Celebrations

Well, the Fourth of July has come and passed. Here are my observations:

Every time any of the armed services people passed by in the parade I couldn't help but tear up--there's no event tied to that. Just admiration.

Barbecues are better when it involves a family of some sort.

So are parades.

Fireworks are best when huge, sparkly, and free.

That's all for now. There's plenty more to be said of Independence Day. I'll finish with my two cents--I love this country. It's not perfect. It's not governed by perfect people. But it's the best nation in the world.

Giving it a whirl

I've never done the blog thing before--unless you count angst-filled posts on myspace as a teenager. It's time I gave it a chance.

As I was searching my brain for a name for my blog, I hit a road-block and decided to take a detour (taking the bad road because the good road was unavailable). I looked up different words of the day on various dictionary sites. Ingenue seemed best, but then I decided that no one would get it; few probably understand what I changed it to anyhow.

Probably the worst word I encountered was eupeptic. Words that have dual meanings are fun sometimes, but this one... "1. of, relating to, or having good digestion 2. cheerful, optimistic"

Those two definitions should not be juxtaposed.

It's time to go put out fires started because of production errors. Love life at The DU.