Megaton Explosives
Had a pleasant 4th. Went over to Bunker Beach for awhile. It was a tad on the cool side, and the water there is cold anyway, so Hanna wasn't much into swimming. After a supper of yummy peppercorn pork loin, we set off some explosives. The kids loved it, Hanna was exceedingly excited. They liked waving sparklers around, though they couldn't get the hang of not pointing the business end at people. They zinged me a couple times with sparks.
The 4th is, of course, Ellie's least favorite day of the year. All the boom-booms and pop-pops around the neighborhood always send her scurrying under the deepest darkest bed she can find. She won't even go outside to piddle, even though her bladder must be the size of a beachball.
Rhonda took the kids a few blocks over to try and see the fireworks show at the National Sports Center. But, John was a little scared of the booms, so they came home. The kids didn't get to bed till after 10:30, and since John hadn't had a nap, he was getting pretty frazzled. Hanna had napped, so she was doing ok.
Some more on Live8. Again, I don't doubt Geldof's sincerity. Admirable to take such a big swing at helping poor people in Africa. But, he said this, perfectly summing up the lefty attitude: "Something must be done, even if it doesn't work." It goes without saying that this does not generally represent the conservative viewpoint. Why do something if it doesn't work? Why not do something that does work?
Of course, the things that do work often do not comport with lefty mentality, because they so often involve sticky subjects like personal responsibility, evil, moral choices, etc... Here is an interesting column that ties Dickens to Live8.
The 4th is, of course, Ellie's least favorite day of the year. All the boom-booms and pop-pops around the neighborhood always send her scurrying under the deepest darkest bed she can find. She won't even go outside to piddle, even though her bladder must be the size of a beachball.
Rhonda took the kids a few blocks over to try and see the fireworks show at the National Sports Center. But, John was a little scared of the booms, so they came home. The kids didn't get to bed till after 10:30, and since John hadn't had a nap, he was getting pretty frazzled. Hanna had napped, so she was doing ok.
Some more on Live8. Again, I don't doubt Geldof's sincerity. Admirable to take such a big swing at helping poor people in Africa. But, he said this, perfectly summing up the lefty attitude: "Something must be done, even if it doesn't work." It goes without saying that this does not generally represent the conservative viewpoint. Why do something if it doesn't work? Why not do something that does work?
Of course, the things that do work often do not comport with lefty mentality, because they so often involve sticky subjects like personal responsibility, evil, moral choices, etc... Here is an interesting column that ties Dickens to Live8.
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