Happy Flag Day

I looked up the meaning of the colors of our flag. There's a website dedicated to it.

Of course there is.

In case you are too lazy to look at the website, here are a couple of interesting facts:

"The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice."

Also this from a book about the flag published in 1977 by the House of Representatives...

"The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun."

Now you know where our flag comes from and its significance. Now, go wave Old Glory and be patriotic. We're eating sausages on the grill for dinner. That's pretty patriotic (we don't have hot dogs and don't have time for hamburgers). Maybe we'll have some Kraft mac and cheese just to top it off. Sounds American to me! With strawberry shortcake for dessert! yum!!