Mistress Tootie Belle Rules the World: Symbols of America

Monday, July 04, 2005

Symbols of America

Sea of Green
Originally uploaded by Mistress Tootie Belle.

Today I am not a southerner, or a conservative, or even a maverick. Today I am an American.

229 years ago, there were English and native and French and German and mongrels. But today, they are Americans.

Today, I don't think about the problems and crises of my country. Today I am an American.

Today I choose to celeberate all that is good and wondrous about my country. Today I thank God for all the privileges and rights I have, just by being born and living here. Today I reflect on all the people I've met and the things I've created. Because I am an American.

Today is not about barbecues or fireworks or a day off. It's not about who hates us or who likes us or who doesn't care. It's about being grateful for the millions who fought to give us a chance, to those who gave up their lives to ensure ours. It's about patriotism. For I, I am an American.

Happy birthday, America. I love you.

8 Comments:

At 7/04/2005 03:17:00 AM, Anonymous said...: That was really beautiful.

God bless you!

Alice
At 7/04/2005 11:58:00 AM, Darlene Schacht said...: I commented last night, and it's gone today, oooohoooohoooo ooooo. Spooky.

Embrace the day patriotic Tootie.
At 7/04/2005 01:15:00 PM, Nettie said...: It's actually a different post. I had trouble with the picture.
At 7/04/2005 04:30:00 PM, Darlene Schacht said...: Did you know the picture still isn't showing up? It's very dark. Last night I took it into photoshop to lighten and look at it.
At 7/04/2005 10:09:00 PM, John said...: Excellent post Nettie, says it all! Happy 4th July from Australia!

GBYAY and God Bless America!
At 7/05/2005 12:03:00 AM, Darlene Schacht said...: I just read your side bar. I love "And I am not afraid of clowns!" That is hillarious.
At 7/05/2005 02:05:00 PM, Lucy Stern said...: I hope we all reflected on what it is to be an American. We all need to be grateful for our many blessings and know that we have it pretty darn good living in this free country.
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Loves: my nephew, SVU, Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, my job, growing up in the South, writing, music, movies, Europe, America, politics, laughing, loving, living.

: Name:Nettie; Location:South Carolina, United States

Loves cartoons, educational stuff, reruns of the Golden Girls and especially Law and Order: SVU. Forever cold and hungry- sad, eh? Adores working at Bath and Body Works- "It's more than a job, it's a way of life!" Her Buick is named Harvey -she doesn't know why either. A certified klutz, yet they still let her play with boxcutters. Loves music new and old. Saved at the age of nine. Likes to make people laugh. Fell in love with Europe on her after-senior-year trip and wants to go back and randomly wander and look at stuff. Tends to randomly wander anyway when she's transfixed in her own little world. Republican politics volunteer since before she could vote, despite her hatred of making phone calls. Is thoroughly obsessed with a certain eight month old child named Austin fortunate enough to share her gene pool.

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