I swear I’m living in a war zone. There are explosions coming from all sides and lots of annoying scrrreaching sounds.

It seems that all of my neighbors have purchased large quantities of illegal fireworks and are using them…constantly. I’m trying to figure out why it is that we celebrate our nations independence by blowing stuff up.

The town had a great display. It was big and colorful. These little piddly things barely throw off any sparks and just make a lot of noise. Bah! Humbug! Let the old man get some sleep.