It's great that so many countries were founded and liberated in the middle of summer. It certainly makes a perfect day for all of us celebrating citizens. And while I haven't quite figured out what it means to be American or how I should proudly acknowledge my second residency, our 2015 July 4th was cliche and perfect at the same time. We certainly lived the american dream with lunch at a billionaires ranch where we did indeed listen to classic rock, ate smoked and barbecued meats, drank local Californian wine then sat on hay bales and watched kids boat in a lake while the late afternoon summer sun toasted my nose. Yay, America!