Does anybody else make it a point to NOT watch fireworks on the 4th of July? One good thing about this holiday is that I know where all the hordes of people will be assembled at once so I can abscond safely to a pleasantly peaceful pond or brook. I can't remember the last time I went to see fireworks on this holiday, which really has nothing to do with fireworks, as the meaning of easter doesn't have a damn thing to do with colored hard-boiled eggs. We all know the state of the country right now, there's no need to comment on that... so let this be a day for independence even from the menacing shroud that hangs over this nation like a cheap suit.
there's reason for optimism