I don't know if the rain we had here earlier will go away and let the annual fireworks show go on as planned, but it's looking reasonably good now. This beinh Houston, of course, one can never be sure.

If you need a contingency plan in the event of a cancellation, you can read Vince's thoughts on the Voting Rights Act instead. Or read Julia's Annotated Declaration of Independence, which she did here as a guest post last year.

If all that's a little too heavy, I have four words for you: Yep yep yep yep. If that doesn't bring a smile to your face (whether or not you're sufficiently Child Of The Seventies-ish to recognize it from your misspent youth), then I'm afraid I can't help you. Many thanks to Fred for the catch.