Too bad the Iranian diplomats cannot attend our Fourth of July festivities. As you may recall, President Obama graciously invited the Iranian diplomats to celebrate our Fourth of July at U.S. embassies around the world. However, since the recent election in Iran and the chaos that followed, the President withdrew his invitation (as a side note, no one had yet to RSVP). I'm sure the government would have pulled out all the stops to show our Iranian counterparts what fun could be had on our most patriotic holiday. I remember our Fourth of July shindigs to be one of food, fireworks, and alumni reunions! We've feasted on roasted hot dogs, brats, sausages, ice-cold watermelon, red white and blue jellos and most recently, a flag made of jello, blueberries and whip cream! Although I'm not a big fireworks fan, I did love shooting bottle rockets at the neighbors with my brothers, throwing "lady fingers" in the air and the "smoking cap sticks". Oh, and who could forget the charcoal snakes and chasing down the flying parachute? I'm sure the Iranian diplomats would have had a blast-perhaps things will settle down before Thanksgiving. Now that's a feast to behold! And they wouldn't have to worry about a stray spark lighting their turbans on fire!