toxic, I believe the July 4th reference was just an analogy, something to the effect of: if you expect to see good things coming for this company, you probably expect to see fireworks on the 4th of July. I do NOT think BOB meant that anything would be happening with the company on the 4th, Just that he fully expects good things to happen in the forseeable future, just like he expects to see fireworks on the 4th of July. People are just setting themselves up for disappointment if they stretch and read more into his analogy.
Magic
Opportunities always look bigger going than coming!