Doing anything special for Independence Day 2019?

I wont be doing anything special. In fact the day will probably pass without me even noticing.

Not planning on anything in particular. Probably just go about the day enjoying the quiet which takes possession of the city on holidays.

Later on, take in the local fireworks. A combination of television viewing and not so fabulous viewing from my windows. If they got rid of that 20-story building it would be better for viewing. This way I see things on both sides of it. Hey, it's free so what the heck, might as well enjoy.

January
Camaroon - January 1
Haiti - January 1
Western Samoa - January 1
Sudan - January 1
Burma - January 4
Chad - January 11

Nauru - January 31
February
Ceylon/Sri Lanka - February 4
New Zealand - February 6
Grenada - February 7
Iran - February 11
Gambia - February 18
Saint Lucia - February 22
Dominican Republic - February 27
March
Wales - March 1
Morocco - March 3
Mauritius - March 12
Ireland - March 17
Liechtenstein - March 19
Pakistan - March 23
Greece - March 25
Bangladesh - March 26
April
Hungary - April 4
Senegal - April 4
Denmark - April 16
Syria - April 17
Zimbabwe - April 18
Austria - April 27
Sierra Leone - April 27
Togo - April 27
Japan - April 29
The Netherlands - April 30
Israel - April or May
May

Astraya Mates Day - May 8

Czechoslovakia - May 9
Laos - May 11
Paraguay - May 14
Israel - May 15
Norway - May 17
Cuba - May 20
Argentina - May 25
Jordan - May 25
Guyana - May 26
June
Tunisia - June 1
Italy - June 2
Seychelles - June 5
Sweden - June 6
Portugal - June 10
Philippines - Independence Day June 12
Iceland - June 17
Kuwait - June 19
Luxembourg - June 23
Croatia - June 25
Mozambique - June 25
Madagascar - June 26
Djibouti - June 27
Republic of Congo - June 30
Zaire - June 30
July
Burundi - July 1
Canada - July 1
Rwanda - July 1
Somalia - July 1
United States of America - July 4
Venezuela - July 5
Malawi - July 6
Argentina - July 9
Bahamas - July 10
Mongolia - July 11
Sao Tome and Principe - July 12
France - July 14
Iraq - July 14
South Korea - July 17
Colombia - July 20
Belgium - July 21
Poland - July 22
Egypt - July 23
Ethiopia - July 23
Liberia - July 26
Maldive Islands - July 26
Peru - July 28
August
Dahomey - August 1
Switzerland - August 1
Upper Volta - August 5
Bolivia - August 6
Jamaica - First Monday in August
Ivory Coast - August 7
Singapore - August 9
Ecuador - August 10
Pakistan - August 14
Republic of Congo - August 15
India - August 15
Cyprus - August 16
Gabon - August 17
Indonesia - August 17
Afghanistan - August 18
Rumania - August 23
Uruguay - August 25
Trinidad and Tobago - August 31
Malaysia - August 31
September
Libya - September 1
Vietnam - September 2
Qatar - September 3
San Marino - September 3
Swaziland - September 6
Brazil - September 7
Andorra - September 8
North Korea - September 9
Bulgaria - September 9
Costa Rica - September 15
El Salvador - September 15
Guatemala - September 15
Honduras - September 15
Nicaragua - September 15
Mexico - September 16
Papua New Guinea - September 16
Chile - September 18
Belize - September 21
Malta - September 21
Mali - September 22
Saudi Arabia - September 23
Yemen - September 26
Botswana - September 30
October
People's Republic of China - October 1-2
Nigeria - October 1
Guinea - October 2
Lesotho October 4
Fiji - October 7
Germany - October 3 1990
Uganda - October 9
Republic of China/Taiwan - October 10
Spain - October 12
Zambia - October 24
Iran - October 26
South Vietnam - October 26
St Vincent and Grenadines - October 27
Turkey - October 29
November
Algeria - November 1
Panama - November 3
Dominica - November 3
Soviet Union - November 7
Cambodia - November 9
Angola - November 11
Rhodesia - November 11
Saudi Arabia - November 12
Comoros - November 12
Monaco - November 19
Lebanon - November 22
Suriname - November 25
Albania - November 28
Mauritania - November 28
Southern Yemen - November 29
Yugoslavia - November 29-30
Barbados - November 30
December
Central African Republic - December 1
Thailand - December 5
Finland - December 6
Tanzania - December 9
Upper Volta - December 11
Kenya - December 12
Niger - December 18
Nepal - December 21

I'll probably give most of those a miss as well.

What is that list for?

I'll be playing in a community band in the morning then headed down to a friend's place for beer and lobster.

There's more than one Independence Day!

Okay, well, July 4th is Independence Day for us Americans.

But not everyone here is American.

To all the Americans reading this:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!

Yeah, Happy Birthday United States of America— the shining city on the hill:

Don't CRAP on my thread.

My family and I are going to the family picnic.

The USA craps on the world.

Today my daughter and I are taking a 6.5 hour bus ride from Mexico City to Guadalajara! I am wearing my American flag shirt to celebrate the day. But, I doubt anyone notices.

Indepemdence day here is celebrated in September.

I was making an intended pun. If I may ask, are you an American?

Despite its flaws, the U.S. is still a great country.

This is the best song about America in the Universe.

You're right, man — I missed it! I've been so damn fixated on environmental degradation that I may have become a little defensive. More like offensive! Currently it's plastic pollution; at least it takes my mind off Trump.

I think I'd identify more as an earthling.

And human beings are a great species.