There'll still be lingering fireworks for a bit, but the holiday has passed. It wasn't all that great either. Each year the fireworks get smellier, smokier & do less. When we 1st moved to this house, we could sit on the porch & watch the show. It'd easily clear the treetops by 2 - 3 times. There'd a loud rumble boom & then the lights. Then unfortunately, the smoke. Each year, the lights in the sky got lower & the treetops obscured more of the show. Last night, unless I looked at a very specific angle, the fireworks were completely concealed by the trees. The booms were louders & the air was filled with more smoke & odors, but the lights were hidden.
Just like with everything else, the show has gotten more expensive. While the event happened, the pyrotechnics were much lower quality. They paid as much or more for the show & got less each passing year. In a few years, it'll just be sparklers on a podium.
All the 4th brought us was noise, litter & smoke. My head is dealing with the aftermath this morning. My eyes, nose & throat are hating it. Glad this only happens once a year.
On to other news, this article, actually an abstract from the National Library of Medicine of the NIH. Deals with the idea that even if a cure for HIV were found, it wouldn't solve everything for those living with the virus. This is something I've personally thought & worried about. They made 4 points. 1) a cure for HIV would not deal with health damage already incurred from or exacerbated by the virus. 2) you'd still have to deal with the stigma of being the person who had HIV. This could make reentering "normal" life difficult or impossible; try finding a job after a decade with no work experience due to being HIV+. 3) People who were cured could lose all public assistance leaving them more economically vulnerable. 4) There's no guarantee a cure would be available to everyone. Without the means to aid people who've been living with HIV for years of decades, a cure could be more problematic than the virus.
That's it for now. Hope you had a good holiday. Give the article a read. Take care.
Cya...
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