We just finished celebrating the 4th of July not with quite as big of a bang as the folks in San Diego, but a great day none the less. We’re still enjoying some time off. It’s rare that my wife and I get two days off together, let alone a holiday, so we’re making the most of it. My wife’s niece is in town with us and enjoying not only the holiday, but our unseasonably cool weather.
Yesterday started off with a neighborhood parade, complete with horses, pygmy ponies, dogs, golf carts, motorcycles, bikes, ATV’s, a multitude of families and a Bald Eagle. Kid’s had their bikes decorated, adults had their horses decorated and some guys were passing out free flavored water. It’s the small things like this that help me remember that the U.S is still a great country.
Going through the list of what makes this such a great country brings me to this morning, and the Sci-Fi channel. Our movie line up started with Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus, followed by Mega - Python Vs. Gatoroid, next there was Mega Piranha (Vs. no one, just a big, mean fish) and topping off the days scientific explosion was Piranha - Conda! Unfortunately I wasn’t able to watch all 8 hours of this, but thanks to a DVR I have access to them. This trumps the old days when I would set the VCR and end up with 8 hours of the TV guide.
What also gives me hope for the future was seeing that both Debbie Gibson and Tiffany have been able to make career comebacks from the Mall concert days of the ‘80’s, and gain the success they deserve as multi-talented entertainers. It also makes me think that I do have a real shot at being a successful screen-writer.
The afternoon was spent BBQ’ing, pool time and rocking out to classic American Rock and Roll: the Beach Boys, Bob Seeger, Grand Funk Railroad, the Eagles , Dick Dale, and of course the King, Elvis.
To top off the night we blew off our fireworks (see San Diego and YouTube), which is really very interesting. Arizona is about as dry as anyplace can be and still sustain human life. A couple of years ago our state legislators legalized certain fireworks. No bombs or flying explosives or anything dangerous like that. But, we can purchase various types of Roman Candles,smoke bombs and fireball generating missiles. To counteract our elected officials every city in the state has banned the use of fireworks. We can buy them at the grocery store, which I find very convenient, but we can’t use them, legally. We used them, and I’m not in jail today, so again, it’s great to live in a free country! It really is….Happy Independence Day!
