as the 4th of july passed I thought about the word freedom, it seems harder to realize now than a few years ago, it seems that the economy , taxes, and the employment scene have alot to do with how we feel about this. taxes getting higher on everything we need or want, while our wages stay about the same, employment, yes there are still jobs out there, but some of us will have to travel farther to make more, or find a job that we will truly like more than the job we allready have, and face it if you were totally happy, you wouldnt be looking, dont let anyone tell you that you are lucky to have the job you allready have, because if you werent allready qualified and productive , you wouldnt have that position allready, try to enjoy the simple things in life, laughter , friends, fun , hobbies, your significant other, make a nice meal or go out to eat, watch a movie, dig out some of those old cd's that you bought , and are now collecting dust, enjoy the freedoms that we have, smile, laugh, and see the glass as half full, and people will ask you what happened lately :)