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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by.
July 3, 2015 at 11:37pm
July 3, 2015 at 11:37pm
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         I'm excited about cowboy weekend. INSP is showing westerns all this weekend for the holiday. I don't know what that has to do with July 4th, but I guess it is special programming for them. I hope to see some old movies I haven't seen in a while, maybe a John Wayne western.

         I'm going to a last minute get-together at a nearby friend's house Saturday night. She lives on the side of a mountain, so we'll walk up the hill in her subdivision and watch the city fireworks from a distance. But she's a good cook, so we'll have a nice dinner first. One guest uses a walker, so it won't be like getting exercise.

         I will also go to my subdivision parade in the morning. It's about 5 very long blocks that circle around in the middle. This year they're having fire trucks. Kids decorate their bicycles. Parents pull kids in wagons. People get out their old convertibles or collector cars and hang red, white, and blue ribbons. It progresses slowly, of course. It lasts about half an hour, tops.

         They serve hot dogs, free, by the pool to residents only, but I always pass on that. That's at the far end and would require a car ride. We don't join the pool, but the picnic is for everyone. I'm just not into hot dogs enough to go.

         I've had my share of traffic on the 4th, so I prefer to stay close to home. I've been stuck in downtown DC, trying to get out to the suburbs to my car, while the subway kept breaking down. It was hot; people were packed in like sardines. People stood holding onto the overhead rails with one hand, holding dearly to coolers and bags with the other. It made you think, "Don't you wish everybody used Dial?" I'll never do anything like that again.

         My quiet version is much more to my liking. I had planned to sit on the hill with my Dad near the house. I invited him to go with me to my friend's, but he declined, so I'll have to cook for him before I go. He'll be watching the celebrations on TV when I get back. I'll flip to a Western on the other TV.



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