmartypants]

42. 🫂❣️

[SheltieLover]

72. Healing vibes on the way to her

[electric_blue68]

118. Strength to you both. A good recovery for her!

[sinkingfeeling]

31. Nothing

[TNNurse]

32. Staying home.

Getting up early to do outside chores before it is beastly HOT. I will pick blueberries and my husband will work on that dead tree that fell. Then inside, hot dogs for supper because we like them.

Will not watch any crap on TV. Please let us know if he actually keels over in the heat.

[cachukis]

33. Been walking around the Boston Seaport at 98 degrees.

Came early before 4th of July cruise that departs under fireworks tomorrow night.
Not sensed any chatter about the sesquicentennial.
Long, short walk from Northern Ave to our hotel. Had to stop frequently. We are not young. Passersby offered water and one from a grill walked up two cold cups. That struck me more about the patriots from my olde town than any celebration.
A lot of good Americans will will it on. Haven't given up on what will come out of the wreckage.
Wouldn't it be nice if we faced reality and make it better.
Happy Birthday.

[IronLionZion]

34. Steer clear of MAGA on the national mall

I'll watch the fireworks from across the river in Arlington, VA and cook up some kosher Hebrew National hot dogs

[warmfeet]

35. I will read DU, as usual. NT

[Tree Lady]

36. Usually go to parade in Ashland OR

But with my hip recovery going slow and parking may be far away not going.

Nighttime last few years my golden has been more and more afraid so we stay home with him and turn tv on loud.

[electric_blue68]

119. Here's to a full recovery!

[swimboy]

37. Staying cool at home

Husband and I will grill some Hebrew National hot dogs and enjoy beans and corn on the cob. Glow it up with a martini and work a jigsaw puzzle.

We are hoping to celebrate Independence Day in November!

[TBF]

38. I'm in Texas - they'll be setting off fireworks everywhere

I definitely don't feel like celebrating but will take a long walk with my dog. He's a gsp and points at the fireworks when they go off which is pretty amusing.

[littlemissmartypants]

43. GSP's are beautiful and smart. It sounds like yours is also entertaining. ❤️

[AverageJoe]

39. Celebrating Kelsey Pfendler!

It looks like she’ll be making landfall in Oahu within the next few hours. What an amazing achievement!

I’m genuinely thrilled.

[littlemissmartypants]

47. She's absolutely crushed the previous record. An outstanding role model for...

Strength, grace, perseverance, and resilience. Great qualities for life's journey.

Excellent idea, AverageJoe!

[BeneteauBum]

79. That's incredible!

Didn’t know who she is…..thanks!

Peace ☮️

[electric_blue68]

124. Wow! Looked her up.

Once about 61 yrs ago, staying over at neighbor's summer home in the countryside I rowed out to the middle of the lake at night. Tall fir trees surrounding a lot of it.
Laid back against the tire, and looked up at the stars.
Glorious!

[Rocknation]

41. With the help of advanced notice of the heatwave

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I very purposely arranged to be involved in project for which a minimum of 48 hours of incarceration, not having to do anything more strenuous than type, and listening to my favorite genre of music are very much to my advantage. I mean, President DuhDon has been making the same speech since 2016.


Rocknation

[waterwatcher123]

44. Flying back to NE Minnesota from Alaska.

[littlemissmartypants]

49. Bon voyage!

[waterwatcher123]

150. May your day be enjoyable and fun!

[littlemissmartypants]

158. Thank you. ❤️

[Mysterian]

45. Hang out with my dog in air conditioned comfort

And hope for no wildfires from dumbasses with their stupid fireworks.

[COL Mustard]

46. I want to be far away from everyone.

So I'm going to the Great American State Fair!

ETA: Not original, stolen from wherever I saw it earlier...still damn funny.

[littlemissmartypants]

50. 😄🌞❤️

[orleans]

73. well that was an unexpected and humorous answer. i bet, if you do go there, you will be far away

from everyone.

[Wonder Why]

48. Visit local friends. No decorations. No celebration. It's just a typical trump Saturday.

[Kali]

51. used to be my favorite holiday

current events have pretty much sapped my enthusiasm for celebrating but will grill some dogs and have the usual sides. nobody in this house drinks anymore besides me so I don't much either, but I bought a couple canned cocktails that I may indulge in. hang in the pool, light off a handful of leftover fireworks from years prior I have laying around.

last year I was in a skilled nursing facility at this time so there is that to celebrate. whee!

