Good morning!
On Tuesday, I said I didn't know what I was doing for the 4th of July, which was yesterday. Since I had to get a few food stuffs for a birthday party at work today, I decided to pick up some potato salad, just in case someone decided to do something. That went well, because my uncle was cooking. So I had ONE plate (I'm proud of myself), watched Madea's Big Happy Family (one of the better ones in my opinion), then had one of my aunts drop me off at The Green to watch the fireworks with my friends. Then, we took a midnight ride to the beach and chilled there for an hour. We got in at 2am. I'm back to work, exhausted.
How was everyone else's holiday?
Greetings
- Debra Renée Byrd
- Delaware, United States
- Deborah Hawkins, penned Debra Renée Byrd, began writing after a blank book project in elementary school and never stopped, fashioning stories based on her favorite TV shows and movies before creating more original works. She studied at the University of the Arts and Florida State University before settling down and graduating from Temple University. She now resides in her hometown of Dover, DE, where she spends most of her time at work or at church. She loves fantasies, superheroes, is a trekkie and a brown coat. She loves television and lives for Final Fantasy video games, having collected most of them. She has read a myriad of authors, and her favorite authors change whenever she finds a new book that changes her life... "When you can't run, you crawl. When you can't crawl...well, you know the rest." -Tracey, Firefly, "The Message"
Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts
Friday, July 5, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
IWSG: O ! say can you see
Hello! And happy early 4th of July from the Insecure Writer's Support Group, led by the awesome Alex J. Cavanaugh!
I really don't have much to say today, but I thought I'd provide some inspiration based on a letter to the editor in my newspaper a couple of weeks ago. The man started by complaining about the way some people embellish "The Star Spangled Banner", then went on to tell the history of it, which I didn't know, so I ignored his little complaint. lol
Francis Scott Key had gone to negotiate the release of war prisoners (War of 1812) and in ended being held himself, due to becoming aware of the British intent to attack Baltimore. So, he was in prison during the bombardment at Fort Henry September 13-14th. From his cell, he was able to see the American Flag still standing in the morning.
Inspired, he wrote "Defence of Fort McHenry", which was later titled "The Star Spangled Banner" and put to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven". It became so popular that by 1931, Congress made it the United States' national anthem!
And something I just learned: there are 3 other stanzas! So, here is one of the surviving copies of "Defence of Fort McHenry" for your enjoyment. Have a Happy Independence Day! May we all one day write something that is remembered for generations to come. :)
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Express Yourself: For the 4th
Welcome back for Express Yourself! Thank you to Jackie @ Bouquet of Books and Dani @ Entertaining Interests for this weekly bloghop.
This week's question is: What do you plan to do for the 4th, or for this week if you have no plans. (BTW, happy belated Canada Day!)
I actually have no plans. I'll most likely wear red, white & blue, because I'm cheesy like that. I might make the two packs of hot dogs I bought the other day when I went to the store for waffles. We can see the fireworks from my street, but maybe we'll go out to The Green again this year. It was nice not having a house in the way of the whole picture.
How about you guys?
Have a happy Fourth of July! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
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