Smoking a pork butt today.

Mowing. And dodging thunderstorms. I've got 19 acres of grass. It's been raining...

Just going to relax. Maybe catch local fireworks display. Gone into the city enough times, not fighting that traffic. I'm also cooking two of these for me and my lady. Had two last night, they were delish.

Thanking the good Lord for getting me back home to Texas! We've been in California all week

I'm gonna blow up some watermelons at my new SIL 300 acre farm with my soon to be bullet button "Assault Rifle".

Then BBQ etc. It will be my first time at the property. Should be fun.

Running the Peachtree Road Race 10k, then off to a barbeque after a much needed shower and a short nap!

Growing up, The Fourth of July was my favorite holiday. During my career with the Forest Service, the holiday was often supplanted by active wildfire, or just diminished by fire restrictions that kept the communities we lived in from having traditional fireworks displays.

Living outside of Cheyenne, it's like a return to my past. The community does it up big time. I'm involved with Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the committee also handles the Fourth of July. Car show, live music, food, and a terrific fireworks show, all out at Frontier Park. For us, few hours of volunteering as security at the Park. Car show, home to BBQ with neighbors, then back to town for music and fireworks. I'm loving it

Gotta work the 3rd and 4th, but going on vacation next week.

Just hanging out in the Valley of the SUNNN*!



*Where fireworks light themselves.

"Helping" my daughter put up chain link fence at her new house. She has an Akita puppy reserved that will be available in August and he's gonna need a place to run.

I got a pretty good idea who's gonna be doing most of the work and who's gonna be helping tho...

Enjoying this video: https://youtu.be/rEJo7x9y3D4

It's been sung by many people, but it was "Pwned" by Kate Smith. She introduced it to the world and no one ever did it better. Irving Berlin actually gave the music to her, and she directed the royalties to the Boy Scouts.

Enjoy. (I get emotional and weep.)

flashguy

Spend time by the lakes and canals. Eat a lot of my wife's great cooking and enjoy the puppy

Mostly stay inside during the day where is it below 110F. For supper, I will grill some Brats that have Hatch New Mexico green chilies in them....yum!! Corn on the cob also. Likely a "taste" of 1792 small batch bourbon while cooking. At dark thirty, go out onto the back porch and watch the fireworks.

Based on the weather prediction for the 4th in Memphis, we decided to head down to the lake today. Got the pontoon boat gassed up, all the crew together, and headed out. Arrive to the boat ramp and, as I'm circling to back the boat up, noted that the trailer wheel on the left rear axle as leaning inward hard. Hmm, this is NOT right....

While the rest of my crew boated around all afternoon, I left, found a tractor supply open 2 towns away, and fixed the problem (new hub and bearings) with a crescent wrench and Gerber multitool. Yeah, this lake livin' is the life.

We are considering riding up to MO and floating down the current river on the 4th, weather up there seems to be promising versus here.

My dad plays in a community band, they're doing a patriotic concert on the 4th and I'm going to that. After that probably grill steaks and then spend the rest of the evening trying to calm the dogs once the neighborhood racket starts up. Actually it kind of started last night.

I'm the lead shooter for the fireworks display at the Sky City Casino in Acoma, NM

We'll be in Helen, GA.

Got reservations for dinner at Bodensee.

We will be grilling at the house with friends coming over and watching the fireworks display from a local park from the comfort of our own backyard, or if too warm/muggy/wet, from inside the family room and kitchen through the large back windows. Either way, the park is close by, we get a great, unobstructed view and nice booms from the fireworks thanks to the lake behind our property (cool reflections too), and generally makes for a pleasant and safe 4th of July experience, rain or shine for the family and friends.

Signed up for a 28-mile bike ride. Last time I rode that car it was a piece of cake.
Now my new bike is 5 pounds lighter than the old bike and the new me is 25 pounds heavier than the old me.
Yes there will be a sag wagon.

Aloha,

This year same as last year, sit out on the carport watching the local aerial display at the beach.

Open a bottle of wine and some cold cuts.

Next year, we'll be at our New Home in Texas and I hope to have my own fireworks similar to xl_targets

on our private range.