Comments | kazzman: The Perfectly Symbolic Fourth

kazzman

The Perfectly Symbolic Fourth

Jul 04, 2008 23:56

The Fourth of July is but a symbol,1 albeit one with different meanings to different individuals. Sure, we wave our miniature American flags2, chant U-S-A, and engage in all manner of xenophobic tendencies, but still, I've always found the symbolism lacking. This year I set out to change all that ( Read more... )

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bigvu247 July 5 2008, 09:37:19 UTC

did you leave at intermission?!?!

kazzman July 5 2008, 15:23:40 UTC

Left around 6:15. But then, as I reached Greenlake on my run that evening, I had an impulse to watch the fireworks, so I changed my route and ran back down to Gasworks. Got there just in time for the show.

bigvu247 July 5 2008, 21:50:30 UTC

haha. I was referring to The Senate show.

kazzman July 5 2008, 22:09:57 UTC

Haha, oh! Well, no. I stayed for the whole show.

cupkate July 14 2008, 18:44:59 UTC

Evan and I ate watermelon in the eastern bloc. Ironically, fireworks WERE shot off on July 5th (July 4th in the states!) at about 2am when we were camping outside of Sozopol, Bulgaria.