Mike Pouraryan
Happy Birthday America!
O' Say Does That Star Spangled Banner Yet Wave
For us in the United States, many of us will celebrate 232nd Birthday of our country July 4th. Many us will strike up the barbeque, have some friends over and sip a few beers. Later in the evening the simulation of the rockets red glare will light the evening sky. I often think back to the picnics of our childhood at San Buenaventura State beach in Ventura, CA. I loved that place. It had a grassy picnic area my father would secure at 5:30 am where we could barbeque. Later I would beg my parents or my older brother or sister to take me to the ocean for a cool down. Nothing was more exciting than waiting for the day to end so we could watch the professional fireworks show off the pier.
