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July 12 Thoughts On The 4thFor a long time, I gave up on going to parades on the 4th of July. If you see one parade in Hartford, you have seen most others in the future as well. So when the family went, I stayed home. Maybe I'm just getting sentimental with old age, or I'm just getting mellow, but I agreed to go to a Hartford parade on the 4th. We parked our lawn chairs in the front yard of one of the families from our church and began to enjoy the fellowship right away. So if your keeping score, this definately scores points with me. Then the parade started and the first thing is the color guard with Old Glory! More points scored! The Hartford City Band playing "Stars and Stripes Forever". A whole lot of points! Some people elected to public office walking and greeting people scored a few points, but then the score began loosing points.
A Church rock band went by and we at first did not even know that it was a church. We could hear the music from a long ways away, but never could understand the words even tho' they went right in front of us. A dance group goes by with more rock music so loud that my wife and I had a hard time hearing each other, and she was right next to me. Add in a few old tractors, a hot rod or three, fire engines, businesses advertising for free, and some drunks playing "In Heaven There Is No Beer", and you have gone so far backwards on points that you maybe break even if your lucky. I'm not sure what the last few entries in the parade have to do with celebrating our independance. Why can't people use their imagination like a fella I know in Kenosha. He is in his 60's, over 6 foot, with a beard. But every July 4th, he either dyes his hair and beard brown, wears an old suit and top hat, and goes in the parade as Abe Lincoln, or keeps his hair gray and dresses as Uncle Sam.
I have to admit that I enjoy Hartford fireworks. They were 22 minutes long, but were very good. There was even a local radio station that played marches while the fireworks were going.
There have been many people that have laid down there lives so that we could celebrate this day. I hope we don't forget the true meaning of why we celebrate July 4th. July 07 Keep Checking!I promise I'll stick with this blog site! I have been checking out other blogs and waiting for them to post. But if I expect them to write, than I must engage my brain as well! I like a little more depth than what I've been reading in another website that the whole world visits. A blog keeps you current a lot better than idle chatter. So stay tuned, I'll be back! |
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