Wow. That was some impressive
fireworks display to wrap up the Fourth last night, wasn't it? Too
bad it wasn't the kind 15,000 people had gathered at Lower Harbor
Park to see.
I know I had intimated that I wasn't
gonna write anything today, but after last night's doozy of a
thunderstorm I felt I should at least jot a few things down. I went
for a bike ride this morning and all along the city's bike path
system there were dirt washouts, branches were strewn across the
pavement, and signs of the hour of mayhem could be seen everywhere.
It postponed Marquette's fireworks, canceled Ishpeming's all together
(their fireworks crew has to be somewhere else tonight), and just
generally laid havoc into what has been a nice holiday for most of
us.
Well, nice except for the house,
somewhere on Arch and Michigan between Third & Fourth, that
started playing loud and drone-like techno music around 10 am, and was still playing
it when we went to bed just before midnight. Or the doofusses around
the corner from us who were lighting off monster firecrackers—during
the storm no less—and setting off car alarms all over the block.
So yeah, it was mostly a nice holiday.
Except for the idiots. And they seem to be growing in number each
and every Fourth. But other than that...
My favorite thing during Marquette's
parade yesterday?
The theme this year was “Hometown
heroes”, and I really don't think the UP Children's Museum could
have picked out a better hero. I really don't!
Okay; that's your holiday report. I
hope you have a great rest of your weekend, and that whatever
fireworks you get to enjoy tonight are of the man-made variety!
(jim@wmqt.com)
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