Happy 4th!

I expect everyone to go out, spend time with friends and family, eat good food, and get rip roaring drunk. :) Ok, everyone except those that have to drive - you have lemonade.

Last night I went to the Methuen fireworks. They had a couple of bands - Beatlejuice and Velvet Elvis. They were both good... I just don't like a lot of Elvis stuff. Don't know why, but I couldn't get into the King, or whatever he was called.

Anyway, I met Jason there and finally got to meet his girlfriend, Susan and his sister, Marcie. We just sat there, hung out, listened to music, talked, watched fireworks - very low key. I wanted to get back to the house to check on the dogs so I left when it was over. This was Tweak's first time hearing fireworks and I wanted to make sure she wasn't a basket case. She wasn't. :)

It was a good thing I came home when I did because I forgot that I had to do evaluations of everyone else's poems for class - they were due by midnight. I turned a couple of them a little past midnight but I should be fine. There's one girl in class who, admittedly, is the worst speller. I find it hard to take her seriously in her writing because of it. I am pretty good at spelling, but I still spellcheck just about everything, just about every time. Just in case. She, does not and I can't figure out why. Does she not know how? Does she forget? Does she just not give a damn? I don't know and probably never will. But in the meantime, it's very difficult giving an evaluation of her work because of simple, preventable spelling mistakes.

Today I'm heading over to Paul & Adam's to partake in some BBQ and drinking festivities. I'm going to hit that Italian bakery on my way and pick up some dessert. I might get a fruit platter too, we'll see. Oh, and definitely beer - I have to stop for beer. I keep lamenting about the lack of good liquor stores up here. Not everyone drinks Bud Light people! I'll stop at the store in North Reading that has a vast amount of variety. Variety is the spice of life after all.

Happy 4th of July! And Happy Birthday my sister! You are more dear to me than you know...

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