Oh, what a beautiful day!

When we still worked together, a coworker and friend of mine from London liked to call me every July 3 to wish me a “Happy Treason Day.” He liked to follow-up by calling me an “ungrateful colonial” and promised to stop sending my team Cadbury chocolate, English tea, and Guinness Beer.

Of course, I got my licks. I would first remind him that The Hershey Company in Pennsylvania now owns the rights to make and sell Cadbury in the U.S. I would leave out the fact that Hershey uses a different Cadbury recipe, but we didn’t need to fight over trivial facts. As a final blow, I would be quick to mention that Guinness is really Irish and not British.

Oh, it was all in fun. In the end, we would share a laugh or two and I would wish him a Happy Independence Day.

No matter where you are today, celebrate family, friends, the sacrifices of those before us, and have a wonderful day.

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