Male jackasses have been blasting bombs (sounds like it) and illegal fireworks since it got dark at four p.m. We go through this on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, July 4th, Labor Day, ad nauseum. Every July 4th, they illegally start raging wildfires.

Due to extreme fire danger (climate change), personal fireworks have been banned for the last five years. What do rednecks do? Brag about driving hundreds of miles to Idaho or an Indian reservation (they refuse to call them Native Americans) to load up on fireworks. "FREEDOM!"

I want to go to bed. No point. They never stop until after two a.m. They are a scourge on humanity. What the hell? Men, please explain.

My thermostat is set to drop to 65-degrees at eleven p.m. Shivering hard, I dived into bed under a down comforter. Ahh....

At midnight... KA-BOOM! The cacophony woke me up. Wrapped in a down coat, I watched fireworks from the bedroom window. It was beautiful.