I Saw Some Fireworks

Hi, kids! I hope all my fellow Yankees enjoyed the holiday weekend.

My favorite thing about Independence Day is the red, white and blue Jello/pretzel/Cool Whip concoction that is conveniently grouped in with "salads" on the buffet table every year. It doesn't feel like you're eating a salad at all! And it sure beats the Lithuanian version, which is carrots-n-pig snout encased in salted Knox gelatin.

We had an action packed weekend, hopping from cookout to cookout with our giant inflatable bounce-n-slide. Figuratively, of course. How entertaining would it be to see a family of four hopping from one cookout to another caged up inside one of those things, though? I would pay good money.

I secretly believe our inflatable bouncy house it is the only reason the family Rama gets invited to parties at all.

We took in some fireworks. It was not your momma's pyrotechnics display, what with the high speed police chase that took place in the parking lot just prior to the show beginning (The P-Dawg disputes the "high speed" and "chase" elements of this assertion, but he wasn't weeble-wobbling on the curb when the vehicles in question careened past in a blur of light and sound.)

J-dog was skeptical about the fireworks at first. Earlier in the evening, he indicated preparedness by shouting "boom, boom" and clapping with glee, but when the show began, he surreptitiously panned the crowd to make sure no one was ducking for cover, then watched guardedly from the safety of the P-Dawg's lap.

The fearless V-meister, a veteran spectator, provided us with running commentary and also drank her weight in Sprite.

On a totally unrelated note, my laptop is circling the drain. I am thinking of getting a MacBook Air, but I can't quite convince myself it's the right choice. (Anyone want to try?)

It's on the pricey side, for one thing. I've also heard that it runs kind of slow and has "limited connectivity," whatever that means.

And what's this I hear about no right-click feature, Apple users? I've been assured it's no big deal, but I have to say it sounds kind of like using chopsticks without benefit of an opposable thumb.

(Oh, and I have a personal rule about not buying first generation technology because of all the glitches that end up getting fixed in subsequent versions, but I have posts to write, sites to surf, emails to ignore, and pikchurs to Photoshop, and I simply cannot wait.)

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While we're on the subject of technology, I have to tell you that, completely against my better judgment, I recently joined Twitter. I am just barely hanging on to the most remote tree branch in Twittertown, wearing a pocket protector and Coke bottle glasses, and occasionally letting out a weak chirp into the deep, dark forest.

If you would be so kind as to either tweet in my direction or talk me off the ledge, I would be much obliged.