Summary: Two hundred forty-two years ago Wednesday, revolutionaries signed a document stating: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness …” In most places, the pursuit of happiness on the Fourth of July involves picnics and barbecues, but if there is any downside to living in the outer, outer, outer, outer Excelsior, it is that the fog in early July makes outdoor dining less than optimal. Here there are only...
