Where did everyone go?
The USA must be having some kind of holiday. All bloggable news has dried up.
I toyed briefly with the idea of making some news up, but decided that Hawk Wings might as well have a little rest as well.
I hope that you enjoy the break. I know I will.
It is also a time for reflection, so here’s a small contribution from Thomas Jefferson 
(1743-1826) (or possibly, Benjamin Franklin):
Tags: Apple Mail, hawkwings, independence day, mail.app, no news is good news, personalA society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither.
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July 4th, 2006 at 3:40 am
Apocryphal sign seen on the British Embassy in Washington on the Fourth of July one year:
“Due to circumstances beyond our control, the embassy will be closed today.”
July 4th, 2006 at 4:23 am
I’m almost certain that it’s Benjamin Franklin quote.
From Wikiquote, under Misattributed: “This has actually become a common paraphrase of a statement that is believed to have originated with Benjamin Franklin: ‘Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.’”
(http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson)
July 4th, 2006 at 7:05 am
Thanks for the correction. So is the suggestion that Benjamin Franklin said it first, but Jefferson said it better?