Life's passage in a swirling pop of time..

I really can't believe how quickly time is passing since I hit about 35 years old! The kids had dug up some old pictures and drawings from 2003... and it dawned on my how very little time I feel has passed, yet I know that it's been SIX years. I feel as though there are so many things left to do, and so I am excitedly looking forward to what comes next.

I just need to build that laboratory now!

A somewhat muted 4th...

But based on tonight, I propose that the "country consumer confidence," as gauged by the length and number of fireworks is certainly slipping. It was still a beautiful night, but people didn't drop nearly as much on fireworks. The neighbor down the road who usually drops about $1,000 on something that could be compared to a miniature Addison BoomTown - only did about half that. The folks in the town proper were nearly dark - mostly sparklers, black cats and a few small displays.

Some people spend hundreds of dollars putting on fireworks shows, some people just $10 dollars. But, nearly everybody does something... because we can, ha ha ha.

I know I only did about half as much myself - but that was mostly due to the fact that my tractor was out of commission last week and I didn't get the time to mow the area necessary for big arial displays done safely. I still did as much of the small ground stuff though.

On a brighter note - the kids had a blast tonight. Lots of smoke bombs, sparklers, roman candles, tanks... everything they love!

Oh, and I'm almost done with bunk bed #2... totally awesome, dude. Hope you had a wonderful, safe, and self-evident Fourth of July.

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