{"id":18646,"date":"2013-07-04T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T05:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/?p=18646"},"modified":"2013-07-02T22:30:44","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T03:30:44","slug":"whatever-youre-doing-for-fourth-have-a-safe-and-happy-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=18646","title":{"rendered":"Whatever you&#8217;re doing for Fourth, have a safe and happy holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Birmingham-fireworks-at-Vulcan-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18647\" alt=\"Birmingham fireworks at Vulcan-small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Birmingham-fireworks-at-Vulcan-small.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Birmingham-fireworks-at-Vulcan-small.jpg 460w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Birmingham-fireworks-at-Vulcan-small-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever you think of the orgy of nationalism that accompanies a holiday such as the Fourth of July &#8212; and you know what I think &#8212; I hope you have an enjoyable day with family, friends or someone special.<\/p>\n<p>This picture is from the fireworks display that takes place every year on the top of Birmingham&#8217;s Red Mountain for the Fourth. That statue is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitvulcan.com\" target=\"_blank\">Vulcan<\/a>, the Roman god of fire, who represents Birmingham&#8217;s roots as a center for iron production. He&#8217;s the world&#8217;s largest cast iron statue, and it can be fun to take the elevator up to the pedestal on which he stands and see how far you can see.<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to like the picture and you&#8217;d like a larger copy, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Birmingham-fireworks-at-Vulcan.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">download it here<\/a>. It&#8217;s 2880&#215;1800, so it&#8217;s set up for the display size of a MacBook with retina display, although it should work just fine at lower resolutions, too.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great day. Enjoy food and fireworks if you can, wherever you are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever you think of the orgy of nationalism that accompanies a holiday such as the Fourth of July &#8212; and you know what I think &#8212; I hope you have an enjoyable day with family, friends or someone special. 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