A Patriotic Birthday

America's Favorite Pasttime I can't lie: I wholly use Independence Day as a reason to stuff my face with hamburgers and hot dogs. Having acquired a Blackstone griddle this year, Kathryn and I invited our good friends Rebecca and Ben over to celebrate with a feast. They had graciously done the same for us this previous year. When I first took ownership of the griddle, I was inundated with a flood…