Don’t Tread On Me

I recently got back from a trip back east with my dad and we had the chance to walk around old Boston for a day. We did the patriotic thing and walked the Freedom Trail, visiting several prominent historic sites in the birth place of the Revolution. Notable stops on the trail include Faneuil Hall, Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church (one if by land, two if by sea), the USS Constitution, and the Bunker Hill Monument. It was amazing, and if you ever get the chance, I suggest you take the walk. You’ll gain a great appreciation for the patriots to whom we owe our independence.

Feeling the need to refresh my patriotism on Independence Day, I just finished watching episode 2 of John Adams on HBO, entitled “Independence.” If you haven’t yet watched the series, today would be a great day to start. Personally, I haven’t seen all 7 episodes, but 1 and 2 are fantastic. It’s amazing to me to see how our country was founded; men wearing wigs sitting around in what’s now called Independence Hall in Philadelphia, rabble-rousing and banging walking sticks on the floor, with several hear hear’s thrown about.

One of my favorite things paraded around in John Adams are the “Don’t Tread on Me” and “Join, or Die” flags. “Don’t Tread on Me” (also known as the Gadsden Flag) strikes a special note for me as it’s one of Charlie’s prominent sayings in “Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody’s Asses” from the great show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which, by the way, starts up again with Season 4 on September 18th.

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