World Of Michael Trent

I miss the 4th of July.  In NYC.  The 4 day weekend.  The empty streets. The ease of getting a table at a cafe.  The amazing fireworks display put on by Macy's.  Just writing this reminds me of every July 4th evening since the year I moved into my old apartment building in Astoria.  The roof had a perfect view of the fireworks.  Every July 4th, around 9pm, Ruy and I, as well as most of our neighbors in the building (Marcia, Agnieszka, Diego, E loah, Raquel, and others) and, at time, our BFF Joanie, would gather on the roof of the building to watch the Macy's fireworks.  It's not as if they were exploding over our heads but we had a great view without the crowds.  And it was just such a Queens thing to do on that night.  Funny thing is, Brasil is playing today in the World Cup and if they win, there will be plenty of fireworks in the sky here also. Okay, this is Brasil, there will be plenty of fireworks in the sky whether they wi...