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Happy 250th Anniversary, America

 Today is July 4th, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA!  It reminds me, somehow, of the last time I was in New York City.  My wife had to go there for a national convention of Poison Control Centers, where she learned about Anthrax, and other global risks of Terrorism.  My son and I came along to see the sights of NYC, including the Statue of Liberty:

I thought that the Shadow of Liberty was kind of interesting..., 


and I got a good picture of the front of the Statue of Liberty on that March day:







But my favorite picture was this one:  My take on it changes from time to time.  At first, I thought it represented the United States of America as holding up a light in a dark time.  It was not many years after the attack on the Twin Towers changed so many things in the USA, and globally.  

Today, looking at the picture again, I see it as America going through a dark time, still trying to hold up the torch, and hopefully realizing that there is light, goodness, and mercy in the world.  We and others can choose to be a part of those forces of light.



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