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Thursday, June 29

t.o.w. the star spangled banner

US National Flag : The Star Spangled Banner - Mary Young Pickersgill




US National Anthem : Star Spangled Banner - Francis Scott key

O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O thus be it ever when free-men shall stand
Between their lov'd home and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust!”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

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The American Dream...

Ahh. I still question what I did. And now wonder if I'm fit to live the American dream after all.

You are almost always lesser than the person you think you are.

Anyway. In lieu of the (happy) conclusion of the recent block tests and the arrival of this most befitting 1 week holiday, I have embarked on a journey to learn more about the American national anthem and flag! Did you know that there are 2 more verses to the star spangled banner but that they are hardly sang at all because of possible innuendos/euphemisms about British culture. And did you know that the original ameriacn flag only had 13 stars?

Of course you don't and neither are you interested. This is why I'm the only freak waving my star spangled banner to the US soccer team.

Other things I need to do during this short reprive,

1. Watch OC
2. Buy OC
3. Buy clothes
4. Bowl
5. Eat good / junk food

Please don't wake me up from my week long reverie.
kenn thwacked an asshat munchkin' at 4:55 PM