Might not be able to beat Brazil but the universe was a piece of cake.

So tonight a bunch of my friends got together to celebrate the under-celebrated Third of July and watch "Independence Day" out on the back lawn. I really should have taken pictures. Hum. Well, maybe next time. We had red Jell-O, white Oreos, and blue soda. Just think, all things that the Americans invented. Well, not carbonated drinks but since those were invented in England in 1767 and we technically weren't a country yet, I think it's safe to say that we basically invented soda pop as well. We also invented the car, the airplane, the t.v., the telephone, the Internet (thanks Gore-ical!), not to mention jazz and the skyscraper and PCR (thanks illegal drug use?). Basically, the US rocks and in ID4, don't we know it! The funniest scene is towards the end where there's an Iraqi soldier and a British soldier racking their brains over what to do about the 15 mile wide saucer hovering above Baghdad. Then by Morse code (which we invented too by the way), the signal comes in that Jeff Goldblum has figured out how to save the entire planet. Iraqi: "It's from the Americans, they've figured out how to destroy the ships." Brit: "It's about time!" Uh, really? I think that this must have been written by an American. Well, as President Bill Pullman reminds us, isn't it time to put aside our petty differences and strive for the good of humanity as a whole? To make July 4th, the world's Independence Day? Gives me shivers, but so did that dreamy Jeff Goldblum striding through the whole movie saving the world. Just saying, this is a remarkable country because we're independent and because people are able to come here from all over their planet to pursue their dreams. Like a dream of meeting Jeff Goldblum. Or becoming a famous scientist. Or, just becoming a famous scientist in movies. That third one sounds easiest.