tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post4747687095642218556..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Fire in the skycarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-72109007313953379842010-08-10T19:37:31.210-04:002010-08-10T19:37:31.210-04:00Why we love fireworks? Loud and explosive! That ...Why we love fireworks? Loud and explosive! That is just a great combo!!! BOOM!!!! Love it!<br /><br /><br />How about some ground effects?<br />http://flic.kr/p/8rfnmtguppymanhttp://his.guppystorm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-83412707977886521222010-08-10T08:52:11.896-04:002010-08-10T08:52:11.896-04:00If we had fireworks everyday, they'd be mundan...If we had fireworks everyday, they'd be mundane, but we don't—they signify something special and used on special occasions so they are rare and delightful. I love them but my autistic son can't stand the noise he associates with them. <br /><br />I was on a flight once landing in DC on July 4th late in the evening. I could see out my window many displays below, it's a very different perspective.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934050541589102652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-7307061873962761332010-08-10T07:51:33.090-04:002010-08-10T07:51:33.090-04:00I don't know why we're so drawn to them ei...I don't know why we're so drawn to them either, except perhaps that in the more primitive part of our brains they represent light among the darkness. The Hindu festival of Diwali takes place on the new moon (lunar calendar, so it moves around some but generally in October/November -- the point being that it's the darkest it's going to get) and fireworks factor heavily into the celebrations as they represent the victory of light over darkness (specifically the victory of Ram over Ravana, but that's going down a whole other road).<br /><br />My personal love affair with them -- especially as a photographic subject -- is well documented. Though I'm not sure my reasons aren't much more prosaic.Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.com