I have always loved my birthday. And by that I mean, I really like the day, July 1. I've generally kept mum about the aging process, etc, but for whatever reason, I just think July 1 is such a cool date. I have little else to go on but my gut feeling, so I did some investigating and came up with very little (that was interesting to me):
-July 1 was the day that the Declaration of Independence was first voted upon.
-In 1892, Lincoln appointed Isaac Newton the Secretary of Agriculture.
(all sorts of facts like this are available from the History Channel)
OK. so maybe I should look at this day from the recycling perspective. Over the years on this day, we have lost Harriet Beecher Stowe, Wolfman Jack, and Marlon Brando. So who was born on July 1 to take their place? Myself, Dan Aykroyd, and Pamela Anderson. Yikes. Not a great return on the investment, huh. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, but Blues Brothers 2000 really screwed my little group.
So in summary, there is no reason that July 1 is the best day of the year, other than that's what my mom tells me.