I rather suspect they are enjoying the holiday with their families.  This is the holiday where people spend their day outdoors ... far away from computers ... eating hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, etc., and watching patriotic parades before ending the day with massive fireworks displays.

I get to see about three different displays from my apartment.  Not quite as good as being there in person ... but then, I don't have to deal with the crowds, heat and humidity, and then the traffic trying to get home.  

The best displays I ever saw was the year we watched the riverfront displays from my sister-in-law's downtown law offices in Portland, Oregon ... and we were at eye level for many of the explosions.  Now, that was awesome.

Quote - I surely hope their silence means that the HW team is making lots of progress on Dawn.  :-) 

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Burning within each of us are Fires of Creativity

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