The perfect way to celebrate the 4th

If my father were reading this post I know that he would argue with me between baseball and camping somewhere in the north woods, being the perfect 4th of July mode of celebration. But I would have to say that watching the Twins beat the Yankees today was a pretty good. Fireworks are not in my plan since they are downtown at the Seaport where there will be a million people and since I live with fireworks going off every night in the street below my apartment I don't feel the need to see them this year. I was thinking today about other 4th of July memories that I have, and other than many many camping stories I was recalling the summer of 95 when I was in San Salvador, El Salvador with Teen Mania. We were invited to the American University in the city and they had a big shindig complete with US Marines cooking beer brats! I remember how patriotic I felt and how interesting it was to celebrate while being in another country. And as for me today I have just been inspired by the smell of lighter fluid and Barbecue that I am heading to the market to get me a steak!