Pop! BOOM! Oh No!
Pop! BOOM! Ohhhhh! That, my friends, is the sound of two very distinctive holidays: the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve. Sure, we’ve got more important ones. Like Thanksgiving, that glorious holiday of food, football, and silently thinking, “how can I be related to these people?” The thing most of us are truly thankful for is the sight of their relatives backing out of the driveway. And of course, there’s Christmas, which isn’t really a holiday so much as a season, the season of overspending. Fun fact: the day after Christmas is a holiday that is quietly celebrated at Amazon headquarters. That’s when all their executives hold hands and sing “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” However, the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve stand alone because they’re the only holidays we celebrate with fireworks. I was about 12 years old when I was allowed to light real fireworks. Not those sissy ...