July

July is an interesting time of year for many reasons.

I pretty much equate July with pretty explosions because there's a firework show every weekend for the entire month, and usually more than one. This year I've made some observations about fireworks:

1) People will do anything to see them, including spending the entire day in blistering heat, or being in painfully (literally) close proximity to strangers, and sitting right next to outhouses.

2) That being said, fireworks are also a bonding experience. My family and I walked like a half mile back to our car from where we watched the fireworks in the dead of night with a huge mob of people. Everyone was talking to each other and laughing away.

3) The fireworks show is about having pretty fireworks that make people go "ooohhh" and "ahhhh".

4) The grand finale has nothing to do with seeing the fireworks and has everything to do with feeling the explosions. The game is about how loud you can be. They bring out the super lame looking ones that no one cares about just because if they fire off fifteen at a time, people will still feel like they are going to have a heart attack.