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Enjoying this new year's celebration with my family, we stood in our backyard at midnight. There was a fireworks display all around us, as many of our neighbors were shooting illegal aerials that rivaled many small town July 4th celebrations across the mainland. The new fireworks ban will go into effect January 2, 2011, which bans sparklers, fountains and assorted "weak" fireworks that Walmart and other retailers sell without a permit.
Sparklers and fountains have been a part of my family's July 4th & New Years day celebrations for many years. We usually build a bonfire out of all the wasted fountain containers as the kids dance around it with sparklers. Realizing that we won't be able to do this anymore (legally) it made me quite sad. As we watched the fireworks display of our brave neighbors in Wahiawa heights, I noticed the theme was pretty much the same across the board, no one cared if they got police citations. It was very obvious that my neighbors didn't care if patrol cars were nearby or not, they were going out with a very intentional and quite literal, bang. I pondered a little deeper and realized something else. This past year, I worried too much about menial shit that I probably shouldn't even spend much time on. I am usually pretty good at setting some outlandish new year's resolution and sticking with it. A sales trainer I worked with many years ago once said, "setting a new year's resolution every year is good practice because it is a perfect test at how good you are at setting goals and sticking to them." I completely agree and have one more statement to make as I get ready to crash for the first time in 2011.
This year, I resolve to say, "fuck it!". Happy New Years everyone!
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