I am a naturalized American citizen and so the National Anthem came to my by default. I accept it, but it is hard to sing and really doesn't touch the soul of this country IMHO, but it is not for me to say. The German National Anthems were chauvinistic and "The Horst Wessel Lied' plain belligerent, so I am rather neutral on this subject. For Spirit and emotion I do like The Marsaillaise and Waltzing Matilda. Wish mine was "America, the Beautiful"

Very nice, Publickman! And inspiring! But most of my tillandisas spend the late Spring through the summer in my north-facing porch. The sun is bright at this altitude (around 5,000 feet here in the Rio Grande Valley). But they'll all be coming in to roost under grow lights or in a shaded, south-facing window as soon as the nights cool down consistently into the 50s (and the nights will get colder after that). We do get below freezing frequently, with wind and sometimes snow, too, so none of the plants would survive that.

Invaders Part 1 of four looks at the effects of "invaders"---"plants and animals in places they don't belong," says host Edward Norton. It's a problem that has grown exponentially with the rise of modern transportation, as seen in Japanese termites destroying houses in New Orleans, water hyacinths from Brazil strangling Lake Victoria in Uganda and the shallow-rooted myconia causing landslides on Hawaii's Big Island. Wed. 7/4, 7:00 pm, channel 17

I too have OTA (Over The Air) channels. I have a roof antenna. Although, it is sitting in my living room at the moment. I really need to find someone to install it on the roof. Anyhow, in Houston, there are almost 90 OTA channels. My antenna that sits in the living room picks up around 75 of them. Half are foreign & religious channels though. What many people don't realize is that with a TV antenna, we can actually pick up true high definition picture. Whereas, cables & satellite services often compress the pictures and what you see on your TV is only what you get from these services. Regardless that you have an HDTV (high definition TV). Anytime someone comes over my home, they're surprise of how crispy clear my TV is. All it is is simply true high definition signal via OTA. Between AntennaTV, MeTV and ION channels, they keep me entertain 24/7. I'm not a big sport fan; thus, paying to watch TV just doesn't make sense to me. I had Infinity and Uverse young salesmen tried to sell me their services. They insisted that their service beat the price of all the others. I repeatedly tell them: No thanks. Then, they asked me: "What do you do for TV?". I simply point my finger up in the air and tell them I watch OTA channels. They had this puzzled look. LOL, these kids had no idea what OTA channels and a roof antenna were. After getting some lengthy explanation, they admitted that they can't beat the price of OTA channels. LOL... these kids...