Day of Opportunity...Happy Fourth!

Good day yesterday. Spent some time with my wife and doggie at the dog beach, then came home, had a few MGD 64's and grilled up some veg burgers and kicked it on the deck. Beautiful weather, and today will be nice and hot too. The fourth of July reminds me of what I think of whenever the National Anthem is played at games and events: how I am here, and what a blessing it is that we are able to do the things we want to when we want to. I am reminded of how my mom overcame obstacles in her home country of Pakistan to get here so that she could start a life free of persecution and full of opportunity. The opportunity that she took to marry a crazy Wisconsin native named Denis Nickles and by doing so joining a crazy German family. The result of such a marriage is a life full of experiences and opportunities including raising two wild sons into responsible men. Sure there were a lot of difficulties, but the difference in America is that along with the difficulties we are offered unlimited opportunities. It is we who are citizens that have the choice to take advantage of these opportunities. So I'll make this brief and end here because there's a lot of celebrating and opportunities for this day to take advantage of. God Bless America! Happy Fourth everyone, and thanks for reading!