Saturday, July 14, 2012

Happy Bastille Day

...and it's my birthday, as well.

Admittedly, I'm not the strongest Francophile.  I've flown over France a few times, and have watched "The Three Musketeers".  I've read a bit on the overthrowing of the Bastille and the resultant changes in French governance and society.  Now that I'm retired, I have time to perhaps dig in more into French language, culture, etc.

Mostly, 14 July is a chance for me to eat pie and ice cream with no guilt.  Now that I'm solidly in middle-age, I can't consume the cake and other fun stuff as much as I like.  Today, I can.

Having said that, for the folks in France and other areas celebrating today, Vive le France!  Vive le Republique!

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