tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863853198184628033.post-44349389124518919632008-07-03T10:17:00.001-07:002008-07-25T08:15:14.381-07:002008-07-25T08:15:14.381-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_PDT3iRq5TeI/SG0MFOcqrII/AAAAAAAAABQ/Hk4aJn34QoE/s1600-h/2224.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_PDT3iRq5TeI/SG0MFOcqrII/AAAAAAAAABQ/Hk4aJn34QoE/s320/2224.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218840827109485698" /></a><br />I don't know about all of you, but my favorite part of the festivities surrounding the fourth of July are the fireworks. Perhaps there's a smidge of pyromaniac in me, but there's also the sheer delight of watching the sky light up in a multitude of colors, preceded and accompanied by whizzings and bangs!<br /><br />One of the more important things that we should be celebrating, but often neglect, is something the chairman and CEO of Kodak wrote an article on -- <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/historyshouldntforgetourfoundingprinters;_ylt=Avi.ZB1Fnun1.cSZ1qvdXDsDW7oF" target="_blank">Our Founding Printers</a>. So, when you're out there, lighting your fireworks on the night of the fourth (and some nights before and after), be sure to send out a barrage of sparkly thanks to our nation's founding printers!<br /><br /><br />Here is a list of links related to the fourth of July festivities and fireworks, to aid you in further enjoyment of our nation's freedom-day celebration:<br /><br /><li><a href="http://www.fireworksafety.com/" target="_blank">Fireworks Safety</a><br /><li>AssociatedContent's <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/34277/fireworks_safety_dos_and_donts.html?cat=7" target="_blank"><i>Fireworks Do and Don'ts</i></a><br /><li>The Fireworks Alliance's <a href="http://www.fireworksalliance.org/cgi-bin/viewpage.pl?p=glossary" target="_blank"><i>Glossary of Firework Terms</i></a><br /><li><a href="http://www.pyrouniverse.com/gallery2/showgallery.php/cat/513" target="_blank">Pyrotechnic Product Demo Videos</a><br /><li><a href="http://www.pyrouniverse.com/gallery2/showphoto.php/photo/12099" target="_blank">2008 Cake (non-edible) of the Year</a><br /><li>MSNBC's <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13559076" target="_blank"><i>The Inner Workings of Fireworks</i></a><br /><li>AllRecipe's <a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/July-4th-Favorites/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">Fourth of July Favorites</a><br /><li><a href="http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/index.php?quiz=independence-day" target="_blank">Independence Day Quiz</a></li>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13480492311062700154noreply@blogger.com