[orleans]

98. glad you're at home this year, kali -- and hanging out in a pool sounds wonderful! nt

[electric_blue68]

125. Glad u r much better!

[littlemissmartypants]

175. ❤️🫂

[underpants]

53. Watch "Jaws" with my family.

[redwitch]

84. I may do that too!

But after the last two episodes of Widow’s Bay.

[Niagara]

145. This is a yearly tradition for me

I usually watch all the Jaws movies during Shark Week.

This year Shark Wees is July 26th to August 1st.

🦈

[Aussie105]

57. Is that fireworks or gunfire?

For your safety and the safety of any timid pets, everybody should stay indoors.

Nothing to celebrate anyway.

[ZDU]

59. Not a damn thing

I refuse to celebrate

[Talitha]

61. Sip some wine - nibble on cheese, crackers and fruit while having an old movie marathon.

I love the old B&Ws from the 30's and 40's. They just don't make 'em like that anymore.

[littlemissmartypants]

91. That sounds like fun. ❤️

[joanbarnes]

63. Ditto

[Initech]

65. I'm going to see the Angels vs the Red Sox.

Will the game suck? Probably. But at least I'll get to hang with the "sell the team" crowd!

[buzzycrumbhunger]

69. Not a damned thing

Got laid off from fucking Walgeens in mid April (bought out by a hedge fund who’s jettisoning staff and stores, and I predict the company will fold as soon as they’ve sucked anything from value from it), my unemployment has about three weeks left, and I’ve had exactly two interviews and was passed over. My son (one leg) is likewise struggling to find a job. Four parrots, three cats, a shitty rental our crap doesn’t even fit in, and wondering where the hell we’re all going to go once we can’t pay rent in a month or two. I have an ex who owes me 17 years’ worth of alimony from a divorce in fucking 2003 (daughter just found his address) and can’t even afford to hire a lawyer to get on his arse and resume paying the debt.

This timeline offers nothing to celebrate and fighting traffic to watch shit blow up would hardly feel like a respite—unless it was the ex--especially because there’s nothing even outside my life to celebrate.

This timeline just sucks in all ways possible.

Good vibes, if you’ve got extra. *sigh*

[SheltieLover]

81. Won't your town or county go after the deadbeat?

[buzzycrumbhunger]

86. I'm in Floriduh

… he buggered off to Iowa.

Who knows at this point. Daughter is pissed because she tracked him down and he’s bought a house listed on Zillow at $400K, and because he left me with a termite-ridden house and then failed to provide alimony, I lost it and we’ve been hanging on by the skin of our teeth since.

And he’s on wifey #3 now, and has become a holy roller on top of this, which just adds to the irony. What does his Jeebus teach about stiffing your wife on alimony, I wonder…

I dodged a bullet in the ways that matter but man, life shouldn’t be this hard. Guess I should’ve gotten busy to find a replacement in these last 23 years, but my self esteem just took too big a hit to have the nerve to go looking for a proper man. Let me be a cautionary tale, I guess.

[SheltieLover]

92. I would try to get whichever jurisdiction issued the support order

To go after him!

So sorry for the clusterfuck you are in.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

93. Will try

I just found the old divorce decree and planned to write to the court to see if they’ll enforce it. Glad my daughter is a determined little bitch because now I can pinpoint his address so all they’d have to do is communicate with the court in IA. Fingers crossed!

[SheltieLover]

95. They should prosecute him, regardless of where he lives

He is in violation of a court order! And I hope you get interest tacked onto what the asshole owes you!

I know IL would def go after him, but FL is a whole other universe.

I think there was recent legislation passed to rescind passports for those damned deadbeats. Sorry, I don't know the particulars, but a little sleuthing should yield results.

Best of luck to you!

Oh to be a fly on the wall when the asshat is served! Blow his life up! And, whatever he owes for divorce #2 was entered after your court order, so you are 1st to collect! (I'm not a lawyer, just speaking generally from others' experiences.)

Pls keep us posted!

Kudos to your daughter!

