July 4th Weekend

Like every American I decided to celebrate the Independence of our country in the traditional way, drinking and playing with explosives. We of course would grill out and drink and play with explosives. It makes you wonder, is that how our founding fathers celebrated after they signed the Declaration of Independence? Was John Hancock or George Washington one of the ones to say "Hey, lets go cut loose with a beer and some explosives?". I wonder how that tradition came about. It's always been the way my family and countless others have spent the 4Th.

I live in the country, we have no ordinances or restrictions on fireworks. So we get the fireworks that are one grade away from leveling your house to the ground. You can always tell the guy who runs the fireworks stand. He's the one missing a finger or two. I bet he's his family's designated lighter also. You know the one, the guy who's had way too much to drink but you somehow trust him with a lighter and explosives in your backyard. He's also the one that's drank enough to be a little more fearless than the others when it comes to the fireworks that won't light right away.

Then as the night wears on, everyone has had enough to drink where even Grandma gets in
on the festivities and everyone starts lighting the fireworks and throwing them at each other. Well that's the direction things take in my family. I hope every everyone had a great 4Th and made it out with all your fingers in tact.