
It was the week of the Fourth of July, and "The Avengers" were going about their day — some at work, some at the beach, and some at the library — when they received the following message: “Menu will consist of: London broil, Beyond Burgers, corn on the cob, vegetarian baked beans, cole claw, potato salad, fireworks, Tito’s, wine, Etc…..”
This was the text blast my dad (who is, alas, not Nick Fury) sent to my family’s Marvel-named family group chat, alerting us to the upcoming holiday spread and giving us the green light to begin girding our loins in anticipation.