The war has already begun in my neighborhood — really, it’s been going for days already. I have the TV turned up don’t have to listen to what sound like bombs going off every 30 seconds. Everybody already knows how I feel about this holiday, and even if I wanted to be out enjoying it, my youngest daughter is sick, so I’m home with her while my wife and other daughter are out having a good ol’ time.
While everybody’s out boozing and blowing stuff up, lest we never forget what this holiday is really about.
Anybody want to make any bets on percentage of the Butte that gets put up in flames this year? It was pretty hot and dry today, so I expect some flames.
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jeez man do you even light a sparkler?
The novelty kind of wears off when your lawn nearly catches on fire every year. I used to love the Fourth, until I lived in the warzone.
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