A Cure For The "Chronically-Festive"...
Glancing up at the calendar, I can plainly see that TODAY is 6 July 2010. That would mean that TWO days ago was the 4th.
Everyone with me so far?
Good.
Then WHY are people in my neighborhood STILL setting off FIREWORKS until 2 frigging AM?
I can deduce ONE thing from this incessant need to "enjoy" our Independence (read annoy the neighbors) - SOME people either do not OWN a calendar, or if they do, cannot possibly know HOW to read the damn thing.
Okay, so that's TWO things.
Apparently, these idiots can''t get enough NOISE, or bright shiny things in the sky.
It's like dangling a set of keys in front of a person with an I.Q. of 25....you can hear the bearly intelligible "oohs" and "aahs" from here.
Now this may, or may NOT be the case where YOU live, or perhaps you live far enough away from others that setting off fireworks isn't a big deal. Hell, some of you are fortunate enough to be able to go out back and fire off your guns whenever the mood suits you (and that IS a great stress-reliever)...so I'm good with that.
What I have trouble with, is in a more "urban" environment, in this heat wave, where things are a bit more parched than usual, and can catch fire a bit more easily than normal, these morons insist on playing with pyrotechnical ordinance.
I suppose if they burn THEIR house down, some lame-ass "gub'ment" agency will just section 8 them into another...maybe in a better neighborhood, so they can start the ghettoization of THAT part of town.
But, if they burn MY house down, well, we're talking some serious homicidal tendencies on MY behalf against them.
Yeah, 'ya see, I'm a touch on the PROTECTIVE side when it comes to OUR house and the contents therein.
Wifey and I have busted ass to get what we have, and I don't take kindly to have some dumbass come along and put us out on the street because of THEIR carelessness and stupidity.
We may not have much, compared to rich folk, but we have what we have...and we take care of it, and plan to keep all this stuff for a while longer.
Other people don't seem to care about that, however.
They live...for the "moment".
Whatever they can get their primate hands into for entertainment sake, well that's what they're going for, and to hell with anyone that becomes a hindrance to their pursuit of hedonism.
Wow...heady stuff, yes?
Maybe they should concentrate on becoming LESS of the PROBLEM...and a tad MORE of the SOLUTION...'ya think?
Hold up a moment...that might require something too close to WORK, so that might not do it for them.
And besides, isn't driving a JAGUAR more important, especially in neighborhoods where the price OF that Jag (plus rims and specialty plate) is more than maybe any TWO houses (current market ghettohood value)?
It's always about PRIORITIES...in ALL our lives.
Some people got it, and others ain't...it's that simple.
Sadly, the group that is the most "at risk" here are those that have priorities that are SKEWED, or MISPLACED.
Yeah, the ones that go out and buy hundred of bucks worth of fireworks, when they should be more concerned with maintaining a household, instead of maintaining a neighborhood "common nuisance".
Perhaps they should figure out HOW to make their children breakfast, so they don't have to beg it off of the "system" when they don't really need it.
Ditto for welfare, and medicare.
Take better care of YOURSELF, YOUR needs, and the needs of those dependant upon you (like the children), INSTEAD of hopping out to Freebies Fireworks and plunking down a few C-notes to entertain yourself for an hour or two.
Then maybe the rest of us could get some sleep, and not be placed on the same "Circadian Rhythm" as you are (1100hrs - 0300hrs...helluva schedule, unless you're on SECOND SHIFT).
I realize it's a stretch to have these locals TRY anything close to real HUMAN behavior (they're still liking that CORTISOL rush), but in order to LIVE in a civilized society, one must first learn to be CIVILIZED.
It's the whole "when in Rome" gig, right?
If they TRIED it, they may find they actually LIKE it...being CIVILIZED, that is.
For others, perhaps not, though.
I will say one thing, however...
Having such beasts living around you DOES lend itself to a zoological slant.
It IS much akin to living very close to a zoo (sometimes a tad TOO close).













The only thing I would change, is to add some LEMURS...and maybe an OTTER or two. I love 'em both!
We've got way too many lower primates hanging around...and to have a decent zoo, you really need some more "diversity" in the animal kingdom.
I mean, I'm doing MY share, so don't piss a fit, kapeesh?












I've got my birds coming by, and the squirrels, and Mr. Bunnyrabbit, and we do have our two cats.
(we just don't let 'em all get "together", if you get my drift)
Just last night, I went out after dark on the patio, and hear something scurrying about. I took out my mini-flashlight (ALWAYS carry one) and lit up the patio...only to see a RACCOON climbing over our fence. He was a small one, too, and his siblings were already over (or under) the fence and heading across the lawn to cross the street.
One other was still in our tree, and he/she (I didn't ask nor check for gender...probably a good thing) crawled down and followed the brood into the darkness.
So don't say I'm not trying to add more diverse fauna to the area.
I just think we need fewer bipedal primates.
And especially fewer ones with fireworks.
Tell 'ya one thing, people...if I could wrap my brain around all the logistics involved, I could quite possibly turn this part of town into another "Zoological Garden", replete with all the same things as we have in our Children's Zoo up north.
I could even bill it as one of those "drive-thru" jungle parks...that is if you don't mind some little toddler coming up and pissing against your car's tires.
(responsible parents...don'cha just LOVE 'em?)
At least they haven't graduated to flinging poo yet...they are STILL slinging the BS, however, much like many of our city and community "leaders".
My one, biggest problem in making something like this work, would be HOW to get firearms out of the hands of the lower primates...that's ALWAYS an issue. And how to keep these creatures from cooking meth in their houses and cars.
Okay, so that's TWO things.
(anyone else just have a feeling of Deja Vu...all over again?)
But you will have to admit that my "idea" for changing this part of town from a NEGATIVE to a POSITIVE does have merit.
I'll have to research this some more before I come to any definitive conclusions...and maybe we'll explore them in a future post.
But for now, it's going to be more fireworks tonight (into tomorrow morning), and I'm sure the police will be patrolling the area in force to make sure the NORMAL people enjoy that "quality-of-life" crap the city ordinances tout all too often (that we in this part of town NEVER get to partake of either).
Well, maybe the FWPD will be busy pulling over seat belt violators (those nasty criminals), as per command-mandated quotas.
I can dream...the price is ALWAYS right, Bob.
But I have a good idea as to where the fireworks are being set off from around here...just in case anyone is interested.
Beats a boring seat belt pullover, doesn't it?
I'm just helping the department to help me fulfill my "dream" of turning an URBAN ZOO into a REAL ZOO.
...or at least a viable "wildlife preserve" (I can get DNR government funding to maintain that).
All of this DOES have the novelty of never having been tried before...right?
Be well, make a difference to someone today, and...
Stay safe out there, America.


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