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Red and White, Blue Suede Shoes

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Yes, here it is, what everyone has been eagerly anticipating, the next free WordPress Theme from JTk. Okay, I’m kidding, I am not nearly that arrogant – but I do like cranking out the free WP themes when I can, and this is my latest.

I wanted to to a fun, summertime theme – but the more I thought about summer, the more I decided that I wanted to do something more specific, and thinking back over my life one thing about summer seemed to stand out.

The fourth of July.

I remember as a kid going down to the mall to watch the fireworks, watching their reflection in the reflecting pool and hearing them reverberate off the Pentagon. I remember the “family” cookouts with all the freaks in the backyard at the end of the 70′s, and even the bashes at John and Liz’s in Oxford where you thought that you would OD on all the red white and blue.

Jo’s birthday is the 4th of July squared….

And I have always considered myself a patriot – not in the love it or leave it, you’re either with us or against us variety but in the hardcore Thomas Jefferson – Thomas Paine style. I think the most patriotic thing you can do is speak up about what is wrong with this country – so that we can continue to strive to live up to the ideals of the founding fathers.

Whew, okay, that is why I decided to create a Independence Day / Fourth of July inspired WordPress theme. Like all my freely available themes it is licensed under the creative commons attribution license.

It was the 4th Day Of July

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In the United States, Independence Day (commonly known as “the Fourth of July” or “July Fourth”) is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. While 4th of July is celebrated as the day of independence, the United States became independent officially only after the war of independence, on September 3, 1783, when British king George III and US leaders signed the Treaty of Paris.

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, beer, picnics, baseball games, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Fireworks have been associated with the Fourth of July since 1777.

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