Pre-emptive patriotism or pyromania?

The good news is that those rapid fire explosions were not gun shots. They are fireworks. They started in early June and have continued since. It’s not a weekend thing, its an almost every nite thing. It appears that my ‘hood is either incredibly patriotic or into pyrotechnics. Having had a rather naive suburban childhood I had no idea that fireworks provided such entertainment for denizens of “up and coming” urban neighborhoods. These little cultural nuances are kinda fascinating really. Though I do miss the sound of crickets at night, i’ll take my ‘hood over suburbia anyday…fireworks and all.