The 4th of July

Greetings and welcome back to The Un-Zone, the only site on the Internet devoted to all subjects related to Un. It's time to do one of those update thingies that I've neglected to do for a while.

It's the 4th of July. I've always liked this holiday. It involves the celebration of the United States (which actually occured on July 2, 1776 instead of July 4. One of the Founding Fathers wrote a letter saying July 2 will go down in history.) and fireworks. Yes, those multi-colored devices that go BOOM. I think I have too much of a fascination with things that go BOOM or flames.
I love fireworks. The bigger they are, the better. The fireworks ban sort of puts a damper on things, but hey, in general, it's a reasonable law. Considering that certain people do really dumb things with fireworks like stick their face over them or hold them in their hands or burn their/other people's houses down to cindery ashes. Not that I've had problems with fireworks.
One of the finer memories I have about fireworks is the 4th of July I spent in Bostom. I saw the Boston Pops perform and that was pretty cool. Though I came too late to get a good seat on the grass by the stage, it wasn't all too bad. Except for the part where Senator Ted Kennedy started speaking. And they zoomed in really close to his face and projected it onto gigantic Jumbotron screens. Too much detail in my opinion. A couple sitting by commented on how "greasy" he looked, just like the stereotypical politician (They were from Boston, by the ways). And another thing, never walk by the cannons when they set them off. Actually, they were 105mm howitzers loaded with blanks, but those suckers are loud. Not that I can recognize guns by looking at them. By the ways, Hollywood movies never get guns right. Always identifying them incorrectly and using them like rank amateurs. Real pros never hold them that way. Looks cool, but it gets you injured or killed in real life.
Ah, how great it was. And another thing, one would expect the Boston subway system to run later hours on the 4th of July. Half a million people need a way to get home, but they kept normal business hours. That meant at least a two mile walk back to Harvard. That was OK.

So, safely enjoy the 4th of July and don't injure yourself or destroy property or get into trouble. Remember this. The holiday is not about fireworks or cooking outdoors. It's about celebrating this country's independence.

That's all for now.