[Deuxcents]

112. Check out the requirements for receiving half his social security..must be divorced 10 years and not remarried

I don’t know if he must be receiving benefits before you can collect but the requirements are on line. He can be remarried but you cannot ..I’d check

[buzzycrumbhunger]

134. Oh, wow!

That’s really great advice! Never occurred to me to think along those lines…

Married 23 miserable years and divorced in 2003. Never brave enough to risk another disaster, so I should be well within the parameters.

[Melon]

148. Must have been married 10 years....not divorced.

Doesn’t affect him at all and $oesnt even notify him when you do it.

[electric_blue68]

127. Good graciousness! : ( May you get what's properly owed you, and soon!!

[Lifeafter70]

105. Just checked regarding statues of limitations

Iowa has none but Florida has a 20 year statue from the last payment made or due not sure which. You would file a contempt of court where your divorce is filed and than file that finding with the court in Iowa. Of course you have to serve hime with both
The good thing is you can seize assets. Like a lien on his nice new house.

[electric_blue68]

128. Even before I read your last line...

"The good thing is you can seize assets."

I immediately thought 400k house!

[buzzycrumbhunger]

137. More great advice!

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Thanks so much!

[Niagara]

146. Did the 2003 divorce happen in Floriduh?

[buzzycrumbhunger]

159. Yep.

[Niagara]

164. I'm not an attorney, nor do I play one on TV

If you have an alimony order, I would seek counsel with a family attorney as soon as possible, counsel should be free. I would be upfront and state that you're basically broke. There is legal aid available.



It sounds like your ex might be in arrears and owe you addition alimony as well. Again, I'm not an attorney but hopefully this can keep you from being unhoused.


I'm sending you positive vibes.






https://familylawyerjax.com/enforcement-modifications-of-alimony-and-child-support-in-florida/


https://www.floridawomenslawgroup.com/blog/what-to-do-if-your-ex-spouse-stops-paying-alimony/

[buzzycrumbhunger]

166. Thanks so much!!

Great advice! Lots to prep for—and a long weekend to do it.

[Niagara]

167. You're welcome

Good luck to you, Buzzy!

[dem4decades]

70. I'm watching my son's dog, we're having a nice time.

The 4th of July is just the day between the 3rd and the 5th, no big deal.

[hibbing]

75. Hopefully fly my drone

Do some photographs and hyperlapse film of the incredible amount of fireworks that will be going off in my neighborhood.

[littlemissmartypants]

89. Cool.

[electric_blue68]

129. Oooo, hyperlapse - interesting! What about slow-mo?

[hibbing]

155. Kind of like a time-lapse

You can set the parameters to take a picture every two seconds for a certain amount of time, then the pictures make a short video. The parameters are limited by how long the battery lasts. I have done like 450 pictures over 10 minutes and turns into a 10 second video. I usually do sunsets but fireworks are cool to film too.

[electric_blue68]

161. Ooo, cool! I have that function on my phone's camera but never tried it. ..

Haven't had an occasion to use it yet.

I do the slo-mo when it's very breezy, and I'm sitting in our backyard yard with the tree branches moving.

[3catwoman3]

77. Just my husband and me. Staying home in the air conditioning...

...and watching tomorrow's two World Cup's round of 16 games.

Organic chicken brats from Aldi, and potato salad and key lime pie, both from Trader Joe's, on the menu.

It's going to be hot and rainy, and I don't want to be on the menu for mosquitoes.

[MerryBlooms]

78. Work and comfort ptsd kitties, manage my ptsd

I've been cooking for 3 days, so can can just spend time with my ptsd kitties after caring for cl8ent and sis
Did my red/white/blue chili and sweet cornbread today.
Fried chicken couple days. Pasta salad and potato salad yesterday.
I'm pooped lol

[littlemissmartypants]

85. I'm going to...

Hang up a flag which breaking with tradition this year is a peace flag with a dove like this one:



Then I'll refill my critter water bowls and bird baths with fresh water and put out bird seed.

Then I'll cook a nice dinner, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with mushrooms and spinach for Princess Floof and myself. Fruit salad for dessert.

I'm going to do my damnedest to try and stay hydrated, which is a daily struggle. Heat wave or not.

Then the Princess and I will watch France hopefully beat Paraguay while she munches ice and I sip sparkling water.

🇫🇷⚽️🇫🇷

I am very thankful for my independence and freedom, so I will probably give thanks for those, too.

Independence takes many forms.

Rescue your joy.

