What a country, right? As we celebrate America’s 246th birthday on the 4th of July, let’s pause and list a few reasons to love America.
Thanks to cable TV and YouTube, we can still enjoy the Beverly Hillbillies, Marshal Dillon and Hoss Cartwright, even though few people under 40 know who they are.
We have amazing emergency workers who respond to the situations the rest of us are trying to run away from.
We have “news” channels that lean to the left, and others that lean to the right. And we are not forced to watch any of them. We have towns called Ducktown, Turtletown, Suck Creek, Gruetli-Laager, Orme, Hogjaw Valley, Rising Fawn, Talking Rock, Peavine, Nutbush, Bell Buckle, Rugby, Greenback, Bucksnort, Bugtussle, Flintstone, Burning Bush, Isabella, Box Springs, Rocky Face, Lick Skillet, Butts, Arab, Bartlebaugh, Beersheba Springs, and Scratch Ankle. I’ve been everywhere, man.
We have farmers’ markets with fresh, homegrown produce.
We have the Country Music Hall of Fame.
They still make Yoohoo, Nehi Grape Soda, Paydays and Zagnut bars.
We have a kind-hearted Tennessee native named Dolly Parton, who shares her good fortune.
We have Carol Burnett, Tom Hanks, and Willie Nelson. Not long ago, Willie recorded a song called, “I’m Still Not Dead.” That’s his best title since “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.”
We still have…
