My 4th of July Invitation

Dear Friends,

Once upon a time in the middle 1700's a group of colonist farmers and
shopowners were really angry at paying high taxes to England, much in the
same way Englanders are angry today. These early Americans screamed "No
Taxation without representation!" and then gave England the middle finger
aka "the bird".

King George III was not used to "the bird" so he decided to send lots of
soldiers to talk some sense to the new Americans. Interestingly, France also
liked giving King George "the bird", so they decided to send lots of guns
and soldiers to help out the new Americans. While this benefited the new
Americans greatly, it unfortunately was a small contribution of some
headaches for the French Aristocracy, or as we know it, the French
Revolution.

Holland and Spain soon sided with the new Americans too, but not the
Germans. Brunswicker and Hessian Princes decided to aid England and over
12000 Germans sailed to fight for the English. Not long after, the war of
Bavarian Succession erupted.

What is the lesson here? It does not matter whether you are for or against
the Americans, just being involved means you will probably lose. A lesson
that still stands in today's American Wars.

With that great bit of theatrical history, I invite you to my Independence
day party. It starts after work on Friday, July 4th, or around 4 or 5:00 or
just whenever you get there.