Hi everyone,
Just a note to wish everyone a happy 4th of July! I'm missing the real deal, but Betsey has just left and will be home on Tuesday night at 11:30 p.m. (Pacific), just in time for the festivities. Anyone doing anything fun?
Betsey and I enjoyed watching the fireworks on July 1st, the 10th anniversary of the reunification of Hong Kong and China. We watched the fireworks explode over the harbor from my law firm's offices. The fireworks were amazing, which doesn't surprise me because I think I remember hearing that the Chinese invented fireworks. My favorite moment: First we saw fireworks in the shape of stars (China's symbol) and others in the shape of flowers (Hong Kong's symbol). After that segment, Betsey and I saw a lot of fireworks that looked kind of warped. We kept yelling "They sure messed that star up!" and "That one doesn't look like a flower at all!" and "These fireworks are going downhill fast!" At this point, someone kindly pointed out to us that they weren't showing stars and flowers anymore, they'd moved to exploding fireworks that spelled out the Chinese characters for "China!" and "10th Anniversary!"
Dumb (impressed) Americans!
3 comments:
haha... richard we all loved the story. You two are funny.
-karl
Cute.
From wikipedia:
"The earliest unequivocal documentation of fireworks dates back to 12th century China,[1] where they were first used to frighten away evil spirits with their loud sound ("bian pao") and also to pray for happiness and prosperity.
Eventually, the art and science of firework making developed into an independent profession of its own. In ancient China, pyrotechnicians (firework-masters) were well-respected for their knowledge and skill to mount dazzling displays of light and sound."
Out here in England, I just kept randomly shouting "No taxation without representation." Nobody got it.
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