• On the 4th, near Rivergate we saw a guy on a motorcycle wearing a German WWII-style helmet plastered with an American Flag on the back. He seemed historically confused to me. He also sported a large TCB tattoo on his calf.
  • The “new” Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum is way more professional looking than the old one was. The tour guide on our Studio B tour was extraordinary.
  • I wish I’d put in a rainwater collection system and piping out to the greenhouse.
  • Today is machismo day in Pamplona, Spain, when otherwise moderately sensible people run down streets in front of angry bulls. Hello? Thirteen injuries to ribs, heads, or minor trampling. You still have time to book that flight, though. They do this eight different times to be able to accommodate the crowds and next weekend is the biggie. We’re talking huge party. The last death from being gored was in 1995.
  • A fireworks statistic: The average child is four times more likely to visit the emergency room from a writing utensil injury than they are from fireworks. (Source: www.pyrouniverse.com)
  • Sparklers, though pretty and considered “mild” actually generate a temperature of 1,000 degrees and are probably not something to give to a child under 5, thank you very much.