Did you see the 4th of July Fireworks?

Did you see the Fourth of July fireworks we had in New York City? It was spectacular. Unlike the fireworks off the 101 Building in Taipei which goes up into the sky, the New York fireworks are wide and explode over water, the Hudson River. There are four exact duplicates of one large, long (twenty minutes) splash of sparkling fireballs in the night sky over New York, with the laser-lit Empire State Building in the background. Millions of people go to the western shores of Manhattan or the northeastern shores of New Jersey to see the fireworks display but not me, not this year. Last year, when I was still living in Brooklyn, I went. I took the subway train with my wife and her friend to see the show in person. This year, we stayed in our living room, ate snacks, and watched the fireworks program on television. It was easier than fighting through crowds to get through hundreds of people and police barriers to get a good view.