Happy birthday, America

Here are a few things that make me glad to be an American:

I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy

"Lida Rose, I'm home again, Rose."

I don't know what you think about when you hear the phrase "dirty books," but I always think "Chaucer . . . Rabelais . . . Baaaaaaalzac!"

"I like the island Manhattan. Smoke on your pipe and put that in."

"Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!"

The Duke. John Ford. Nuff said.

That's all for now. I've got a parade to catch.