Tag: Independence Day

Fiction: Fireworks

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Rita couldn’t bring herself to look at Gavin as a couple of New York’s Finest took him away. She sobbed as she and Lorie waited in the emergency room for Donald to be taken to a private room.

“I’m so sorry,” Rita said yet again.

Lorie patted her friend’s shoulder. “It’s not your fault.”

“I never knew Gavin gave it a thought. That’s more than two centuries in the past. I can’t fathom why it would it make him so angry.”

“People carry grudges, I guess.” Lorie pondered a moment, looking over to where her husband lay sedated. She could see only the thin sheet covering his feet; his face and the bandaging on his left shoulder were hidden behind a curtain. “Did you know Gavin’s family had lost a man at Bunker Hill?”

“No; he never said a word about it till today.” Rita heaved another sob. “Oh, Lorie, we’ve been friends since I came over as an exchange all those years ago. And now Gavin’s gone off his trolley and it’s all a shambles.”

Lorie hugged Rita. “We’re still chums; don’t be silly. I still want to visit you in Liverpool in the fall.” She paused thoughtfully again. “But in the future… I don’t think we’ll invite friends from England to dinner on our Independence Day.”

Protect Your Pets from 4th of July Dangers

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Leaning once again on the cat side of catsignal, another big holiday is coming right up. While fireworks and big gatherings can be fun for humans, it’s another story entirely for our companion animals.

As they so often do, the good folks at the Humane Society of the United States have placed the common sense of the subject in terms so plain and firm that all I need to do is link to it and you can read there how to keep your pets safe and happy this Independence Day weekend. Go for it.