July the Fourth
i'm writing in retrospect on my Fourth of July, 2005. i will provide the day's highlights via a starring-systbem, e.g., ***, in honor of the holiday:
~my brother and i each got a free beer from some random people atop the YWCA building downtown. they were planning to watch the fireworks from there but bailed when it started raining. he and i eventually climbed off the building as well and routed ourselves toward a more conventional location on the Michigan Stree bridge. one star* for the free beer, two stars** for the novel view of downtown.
~is it highly ironic that an irish band was providing the bridge's musical entertainment for the American Fourth of July celebration? one star* for amusement.
~there we met up with friends and decided to bail (again) due to the weather. minus two stars -** for missing out on this year's fireworks.
~during a long run earlier in the afternoon, i stopped by an old friend's house and found he had also stopped by to do last-minute vacuuming and cleaning, as it seems he has recently moved. no one should clean by themselves on a holiday, so i vacuumed his bedroom and closets and swiffered his kitchen. it was good to catch up with him and we have an appointment for later this week to drink beer on his new front porch. five stars***** for reconnecting with an old friend.
~after my long run, my friend dropped me off at home just in time for my brother to stop by and ask me to go for a skate. so i donned my rollerblades and off we went, merrrily gliding along. now, i played hockey (along with my brother) for a number of years, so most of the time we're pretty daring in the routes we take (my favorite is still gliding at 2am down a typically high-traffic drive and feeling delight from my exclusive rights to study the cracks and turns of the road much closer than anyone in day-to-day commutes does). anyway, so my brother and i were out skating and we decided to brave a hill --- long, steep and smooth -- which we probably should not have braved. and so midway down the hill (you can see where this is going), i realized my speed was getting out of control, so i decided to pull a hockey-stop...the road, being well-worn and smooth as i have mentioned, didnt' grip my wheels for long and i knew i was going down. so i stretched out length-wise and slid to a stop. i came out a lot better than i could have, with strawberries on my left elbow and hip and a scraped left thigh. minus three stars -*** for injuries. oh, i also came out with a physical reminder that i had fun over the holiday. that at least counts for something. plus one star ...*
~my brother and i each got a free beer from some random people atop the YWCA building downtown. they were planning to watch the fireworks from there but bailed when it started raining. he and i eventually climbed off the building as well and routed ourselves toward a more conventional location on the Michigan Stree bridge. one star* for the free beer, two stars** for the novel view of downtown.
~is it highly ironic that an irish band was providing the bridge's musical entertainment for the American Fourth of July celebration? one star* for amusement.
~there we met up with friends and decided to bail (again) due to the weather. minus two stars -** for missing out on this year's fireworks.
~during a long run earlier in the afternoon, i stopped by an old friend's house and found he had also stopped by to do last-minute vacuuming and cleaning, as it seems he has recently moved. no one should clean by themselves on a holiday, so i vacuumed his bedroom and closets and swiffered his kitchen. it was good to catch up with him and we have an appointment for later this week to drink beer on his new front porch. five stars***** for reconnecting with an old friend.
~after my long run, my friend dropped me off at home just in time for my brother to stop by and ask me to go for a skate. so i donned my rollerblades and off we went, merrrily gliding along. now, i played hockey (along with my brother) for a number of years, so most of the time we're pretty daring in the routes we take (my favorite is still gliding at 2am down a typically high-traffic drive and feeling delight from my exclusive rights to study the cracks and turns of the road much closer than anyone in day-to-day commutes does). anyway, so my brother and i were out skating and we decided to brave a hill --- long, steep and smooth -- which we probably should not have braved. and so midway down the hill (you can see where this is going), i realized my speed was getting out of control, so i decided to pull a hockey-stop...the road, being well-worn and smooth as i have mentioned, didnt' grip my wheels for long and i knew i was going down. so i stretched out length-wise and slid to a stop. i came out a lot better than i could have, with strawberries on my left elbow and hip and a scraped left thigh. minus three stars -*** for injuries. oh, i also came out with a physical reminder that i had fun over the holiday. that at least counts for something. plus one star ...*
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