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“We destroyed a lot of army men, and ship models. “

Ohhhhh Army Men... I destroyed LEIGONS of Army Men.

Some took part in homemade napalm tests
Some died covering grenades (firecrackers)
Some broke the sound barrier in hot wheels with model rocket engines glued to them
Some went in to outspace in my backyard space program

You name it we burned, cooked, exploded, shot, cut up, bashed it with a hammer.

I remember one summer my dad had purchased a huge load of fireworks for the 4th. Well I was out of school and couldn’t wait so I kept sneaking rockets out of the pack and launching them. Well I was out front and had just light a rocket when I looked up and there was a police helipcopter flying over head.

Well at this point time just sort of froze. I looked at t helicopter and then back at the rocket, then back at the helicopter and then back at the rocket. All the while my mind was screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Well that and a newly learned profanity... I was 9...

The whole time my mind was yelling at my body DO SOMETHING! Finally I decided to knock the rocket over and my body started to move. By the time I lifted m first foot togo kick the rocket over it was too late. The rocket was moving just as the police helicopter was traveling over head.

SWOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH the rocket went like a heat seeking missle and my inner voice went PROFANNNIIITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY with it. That rocket went like it was on rails right toward that helicopter. BOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM and I was already running!

I spent the rest of the summer hiding in my room convinced that at any moment the police were going to show up and arrest me. Dad never did figure out why I didnt want to partake of the 4th of July fireworks that year...