4th of july

Shooting Off Firecrackers (MM #4852)

While many people today are focusing on our democracy and independence, there are still some who only care about things that go boom. Some people care about grilling out, while others enjoy having a day off from work. But many only care about shooting off firecrackers. Make no mistake. They don’t care about the fireworks…

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Top Songs (MM #4486)

I’ve never understood why radio stations feel the need to do special programs over the holidays. They never sound as good as regular programming. And this has been going on for decades. And I’m not just talking about AM and FM radio. Satellite radio is guilty too. I’ve been listing to the Classic Rock channel;…

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June Bugs (MM #4121)

When we lived in Ohio, we used to have problems with Japanese Beetles. Over the last few years here in Tennessee, we’ve had a similar situation. But in the South, we deal with June bugs. But this year, thy didn’t show up in June. They were a few days late…

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Sparklers (MM #3882)

The other night I saw something on TV that took me back to my younger days. They were celebrating a child’s birthday and had two sparklers stuck in the cake. That was a sight I remember from special occasions back in the day but haven’t seen in years. Are sparklers still popular, or have they…

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Founding Fathers (MM #3756)

There’s been a lot of talk about our Founding Fathers recently. Many wonder how they’d feel about the current state of our democracy. Of course, if they were here, we could ask. But they’re not, so it’s up to us to come to find a middle ground. If that’s even possible…  

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Cookouts And Barbecues (MM #3391)

The 4th of July is normally filled with fireworks, cookouts and barbecues. But this year, thanks to COVID-19 things are going to be much different. And for some people that is a big problem…

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Fireworks Warnings (MM #3389)

Many cities are cancelling their annual fireworks displays because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Naturally, they don’t want to encourage big cro9wds right now. But that change has also caused many cities to put out fireworks warnings…

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Annual Tradition (MM #3025)

For many people fireworks are an annual tradition on the 4th of July. Some people attend big fireworks celebrations while other shoot them off at home. Personally, I don’t understand the excitement…

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Leave Early (MM #3024)

If you work in an office doing the 9 to 5 thing, you likely have one thought today. Will the boss be closing down the office and let everyone leave early? It’s always tough when holidays fall during the middle of the week…

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Draggin’ (MM #2661)

Have you ever noticed that mid-week holidays are always difficult? I always finding myself draggin’ a bit more than normal when I go back to work the next day…

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