Thank you all for the good thoughts and wishes. I haven't heard yet about anything, so I'm just keeping my toes crossed. They still haven't decided if they're going to interview a whole bunch of people (and the later in the summer they wait, the fewer qualified people are still available. Most academic hires are done by April), or if they're just going to appoint someone (which would be cool if they appointed me 
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Anyway, so, I have a mini-rant to go on. What ever happened to celebrating holidays ON the actual holiday? My hometown started fireworks sales more a week before the 4th. That means, every night, morons all over town set off fireworks until midnight or later (depending on when their neighbors got fed up and called the cops.) Then, on the 3rd, the city had it's free fireworks show. Still not the 4th. On the actual 4th, when I was so fed up with fireworks I stayed home and watched a movie, the Country Club had it's annual show that could be seen from all over town.
The Country Club show really is the best of the bunch around here (so much more than the family ones), and my family usually gathers at my Uncle's house that is just across the tiny lake from the Country Club, to BBQ and watch the show. I didn't go, due to the fireworks burnout, and the family burnout due to a family wedding and hog roast on Friday and Saturday.
Multiple Christmases makes some sense, as people want to celebrate with different sides of their family, and with their friends (and, for some reason, with their coworkers). But the 4th of July? IT'S IN THE FREAKING NAME OF THE HOLIDAY! It's not the 3rd. It's not the "week before." It's the 4th!!! It doesn't need to be spread out over a week. It doesn't need it's own shopping days, sales, cartoon specials, etc.
Also, have we not yet learned that at-home fireworks are just an accident waiting to happen?
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Anyway, so, I have a mini-rant to go on. What ever happened to celebrating holidays ON the actual holiday? My hometown started fireworks sales more a week before the 4th. That means, every night, morons all over town set off fireworks until midnight or later (depending on when their neighbors got fed up and called the cops.) Then, on the 3rd, the city had it's free fireworks show. Still not the 4th. On the actual 4th, when I was so fed up with fireworks I stayed home and watched a movie, the Country Club had it's annual show that could be seen from all over town.
The Country Club show really is the best of the bunch around here (so much more than the family ones), and my family usually gathers at my Uncle's house that is just across the tiny lake from the Country Club, to BBQ and watch the show. I didn't go, due to the fireworks burnout, and the family burnout due to a family wedding and hog roast on Friday and Saturday.
Multiple Christmases makes some sense, as people want to celebrate with different sides of their family, and with their friends (and, for some reason, with their coworkers). But the 4th of July? IT'S IN THE FREAKING NAME OF THE HOLIDAY! It's not the 3rd. It's not the "week before." It's the 4th!!! It doesn't need to be spread out over a week. It doesn't need it's own shopping days, sales, cartoon specials, etc.
Also, have we not yet learned that at-home fireworks are just an accident waiting to happen?
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Well it was a little chilly today so I put on some clothes :>
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