4th Of July Fireworks
It’s the 4th of July - Woohoo! By David Wygant
There’s something about holidays that bring out the worst in people. Now don’t read this and think I’m some sour, crusty old man who is a Grinch and who steals people’s pumpkins at Halloween. I need to let you know, however, that in terms of a social opportunity I think holidays are for amateurs.
Everybody gears up for three days out of the year: Halloween, New Year’s Eve and The 4th of July. The drunken women who are counting down “5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1 …” are the same drunken women who are going “Woo Hoo!” when the fireworks go off on The 4th of July, and they are the same drunken women who dress up in the hooker outfits for Halloween to tease all the men (and who you will see throwing up in the corner into a big plastic pumpkin!)
Holidays are a blast: hanging out with friends, barbecuing, sucking down a few beers, getting corn stuck in your teeth, and eating some low-quality hamburger meat. But searching for and thinking that a magical party on The 4th of July is going to yield you the social results that have evaded you the rest of the year is a crock of shit! The 4th of July is just one day. The expectations on holidays never equal the results.
In order to create real fireworks in your life, you need to be working on your flirting skills every day. Even if you are at the coolest party on The 4th of July, you’re still bringing your lack of social skills with you. There’s no magic pill in order to meet the opposite sex, you have to work on those skills every single day.
For those of you that hooked up on The 4th of July - Congratulations! For the rest of you, you need to realize that you better start learning how to flirt and how to meet people every single day. Otherwise, come Halloween you’re going to be the one puking into that plastic pumpkin.
July 4th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
David - Great blog!! This is a perfect example of why we need to make a mindset switch from having meeting people be an activity to having it be part of our day every day
July 4th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
And for those of us that do want to meet others at community fireworks, any advice?
July 4th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
David…………..Happy Birthday David…..you have me beat by a week! Mine is 7/7. You took off to Hawaii for some chill time and recharge from all the energy you expend in your work.
I am not going to have a pity party to complain that I an not in a couple. I am going to really kick ass at my wonderful business and look forward to a flirting at Car Dealer opening and a happy hour later in the week.
I am currently at a great beach location for the 4th. I have witnessed some of the desperate need to celebrate the holiday. I am using this time to recharge myself.
I have been using a lot of your techinques to flirt and adjust my attitude. Girl friends have remarked at what a Man Magnet I have become. Men have remarked at how confident I am.
In case you are checking the demographics…..on Monday I will be 59. I can’t wait to be 60. I become more fabulous with maturity.
Thank you for the insight and encouragement.
SUSAN
July 9th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
My 4th of July had plenty of fireworks
It’s more fun when you create your own personal fireworks show if you know what I mean…