Independence Day Archives

To Rock the Boat or Stay Afloat?

Bynhcarmichael July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Rafted up for a fireworks show over a dark pond, I casually watched the heavily overloaded pontoon boat next to the boat I was on tilt precariously to port. Shouts erupted and intoxicated people shifted a bit too far to starboard, more shouting and finally everyone froze in a state of fragile equilibrium. The fireworks…

What’s Next?

Bynhcarmichael July 5, 2021July 5, 2021

What do you do with the day after a holiday? You clean up, maybe you feel the need to clean yourself up a bit, and then you move on. It’s a reset, if you will, with the lingering glow of celebration slowly fading into memory. Americans are waking up to the day after Independence Day….