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This is definitely a \u201crerun\u201d, I\u2019ve told these stories before.\u00a0\u00a0But it still catches the \u201cessence\u201d of The Fourth of July for me:\u00a0\u00a0Enjoy!!!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth of July<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Fourth of July \u2013 the day the United States celebrates its independence from the British.  Sure there\u2019s all the technicalities \u2013 the Continental Congress passed the Declaration on July 2nd, a majority of states didn\u2019t approve until July 9th, and the final state didn\u2019t sign on until August.  But we have established the Fourth of July as THE day to celebrate.  Even in those first years we Americans celebrated with fireworks \u2013 and today we continue that tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I think of the Fourth, I go back to when my parents took all of us kids to the fireworks in St. Bernard, Ohio.  Why St. Bernard, a little municipality squeezed in between Proctor and Gamble\u2019s soap factory (\u201cIvory Dale\u201d) and Vine Street?  Maybe it was Dad\u2019s tradition \u2013 it was just down the road from Mitchell Avenue where he grew up.  Anyway, I still remember sitting on a hill watching my first fireworks and worrying about how loud the \u201cbooms\u201d were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No worries now; I am a fireworks guy.  I still stand with my head tilted back \u2013 mouth slightly open to catch any wayward mosquitoes — staring in awe.  It wasn\u2019t on the Fourth, but that position got me in trouble at the 1973 Boy Scout Jamboree.  They must have misjudged how close the crowded kids were to the launch site.  Ashes were raining down on us, and I got a real \u201ctaste\u201d for the fireworks.  On the other hand, the booms were never again so close and loud \u2013 I liked it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here are three stories of the Fourth \u2013 mostly about fireworks and locations, but also about celebrating America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olympian Fourth <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the 1980\u2019s I spent several summers learning as much as I could about track and field.  I went to \u201ccamps\u201d for athletes, and hung out with the coaches to absorb as much as I could.   One of those camps was at Indiana University in Bloomington.  I got the chance to \u201chang out\u201d with Sam Bell, one of the top coaches of that era, and his world class  staff.  Marshall Goss was a leading national pole vault coach, actually a high school teacher who coached at the college, and Phil Henson had a PhD in physiology which he applied to his world class jumpers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were there over the Fourth of July, and on that evening, we took the \u201ckids\u201d and staff to see the local Bloomington fireworks.  I sat with the staff.  On one side was Sunder Nix, Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4×400 relay.  On the other side was Dave Volz, a world class pole vaulter who would eventually compete in the 1992 Olympic Games.  They were enjoying the fireworks just like everyone else \u2013 and yet they earned the uniform to represent the United States in world competitions.  It brought home to me the reality that great athletes are \u201cregular\u201d folks, enjoying the fireworks and the conversation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it was an honor to realize I was learning from them, and from their coaches.  They were among the best in the world, and they were sharing all that experience and knowledge with a young high school coach from Pataskala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Road Trip Fourth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, I wrote about the \u201croad trip<\/a>\u201d I took with three other coaches. We were in our twenties, rented a van, and set off across the country.\u00a0\u00a0Our route took us all the way to the Oregon coast, down to Mexico, and then back across the nation.\u00a0\u00a0We arrived in Colorado around the Fourth of July, and decided to spend the holiday in Aspen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We crossed over Independence Pass, 12,000 feet in altitude, on the way from our hotel.\u00a0\u00a0So we celebrated the morning of the Fourth with a snowball fight, then headed down to the festivities in Aspen.\u00a0\u00a0They had the big field on the edge of town all prepped for a celebration, and the fireworks set up on the slopes above.\u00a0\u00a0We established our \u201ccamp\u201d, then one of the other coaches and I wandered off to explore the town.\u00a0\u00a0One bar led to another, and by the time we got back to our \u201ccamp\u201d, the combination of alcohol and altitude made navigation a little rough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As dark fell, I remember amazing fireworks on the mountain, followed by even more amazing stars.  What I\u2019m not so sure of, is the trip back over Independence Pass to our hotel.  But I wasn\u2019t driving, and we negotiated the winding road safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quiet Fourth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My parents lived an amazing life.  They had sixty-eight years together, madly in love.  They changed how American television worked, raised a family, and travelled the world.  It was only in the last few years that life got sadder.  Mom\u2019s lungs began to fail, and she was tethered to increasing levels of oxygen machines.  Dad started to lose his memory.  So for the first ninety years they were great \u2013 for the last few years, not so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t quite remember what crisis took me down to Cincinnati that Fourth of July weekend.  Mom was still at home, and Dad was doing his best to take care of her.  It\u2019s really not fair:  the oxygen tanks require tiny washers fitted into the connection.  The hearing aids use the smallest batteries imaginable.  All when eyes are failing, and arthritis binds hands and fingers \u2013 no wonder Dad got frustrated.  Mom depended on him, and he was trying his best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I was down at their house quite a lot. I wanted to see both of them, and give them a break from the pressure of taking care of themselves.  After a couple days though, it was time to head home. I left in the evening of the Fourth after dinner, heading back home to Pataskala, an early morning track practice scheduled for the Fifth.  But it was the Fourth of July, and I was a little sad to miss fireworks for the first time \u2013 ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I didn\u2019t miss the fireworks at all.  It was a quiet drive up I-71 from Cincinnati \u2013 there isn\u2019t a whole lot of traffic on the night of the Fourth.  The top was off the Jeep, and the warm summer air felt good.  And then I got my Fourth of July surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every small town in Ohio has its own fireworks on the Fourth.  They aren\u2019t the \u201cRED, WHITE, AND BOOM\u201d grandiose celebration of downtown Columbus.  But they are fifteen or twenty minutes long, with a buildup to the \u201cgrand finale\u201d.  And since the towns aren\u2019t too far apart, they stagger the starting time \u2013  from sometime just after nine until ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I cruised up I-71 in the open Jeep, watching multiple fireworks shows in multiple towns.\u00a0\u00a0There were three finales, and they all seemed to be just for me. Small town America put on a great show.\u00a0\u00a0But my last \u201cfinale\u201d wasn\u2019t quite as pleasant.\u00a0\u00a0The kids near the State Route 56 exit were putting on their own show, firing bottle rockets at the passing cars on the Interstate.\u00a0\u00a0That has a whole different meaning in the Jeep!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dream Fourth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That led to my \u201cdream\u201d Fourth of July.  I need to rent a small plane (with a pilot, of course). Jenn and I will takeoff just as the sun sets on the evening of the Fourth.  Then we\u2019ll fly out over rural Ohio, watching the fireworks shows from overhead, different towns at different times \u2013 and high enough to stay out of the line of fire.  It\u2019s got to be a spectacular view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s my dream \u2013 but this year it\u2019s a \u201cregular\u201d Fourth.  The fireworks here in Pataskala are on Saturday night (the Third), and with five dogs in the house, we\u2019re going to stay close to home.  But we\u2019ll get to see some of them \u2013 and, in this time of such deep divisions, remember once again the celebration that unites us.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Fourth!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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