Happy 4th

I found his little tidbit of frivolousness vastly entertaining.

The delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention spent much of their time getting drunk. One surviving document is a bill for a party on September 15, 1787, two days before the signing of the Constitution. Items on the bill were: 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of cider, 12 bottles of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch, all for 55 people. Talk about a political party!

Here’s to continuing the fine celebration. I expect, if they’d known the glories of barbecue and margaritas, they’d have had those, too.

And from what we know of Ben Franklin, I suspect his ascot came off immediately following

How are you celebrating today? What did you take off besides the shackles of King George?