...and because I marched in the same parade today as Code Pink.
Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4th of July. Show all posts
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Happy 4th of July!
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!
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!
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