Happy Fourth of July, America!
We enjoyed the program and fireworks from Washington, D.C. tonight and I learned something new. Apparently in 1919, there was a competition to select the national anthem. George Gershwin wrote a song that sounded like a lot of the anthems from other nations who compete in the Olympics and win gold medals. It would have been singable, but probably not sound as unique as the one that was chosen in a newspaper vote for the anthems.
His song was called "O Land of Mine, America."

For enjoyment today, Wanda and I went to Liberal to play some golf at Willowtree Golf Club. She had never ever swung a golf club, so we hit some practice balls at the driving range and settled upon a 7-iron and driver for use in the game. Then we played our own personal scramble, hitting from the best shots for the next shot. We took some of her shots which were in the fairway, when mine were in the rough. She made some of the putts that we needed including sinking a 40-footer on the 18th hole for us to make a par 5. Our overall score was 95, which was bettered by Kolt's 92.

I doubt she will continue to strive to be an athletic golfer, but we may have some good times in the months ahead. Next, we hope to go bowling again. She is better at that than I; we had just stopped it after she separated her right shoulder, but now it is feeling better and we may try again. We had lots of fun earlier, especially with friends, like Denny & Evelyn Nelson.