We Have Explosive

Ah, the Fourth of July: a time when we celebrate this great country of ours by trying to blow a little bit of it up! Good times.

We decided kinda last minute to see if anyone wanting to come over, and got a few takers: Thee Dickens, Jenny, Brandy, Kate (briefly), Justin (also briefly), and a surprise visit by half the Moses clan. Grilled up some sausage, burgers, and dogs (not too many, as I was saddened by Takeru Kobayashi's upset to Joey Fucking Chestnut at Nathan's this year... I mean C'MON! How can I get behind an "athlete" with a stupid name like Chestnut?! I'm still rooting for the Tsunami!!!), drank some beers, and waited for dusk to start the conflagration. I picked up a couple small fireworks the boys picked out, but the main event was a "Barely Legal" mortar set: 4 tubes packaged with 8 shells each. They did not disappoint. Of course, we had to up the ante by doing double, triple, and even quadruple salvos. After that, we enjoyed our neighborhood display, hung out, and had a great, low-key time. Next time we'll have to pre-plan so more people can make it out.

Back to work yesterday wasn't too bad, but my stomach rebelled after my cookout-leftover lunch. I think my old age is not agreeing with my carnivorous lifestyle... Sad, it may be the end of me. Today looks to be fairly slow, but we'll see. Off tonight and tomorrow, and I believe we're going swimming with Kate and some others out in the Cool Springs area, which should be fun.

I got invited into the Pownce alpha this morning. Anyone want an invite? I got six!