[rlmorel]

I’ve been involved in stupid crap when I was younger, even involving things that blow up.

Until I was thirty, I didn’t think I was going to make it to thirty.

It’s amazing any of us guys make it to adulthood. Many don’t.

When I tell my wife about the dumb-ass, dangerous, stupid things I did as a kid, she can only shake her head.

And I always thought I was a run-of-the-mill kid. The guys I knew my age growing up as a military brat going from station to station seemed just like me.

When I wasn’t doing something idiotic and dangerous, one of the other guys I variously knew were.

I have just felt nearly every guy goes through stages like that.

Anyway, a tragedy here. Prayers for his family.

[Libloather]

Made a few if these back in the day. Real steel cans, some duct tape, a tennis ball and a little lighter fluid. Yep, probably stupid.

[max americana]

Best New Year fireworks is in the Philippines HANDS DOWN.

I was there for 2 New Year’s celebrations and their fireworks are akin to using gunpowder. I saw many times these old timers lighting up firecrackers the size of pizza boxes and throwing them 10 feet which is insane. There was so much powder blown up before midnight you cant see 10 feet in front of you.