Alan Hood

Happy Fourth of July everyone.  Another blazing hot day here in the valley of the sun but I wouldn’t expect anything less for this time of year.  Summertime is the one real drag about living in Phoenix, but the fireworks here more than make up for it and this year we had an incredible display.  Like usual we waited until the very last minute to leave the house, because it is to stinkin hot to stand outside with no shade waiting for the fireworks to begin.  This year we decided to give the casino show a chance so we drove up there and got one of the best shows we have ever seen.  45 min of awesome aerials with all of the geometric shapes and great colors they can do now, but then it was time for the grand finale and what a finale it was.  We were standing about a quarter of a mile from where they were lighting off the fireworks and I mean to tell you the earth was shaking.  I have never been in an earthquake but I am sure it is a lot like that.  Wow it was one of the coolest displays I have ever seen.

I do love the opportunities that we have here is Phoenix but I am just not sure if the heat is worth it any more.  Check back with me in December when I will be wearing shorts and doing yard work or watching a football game from some northern city where it is 0 degrees and it will be a different story but for now I am sick of the heat.