Happy Birthday America

Good morning, America. It's nice to spend a few quiet moments with you, moments of brief and sweet reflections that are as real to me as the morning dew. Such reflections represent a small fraction of the 73 years spent within your borders. Born within your ocean-surrounded borders, I am proud to be called an American. My mother gave birth to me in your Dixie Delta. I met and married my wife in your great Mid- Western Metropolis, where I also graduated from college. I once spent a night and a day in your New York City, home of Miss Liberty. Our first child was born in your DairyLand of Southern Wisconsin. A few years later we took our hearts to your city by the Bay on the West Coast, but packed up our hearts with us 8 years later and took them along with our three kids to Sacramento Valley. Yes, America, I just wanted you to know on your birthday that when I added up all the good and subtracted the bad experiences, being a citizen of this great country has gone well for me. To God, I am grateful. Yes, America, as we prepare and anticipate celebrating your birthday, I just wanted to wish you a happy 247th. A citizen for life, Sitruc 061123S