July 4th is one of the more memorable days I had as a kid. It’s right up there with Halloween and Christmas. My favorite was up at Lake George when we were kids, and a spark flew into the bag of fireworks, and we had to kick the whole bag into the lake! When our boys were growing up, they always looked forward to going to the fireworks stand. That was almost as fun as setting them off. We’d always end up making a second or third trip back for more.
Of course, the real meaning of the day is our Country’s birthday. Everyone, and I mean everyone, should celebrate this. I’ve heard some haters might be protesting. Question I have, is if they hate it here so much, why don’t they leave? No one is forcing them to stay and there are other countries they can go to. A bunch of people nationwide were interviewed, and the general consensus was there so many protests these days that no one pays any attention to them anymore and they really don’t mean anything, just another day by democratic funded anti-American idiots. It’s hard to understand where the mindset comes from that wants to make someone hate their country.
Lunch in Aspen was great. The town was packed. Jim brought along his calendar and they blocked out a week in October and February for us to go to their island in Belize. The pictures are amazing. It’s like some private island some celebrity would own. They’re super nice and picked up lunch saying it was the least they could do for me taking care of them at the concert. We’re planning on going to a show next May in either Zurich or Bologna, depending on which city the band has the most time off in. They want to come with us, we’ll see.
Ty had a great interview with Davy’s mom, Davy and someone else yesterday. If all goes well, he’ll probably start around the first of August, good for him. More to come as things progress, but they really want to train him as a manager and make this a career for him. They offered a great salary and benefits package which include time off every day in the winter to hit the slopes!
Not sure what Jag and Ava are doing today. They should be packing as they need to move in 10 days. Julie (Ava’s mom) is coming out to help and hiring some movers.
We had some rain yesterday afternoon and it’s supposed to rain some more today. After my calls, my travel plans are shaping up. Lori and I will be in France around the beginning of October and then fly to Italy for a week or so. In January, we’ll head back to Italy. That’s all we have on the books right now except for Belize and the concert in Europe next May.
Time to get going. Have a great 4th and celebrate our Country’s independence and birthday! God Bless.