Comments on: Fourth of July http://huuweb.org/community-cafe/fourth-of-july/ Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists - Announcements & Dialogue Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom von Alten http://huuweb.org/community-cafe/fourth-of-july/comment-page-1/#comment-868 Tom von Alten Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:10:12 +0000 http://huuweb.org/community-cafe/?p=51#comment-868 My memories of the Fourth seem clouded these days by the profusion of "personal" fireworks being lit off. Sometimes it seems like a week of them, but for some reason this year's were concentrated on the one day. I guess we can Thank God It's Friday? But this Reflections post brought to mind my childhood, when the 4th of July was still a gala event for me. The highlights were crowded into Lincoln Park along the Milwaukee River, where there was some sort of parade, followed by Free Ice Cream (a tiny little cup of it, but Free!) and all the silly games adults could imagine for children to spend the day. As the youngest of six, I'm sure that I was always looked after (to the extent that I was looked after) by my siblings rather than parents. Nice to have this come back to mind, thanks. My memories of the Fourth seem clouded these days by the profusion of “personal” fireworks being lit off. Sometimes it seems like a week of them, but for some reason this year’s were concentrated on the one day. I guess we can Thank God It’s Friday?

But this Reflections post brought to mind my childhood, when the 4th of July was still a gala event for me. The highlights were crowded into Lincoln Park along the Milwaukee River, where there was some sort of parade, followed by Free Ice Cream (a tiny little cup of it, but Free!) and all the silly games adults could imagine for children to spend the day. As the youngest of six, I’m sure that I was always looked after (to the extent that I was looked after) by my siblings rather than parents.

Nice to have this come back to mind, thanks.

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