Happy Fourth!

To all Americans today--remember our troops:



Stay safe today. Happy Independence Day!

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This is a double-post day, so be sure to scroll down to read the latest installment of The King's Pryde.



"America's greatest strength--and its greatest weakness--is our belief in second chances, our belief that we can always start over, that things can be made better." ~Anthony Walton


And just because this one's so funny--and true--it's a double-quote day, too:


"America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks a chair over." ~Arnold Toynbee