Happy Congressional Recess!

A happy Fourth of July to you all. And a happy Independence Day to my fellow USA inmates.

Did you know that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two founders who kinda hated each other for a while, both died on July 4th 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence? (Actually independence was declared on July 2 and the D of I signed in August, but let's not get all nitpicky here.) And both died thinking the other still lived, it being back before the days of Twitter.

David McCullough's John Adams, in which I learned this tidbit, was a bit of a hagiography but terrific reading nonetheless.

Enjoy the day. We, naturellement, are celebrating with Korean barbecue.