Many people will participate in fourth of July festivities today. My earliest recollections of this holiday was being scared to death of the firecrackers being lit and the smell of smoke from one of my all time personal favorites. I refer to it as "The curling spiral of black smoking cat poop". Which didn't pop but smoked, screeched and curled till it reminded me of decomposing animal dung. Nonetheless it was fun. Barbeque's and endless running around, telling ghost stories and staying up way past our normal bed time.
However, as I'm typing this post right now, I just heard on NPR that many cities couldn't afford to have their annual fireworks show due to budget cuts. And one city is even charging an admissions fee. Pretty depressing especially for families who just want to go out for an evening and just enjoy some lights in the sky.
Many friends of mine are going to be doing there own thing this year by providing their own entertainment. A burlesque show, dolls hanging from trees, and carnival music being played in the background. The weather here is not going to be cooperating much either, the high today will be in the 50's and we also will a have 50% chance of rain later tonight. So on this fourth of July celebrate your freedom by running down the street naked or doing karaoke in your backyard. Make your neighborhood into a carnival of unity, freaks and love.
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