#FollowFriday for July 3rd

Happy Independence Day Weekend America!

Please be sure to not only have a fun & safe fourth of July weekend, but be sure to take a moment to reflect on how fortunate we are to have the freedoms & liberties that we do have here in the U.S.. For all of our bitching & complaining, we really do have it plush here.

I come from the Lee's & Dean's of old Virginia on my maternal side, so Independence Day has a really cool & personal meaning to me. Not that it doesn't hold significant meaning for ALL of us...just sayin'.

My G-G-G-G-G-G (eh, too many G's) Grand Uncle was George Washington. My GGGGGGG (whatever) Grandfather was Henry Lee III
who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Mind you, some of my maternal ancestors are ones that enslaved, raped, killed, et cetera some of my paternal ancestors, but that is all water under the bridge now. It is what it is.

From my ancestors that are indiginous to this continent to the ones that helped shape our government, to the soldiers that have fought & those that continue to fight for our freedom & the freedom of others, to the firefighters, the law enforcemment, doctors, nurses, teachers, to those that bust their humps working hard every day, to those out of work & eager to find a job, to the bum in the streets, the activists, the pacifists, to the children & all others I may have left out...

"This land is your land, this land is my land

From California to the New York Island

From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

This land was made for you and me." -Woodie Guthrie

I am SO proud to be an American. Sometimes embaressed, yes, but very proud nonetheless. This is OUR country because we make it what it is.

Happy Independence Day America!

Now, on with my #FollowFriday Suggestions...

I follow a lot of ppl. Of course I can not catch every tweet they post, I am able to keep tabs on them pretty well. This is a list of SOME folks on Twitter that I look forward to chatting with and/or reading their tweets. Some are controversial. Some are informative. Some are just plain ol' Chatty Cathy's (or Chad's if applicable). Point being, if you add 1/2 of these ppl to your following list, you will A) Never be bored on Twitter. B) Learn something new. C) Make some great contacts. D) Smile & laugh.

Give 'em a shot & check them out!

@bnmeeks @LATimescitydesk @AdrielHampton @LATimesNystrom @markbriggs @tnsltwn @Art_News @winkfromblueyes @aNorthernSoul @Arktist @AlohaArleen @RayBeckerman @terri5me2000 @ZAGrrl @JDrive @andrewhuntre @Letiitaa @Zacharycohen @zachflauaus @Monkfishy @Adrigonzo @SaschaScarpulla @hlooman @tracy2be @Robert_Banghart @guruvan @ZAGrrl @mactavish @PhilHarrison @marquearts @verwon @egratto @CJamz @BilleBaty @Walterpic @nelsonmaud @wahliaodotcom @dreadw @drewtipton @pussreboots @motheringrocks @Adriel4Congress @gmkerwin @WriterLeeAnne @bhavinm @jonkolbe @smellycents @Meghan1018 @Irishrose54 @GumpB @DrDuran @thetalesend @christinajade @LishaBisha @judithsthoughts @Halibutron@@chrisblake @TankaBar_Linda @gregcollier joebrooks @TradingGoddess@Clifsoulo @ianryerson @Zab @zaibatsu@smashadv @purplehayz @JimMacMillan @entreprediva @3amjosh @aileen2u2 @QueenofSpain @TheExpert @FizzyDuck @bhavinm @littlefoxy @taosmesa @swellyn @campingblogger @Armageddontime @CHARLIEFOGG @pixel_jockey @LittleFoxy @LishaBisha @Calamari @BasilLeaf @ckanal @ocicat_bengals @elocio @infidelsarecool

*I didn't have time to hyperlink the names. Your mousing hand could use the copy/paste exercise. ;-)


SO sorry if I left anyone out. Please understand that I try to get as many ppl in as possible over the course of many #FollowFriday's. That and I am pressed for time. Running away to Lake Tahoe for the weekend! ;-)

Be safe & have fun!