{"id":1122,"date":"2013-07-05T01:56:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T06:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2013-07-05T00:09:29","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T05:09:29","slug":"celebrating-a-trio-of-all-american-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballparksbeachesandbeyond.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/05\/celebrating-a-trio-of-all-american-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating a Trio of All-American Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was the Fourth of July. Which aside from meaning that today is the fifth of July, means that yesterday was a day set aside to celebrate America’s independence from the occupying British forces.<\/p>\n

That independence from British rule established principles regarding life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.<\/p>\n

As part of my pursuit of happiness this year I took part in a trio of All-American festivities. At the time I woke up I was only planning to partake in one American tradition but as the day wore on I soon added a pair more to my original plan.<\/p>\n

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For nearly a century people have been eating Nathan’s Hot Dogs on the Fourth of July. Of course some people end up eating way more than others.
Photo R. Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first tradition I took part in was eating a Nathan’s hot dog on the fourth of July.<\/p>\n

For about a century now Coney Island, New York has hosted the Nathan’s Famous July Fourth International Hot Dog Eating Championship.<\/p>\n

And while competitors come from nations all over the world the item remains All-American in that it occurs on July 4th.<\/p>\n

This year, Joey <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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