Celebrate your freedom.

❤️🤍💙
RESIST!! ✊️

— (@2diamondeyes.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T01:48:41.029Z

❤️🤍💙
RESIST!! ✊️

I hope that everyone has a lovely day!

❤️🤍💙

[DBoon]

87. we just adopted a dog

We are staying home with her

[synni]

88. I figured I would clean my toilet

I will celebrate again, when we have a new president and freedom is restored.

[Phoenix61]

90. Hanging cement board on the face of my fireplace

then tape and mud all the seams. Fun times🤣

[oberle]

96. I'm going to the church to practice the organ music for Sunday.

Then go out with a friend for Poke Bowl. Then come home and snuggle my cat for the evening.

[Freddie]

156. I'm playing hooky from church tomorrow

I’m on Council and very active in my ELCA congregation including choir. I love the choir director/organist BUT he likes to do patriotic music on the Sunday closest to the 4th and I truly do not think patriotic music belongs in church, especially now. Our pastor agrees with me but she’s letting it go this time because of 250.

[Delarage]

99. Cleaning then friends

It's hot AF in Delaware, so I'll be continuing my cleaning/organizing that I have been putting off. Then getting together with my ANTIFA friends and celebrating my foster son's 14th birthday (actually born on 6/22 but he was at a YMCA camp in Maryland...where they threw him a little party) and letting our dogs play. My poor black lab has been having to get up at the crack of dawn or walking as the sun is disappearing in order to not spontaneously combust. Took her to Brandywine Creek for a swim this evening.

[littlemissmartypants]

103. Happy Birthday to your foster son! 🥳

[woodsprite]

149. Sounds like a good plan

We live less than 5 min from the UD fieldhouse. Too many trees in our development to see the fireworks, but we’ll definitely hear all of them.

We’d usually drive down and park at STAR campus and watch from the parking lot. Not this year though: 1) just not feeling patriotic, 2) way too hot, and 3) I fell walking the dog on June 19th and either bruised or cracked a rib so still having back/rib pain from that. It’s getting better, but it’s slow.

It’ll just be hubby, myself, and our daughter. Son and his wife will probably go to the reservoir to watch the fireworks after he gets off work. Daughter decided she’d show her spirit with swamp water green nail polish topped with a chunky blue flecks, and her middle fingernail done in bright red 😁.

When she gets home, it’ll be turkey burgers, some kind of salad (either potato or the macaroni salad recipe posted on DU today), corn on the cob, coleslaw, and peach cobbler.

Hope you have a great day and stay cool!

[Luciferous]

100. Absolutely nothing

[EdmondDantes_]

101. Try to stay cool

I might try making a wooden sword, read, laundry. There are friends coming over in the early evening.

I've never done much for 4th of July, but Trump doesn't change much of what I do.

[Martin Eden]

106. A storm with high winds cracked a huge branch and some smaller ones off our trees toay

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Weather permitting, I've got chainsaw work to do. I suppose I can imagine I'm cutting something else.

Other than that, the wife and I might watch the Gettysburg movie with Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, and Stephen Lang.

[CanonRay]

107. Cookout with a dozen friends

at our new house.

[littlemissmartypants]

122. Congratulations on your new home!

[electric_blue68]

130. Congrats! Enjoy!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

108. My girl friend and I are getting married tomorrow,

It'll draw more people than Trumpedo's colossal fuck up.

That is my fuck you to Trumpedo.

[Deuxcents]

113. Congratulations 🥂 would love some pictures. Going anywhere for a honeymoon?

[littlemissmartypants]

121. Yay!! That's fantastic, MCE!! Congratulations to You and your Bride!

💐🎉🕊🔔🕊🎉💐

[electric_blue68]

131. Wonderful! 💞

[Solly Mack]

109. It's dangerously hot here and there is a burn ban in place.

I'm staying inside except for water runs for the birds and barn cats and hoping no one burns the village down.

[littlemissmartypants]

120. I share you concerns about fire, SM. ❤️

[Solly Mack]

123. Some folks around here refuse to heed the ban - making them a danger to us all.

They have been lighting fireworks/firecrackers for a few days now. The village does a display over the water on the 4th. The people, in their own yards.

[electric_blue68]

133. Good luck for your whole area!!

May no one do anything stupid!!!

