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But if you do it the way I recommend, you can have a big blowout tomorrow on the actual 4th, while having the luxury of using today and tonight to get it all ready. And then take the following three days to recover from it all.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll be taking all that time off, but not exactly for Fourth of July, though. Can you guess what my raison d\u2019\u00eatre is for this entire week? I bet you regular readers can, especially those of you who read this Monday\u2019s column. The purpose of my mini \u201cstaycay\u201d is to\u2026continue watching the Wimbledon tennis tourney! Of course. (If you missed it, here\u2019s my little primer on it: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/tennis-wimbledon-2024-begins-today<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Fun!<\/p><\/div>\n But if you\u2019re craving a juicy Fourth of July story from me, here are the links to two of them:<\/p>\n The first is what I\u2019ve labeled \u201cMy Fourth of July Miracle.\u201d You can read it right here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/miscellaneous-a-recent-fourth-of-july-miracle<\/a>.<\/p>\n And the second is a video I did a few years ago about a more recent (and embarrassing) holiday event:\u00a0<\/a>www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WtLqXvbYNOE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Happy 4th of July to you all. And a very Happy Anniversary to Mr. X and me (again) because it falls on this holiday week-end, (July 7th,) and I\u2019m not doing another column until after that. So to Mr. X, I still say, \u201cLove ya, doll!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 4TH 2024 Some may think it\u2019s a tad weird to have this holiday fall in the late middle of the week, but I suggest taking today, tomorrow, Friday, and then the week-end off to make it a five-day holiday! That will make it extra-special. (Unless, as some people did, you instead<\/p>\n<\/a>