I just returned from my good friend Mike Marnell's Marnell Family Fourth of July barbecue. Mike lives in Kingston across the street from his mom and dad. They throw a great July fourth barbecue. The Marnell family is huge; I guess there were about 80 people there, and they're all doing great. Mike's dad, Bob, is suffering from heart problems but he is in good spirits. The food is always awesome at the Marnell parties. Mike made the BEST Buffalo wings I ever had. I brought bottle of single malt scotch which Mike and I worked on all day.
Fireworks, family and barbecues are what the Founding Fathers envisioned for the Fourth. Upon recovering from the party and driving home I took a minute to watch my favorite scene from HBO's John Adams television series. I love when Abigail Adams (Laura Linney) reads the Declaration to her children who are recovering from an epidemic--they are America's future and one of them is to become the sixth president:
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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