{"id":2570,"date":"2009-07-04T06:19:25","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T12:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2009-07-04T15:01:34","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T21:01:34","slug":"happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/04\/happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 233rd Birthday United States of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a traumatic birth in 1776 to today our country has had many great moments and many deeply troubling times. Through it all we have continued to experiment with what the founding fathers could only dream about.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Happy<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Birthday<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The pictures below are a few of the pictures I took at the Kingwood parade. The variety of floats and participants was great. Click on the picture for a larger view.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2578\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-4a.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2578\" data-attachment-id=\"2578\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/04\/happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america\/kingwood-july4th2009-4a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-4a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-4a\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kingwood July 4th Parade&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1948 Fire Truck from Bellaire, Texas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-4a.JPG?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-4a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2578\" title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-4a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-4a-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"1948 Fire Truck from Bellaire, Texas\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-4a.JPG?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-4a.JPG?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1948 Fire Truck from Bellaire, Texas<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2577\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-3a.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2577\" data-attachment-id=\"2577\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/04\/happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america\/kingwood-july4th2009-3a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-3a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-3a\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kingwood July 4th parade&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The flag in the parade&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-3a.JPG?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-3a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2577\" title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-3a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-3a-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"The flag in the parade\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-3a.JPG?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-3a.JPG?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The US flag in the parade <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2576\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-2a.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2576\" data-attachment-id=\"2576\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/04\/happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america\/kingwood-july4th2009-2a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-2a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-2a\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Antique car in the Kingwood July 4th parade.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Antique Car&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-2a.JPG?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-2a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2576\" title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-2a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-2a-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Antique Car\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-2a.JPG?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-2a.JPG?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antique Car<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2575\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-1a.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2575\" data-attachment-id=\"2575\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/04\/happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america\/kingwood-july4th2009-1a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-1a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-1a\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cymbals with a fountain in the middle of them. Kingwood July 4th parade.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Garbage can lid cymbals are all wet&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-1a.JPG?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-1a.JPG?fit=800%2C600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2575 \" title=\"Kingwood-July4th2009-1a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-1a-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Garbage can lid cymbals are all wet\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-1a.JPG?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Kingwood-July4th2009-1a.JPG?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garbage can lid cymbals are all wet<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a traumatic birth in 1776 to today our country has had many great moments and many deeply troubling times. Through it all we have continued to experiment with what the founding fathers could only dream about. Happy Birthday The <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/04\/happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-Fs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}