America is the only nation in the world that is founded on creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece of practical politics that is also theoretical politics and also great literature. It enunciates that all men are equal in their claim to justice, that governments exist to give them that justice, and that their authority is for that reason just. It certainly does condemn anarchism. And it does also by inference condemn atheism, since it clearly names the Creator as the ultimate authority from whom these equal rights are derived. Nobody expects a modern political system to proceed logically in the application of such dogmas, and in the matter of God and Government it is naturally God whose claim is taken more lightly. The point is that there is a creed, if not about divine, at least about human things.
G.K. Chesterton
Laura and I spent this July 4th here in Winston. Between my bar prep and Laura's weekend job, it is rare for us to have a day that we are both free... so we wanted to make sure to take advantage of our time together today. We watched and played tennis this morning before heading to
Tanglewood Park for the afternoon. At Tanglewood, we went horseback riding and played the par 3 golf course, then we enjoyed a picnic before taking in the fireworks. It was a great way to celebrate the 4th!
Laura and Reno
Scout and I
Reno bein' suave
Picnic
waiting for the fireworks