[Solly Mack]

141. Thanks. Here's hoping.

[Maru Kitteh]

110. Working. I'm a nurse.

I would rather go to the Polebridge Montana 4th of July parade. It’s kind of legendary up here. Very quirky. Lots of hippies and, well, very unique individuals.

[RandySF]

126. Help my family flee the country

Kidding. My wife and son are going to visit family overseas.

[electric_blue68]

135. Safe travels! And a good visit!

[róisín_dubh]

132. Celebrating my partner's birthday

Which was yesterday and having one last weekend out for awhile before he undergoes surgery for prostate cancer. We will enjoy no fireworks or anything, but then again, we live in England.

[electric_blue68]

138. A successful surgery and recovery!

[róisín_dubh]

173. Thank you.

He’s in good (robotic) hands with his oncology and surgical team with the NHS. That’s the best thing about it from my perspective: no bills!

[littlemissmartypants]

171. 🫂❤️

[róisín_dubh]

174. Thank you ❤️

[electric_blue68]

140. I'm in NYC. It'll be about 102F. Staying inside, and....

will try to find some live coverage of The Tall Ships!

Some digital art. Maybe some crafting, too. Stream TV.

Maybe find some live feed at night for Macy's fireworks, but my sis will tape them for me; I'll visit her next weekend.
Ooo, maybe I'll look on line for Boston fireworks.
One year we joked Boston was better than Macy's! 😄

A mix of sadness/anger at what's happening, but also some fun. Not let him ruin it all.

Oh. I can look up old footage from '76 Tall Ships!

[Still Waters]

147. I like to watch the HBO John Adams miniseries

Paul Giamatti is spectacular as John Adams. The second episode when the Declaration of Independence is debated, and then voted on, is incredibly moving.

When I found that Obama and then Biden were elected, I blasted the theme song to celebrate. I hope to blast it again in Nov. 2028.

[TommieMommy]

151. Doing laundry, cleaning floors and watching Netflix

[Polybius]

152. Paaaaarrrrrrrtttttttyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IzzaNuDay]

157. Absolutely nothing related to the day.

I’m away from home with no inclination to see anything remotely related to today. I have ebooks and Netflix. Had I been home, would have been the same routine!

I was alive during the bicentennial and it was an awesome affair. This “celebration” is more of a poop show.

[usedtobedemgurl]

160. My big plan is to stay out of the heat.

Nothing else. Just stay inside and hope the grid keeps up.

[Maeve]

162. Quiet day, watch "Hamilton" tonight

Maybe step outside at 10 pm to see if we can see the fireworks

[Xavier Breath]

163. I have a tradition I started some years ago where I watch Jaws.

I purchased a new tv earlier this year and the picture's so clear it's like the movie was shot on videotape. Once that's over, I'm going to head over to the mall. I've lost quite a bit of weight this year thanks to clean living and Big Pharma, and there's a sale on some exercise apparel that I want to take advantage of. But, outside of Jaws, nothing at all 4th-related.

I honestly don't give a shit.

[PCB66]

168. I'm do nursing duty this weekend

My wife of 55 years is recovering from a hip replacement.

I'm being her at-home nurse.

No 4th of July celebration for us. Family coming over tomorrow but today is a bust.

[littlemissmartypants]

170. 🫂❤️

[allegorical oracle]

169. Will be hunkering down hoping the drumpsters who live around me don't

start a fire or kill themselves (or me) with their fireworks. One of the stores near me has been selling fireworks since May and my neighbors spend hundreds of dollars on them. Those who don't have real fireworks will just be shooting their guns in the air. They haven't figured out gravity, yet -- that bullets don't just go up.

[Dulcinea]

172. Here in Atlanta:

I ran in my 31st Peachtree Road Race, the world's largest 10K, with my daughter. It was her 11th. After that, our family went to the neighborhood pool for a pool party & we saw fireworks in our neighborhood. There's a guy who accepts donations for pyrotechnics. Miraculously, it wasn't oppressively hot. Storms yesterday really helped.

We celebrated OUR holiday OUR way. I enjoy the 4th of July & I refuse to let the Fascist Felon ruin it. YMMV.

[CaptainTruth]

176. Thank you to everyone who responded.

I truly appreciate your responses.
I understand it's been a few days since I posted that & I haven't followed up, because I was so depressed I took some time away.

I'll respond further when I have time.