Heavy Is The Headache

The big news as I write this is that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and wife to Prince William, has given birth to a son. The boy is now in line to inherit the British throne, sitting behind Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles (who it must be said has been waiting a while) and Prince William. The Internet and, it must be assumed, the real world, is aflutter with the news of this fairy tale spawning.

Like many, I am not so excited, although I would be lying if I claimed to be uninterested. Uninterested people don't waste their breath talking about a thing, let alone writing anything well thought out. I am interested. The thrust of my interest is just different. I think back to America's origins. We found the British crown to be tyrannical and oppressive. It was a distant, meddling force which we risked all to be rid of. We hated the British, killing more than a few (and sacrificing plenty of our own) to break the yoke.