So last night I had this crazy thought come to me while I was saying my prayers half awake. My inner dialogue didn't sound like my own voice. I got to thinking and as crazy as it may make me sound (I know there are a few of you that have had this happen to, at least I hope so...) I find that I do that a lot. It could vary anywhere from a British woman to an Asian man. I know, it's strange. I find that it tends to happen more right after I've watched a movie or a TV show that has a person with an accent of any kind on it.
Not sure why I'm publishing this so that possibly many people could see... but I just wanted to see if it happens to anyone else. I also found it quite amusing at the same time! Ha, crazy little me.

"The glove compartment is inaccurately named. And everybody knows it. So I'm proposing a swift orderly change, behind its door there's nothing to keep my fingers warm. And all I find are souvenirs from better times. Before the gleam of your taillights fading east to find yourself a better life."
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE LYRICS "Title and registration"

Independence Day-2006

Had a BBQ over at Ashley, Megan and Andrea's house. It was FUN! Lots of people, lots of food, and good times. Then we all went to watch the fireworks at Lennox Mall in Buckhead. We got to watch a fireworks show and lightning and get rained on all in one night. It was pretty stinkin' fun! The static electricity was so strong in the air that us girls' hair was standing up! Don't worry- no one got struck (to my knowledge).


So the fireworks got me wondering. Where did the tradition of shooting off fireworks on the 4th of July come from? Well, you might know already- but I don't. I may have learned it at some period of time in my life and have forgotten. But I'm going to refresh my memory. And maybe yours if you've forgotten as well. This is what I found.
Traditions of the U.S. Fireworks have been associated with the Fourth of July since 1777. The discovery of gunpowder and the subsequent invention of true fireworks is owed to the Chinese. Taoist monks played with the basic components of gunpowder to create fireworks in their spare time. Eventually, the art and science of firework making developed into an independent profession of its own. In ancient China, pyrotechnicians (firework-masters) were well-respected for their knowledge and skill to mount dazzling displays of light and sound. Some scholars say fireworks were developed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties (581–907), but others argue there were no fireworks until the Northern Song Dynasty (10th century).
America's earliest settlers brought their enthusiasm for fireworks to the United States. Fireworks and black powder were used to celebrate important events long before the American Revolutionary War. The very first celebrations of Independence Day were in 1777, six years before Americans knew whether the new nation would survive the war; fireworks were a part of those festivities. In 1789, George Washington's inauguration was also accompanied by a fireworks display. This early fascination with their noise and color continues today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks

Phishing

I went fishing on Friday night after work. It was lots of fun. I went with some friends from church. I didn't catch anything, but a few of them did. There were some blue gill in a little pond off the road in the Chattahoochee National Park area. I've only been fishing twice since I've lived here in Georgia- and it's for sure time for me to catch one! I will though, and you'll be sure to know when I do. I promise.
We've got a little Jared, Ashley, Ryan, Ryan and Hillary.