Not without a star

Sunday is Independence Day in the United States. It marks the publication of the Declaration of Independence by our Founding Fathers in 1776. It’s always been a holiday for light and noise in the form of fireworks, of community gatherings, of bands (marching or seated), of maybe some local pols’ pontifications.

And now that Cadet Bonespurs has been resoundingly voted out of office, maybe we can get back to those celebrations.

So for today’s earworm I’m giving you Neil Diamond’s “America”, which is about the diverse strengths brought to this nation by immigrants from all over. It’s something we all need to remember.