america is 227 years old. she is 27. if you do the math, you'll figure out why her name is erica. and why that particular fourth of july was so noisy as she was getting blessed. and why in third grade she got in trouble for singing the wrong lyrics to patriotic songs... "oh erica, oh erica, god shed his grace on me!" then in high school, a boyfriend sang "erica the beautiful" is it any wonder why she grew up thinking all the fireworks were for her?