That's where I've been. But some combination of Robert

by BillyGoat , At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Wednesday, July 01, 2026, 06:31 (23 days ago) @ Chris

Reich, Charlie Sykes, Dan Rather, and Joyce Vance has gotten me at least a bit motivated to be more celebratory as an act of resistance.

But I've spent much of my time anticipating the 250th planning to sit in my basement with all the lights off and just begging for it to be over.

Also, I object to the assertion that this is our country's 250th birthday. We didn't create a country in 1776. We just achieved free agency. It wasn't until 1787 until we took our talents to the Constitutional Convention and not until 1790 that the Constitution was fully ratified. So, either 2027 or 2030 is actually the 250th birthday.

All we can do is hang on for dear life until then, clinging to the hope that we will still have something to celebrate. If we do, I'll let it rip for real on the 4th of July in 2027 (though I know that's not the date the Constitution was signed).