The 4th (now the 6th)
Nothing like the 4th of July to celebrate two of the nation’s favorite pastimes: eating large quantities of meat and blowing things up. I went with the fam to a eat grilled hamburgers and some of the best blueberry pie anywhere at some of my parent’s friend’s house. There was also some home made butterfinger ice cream involved which was delicious.� After that, a few of us went to the the fireworks downtown, but we stayed out of the traffic of the true “downtown” by picking a spot on the hill near my house. Nashville’s fireworks this year were impressive, but not nearly as much so as last year. There were several places that listed different times for start of the show, some said 9, some 9:30, but most said 9:30. We arrived and staked our claim about 9 and ten minutes later the show started! Last year it seemed like the show went for almost 40 minutes, but this year’s was about half that. They still had some of the cool hearts inside of circles and planets with rings, but I didn’t see any smiley faces this year 
There’s just nothing like being outside in decent weather with friends, smoking a great CAO cigar, and watching an incredible display of colorful explosions. Hope everyone had a happy 4th!