Brain Splatter

It's the fourth of July! The day to celebrate America! Yay,America! You go girl! Lots of thing have happened in the last month since I have written. But that is not any of your business.

What is your business is the launch of the the Space Shuttle Discovery. `Bout fricking time. I mean two years between launches? Are you kidding me? I already feel cheated by the space program. Growing up I was told we would be exploring space, having cool space stations, living on the moon, where is that shit?

Now, we are worried about foam hitting the shuttle. Who the is in charge at NASA? Do these people not understand that space travel is not safe and that people will die? I know that might be kinda cruel and heartless but it is true. But it is not like it doesn't have an upside. There are many things that have come out of the space program. Those memory foam mattresses and Velcro just two name two. I am sure there is probably a website somewhere where you can see all the shit that space travel(sounds all Star Treky, huh?) has helped brought about. But I am not going to go looking for it now. If you find it, put a link below in the comment section.

Why are fireworks illegal?

I ask this because this week, at night, you can hear people setting off fireworks. Probably mostly firecrackers and bottle rockets. You don't get many of the big M80's in the city but I know for a fact you hear them a lot when you get more into the suburbs/country. But here in Connecticut they are illegal; that doesn't seem to stop people from having them though.

When I was a kid I used to have firecrackers and rockets. My Dad would get them from people when they went up to New Hampshire, where all that stuff is legal. We wouldn't get M80's, which are really just a 1/4 stick of dynamite, but we got damn near everything else. And I had fun setting them off. I was careful, never goofed around, and still have all my finger and toes.(At least until the diabetes kicks in, ha-ha).

Fireworks, except for sparklers, are illegal though. Which is stupid. In America there is very little that ought to be illegal. And very little of what should be illegal is stuff that you would use, with full knowledge, and could hurt you. What I mean is, fireworks are dangerous. If you don't know that and you do something stupid and hurt yourself, well, too bad. If you hurt others or destroy property of others, well we have law already that take that into account. If people want to celebrate the birth of our nation by shooting off firecrackers they should be able to. It's not like we are one of those countries that shoots off AK-47's to celebrate.

I guess if I have a point it's that there are just too many damn laws in this country. We seem to be trying to control people way too much. It's like if someone is walking on the grass, instead of putting up a sign that says,"Don't walk on grass." We have to make a law against grass walking. Which brings me to something else, why the fuck can't I walk on the damn grass? What the hell else is grass good for? Just looking at? For golfing? I like walking on grass. Especially if it is nice and soft grass and I am in my bare feet.

See that is what America is about. Walking on the grass, lighting a firework, exploring space, living free or dying, drinking a damn beer and having the right to say whatever stupid things come into you mind.

God bless America! Laterzzz...

// posted by Biff Manly @ 9:11 PM