The 4th of July is more than a day off work to most of us–or at least I hope it is! It is a time when we are all united. Americans came together after 9/11 with one sole purpose, to project solidarity against terrorism. That solidarity still exists, but tends to get watered down as the years go by. Still, I saw it demonstrated this afternoon, as the folks that live down the street paused their schedules of work and kids and carpooling and grilling to dig through their respective garages for their American flags. One by one, flags are going up all over the neighborhood. The fact that one neighbor hates the way the other cuts his grass, or that one household has a really annoying dog that keeps another household awake is put on hold. People that don’t normally chat with each other do so as they dust off their flags and tighten the ropes. Right now, the only thing that matters is that we are all, for at least one day, on the same team.
