Not "doin' " too much at the doin's

My brother e-mailed me a couple of nights ago. It seems that the Northville (NY) doin's are gonna be more like the "don'ts" this year. I guess there's a parade and fireworks, but they didn't have enough volunteers to assist with managing a midway of rides and games, so they're not having one. That's a travesty. It's sacrilege. And it's the end of a long-time tradition.

Anyone who's ever been to the doin's know that it's small-town celebrating at its best. Check out my "same ol' fourth" post in the July 2005 archives of Southern Exposure blog and you'll see what I mean.

I'll be working on the Fourth of July - too many approaching deadlines and not enough time to meet them otherwise. I won't be the only one there, which doesn't make me feel any better about it. But I do get to take the holiday on another day of my choice, and I plan to do that at the end of July as part of a long weekend.

Whether I work or whether I don't, Fourth of July in Florida is nothing, just a day off. I wish the Northville residents knew how special their celebration is. It's a shame kids in the area won't know what a real July 4th celebration is. Maybe next year village residents will wake up and smell the popcorn and cotton candy.

Happy Fourth of July, everybody.