Happy 4th of July, everyone!!* *Wet firecrackers fizzle into puddle in the pouring rain.* This year’s 4th of July was a rather damp one, but was initially very disappointing for my crew. The reason for the angst was that the rain meant a cancellation of the massive, festive and patriotic yearly extravaganza, a.k.a., “Aunt L’s pool party.” My aunt & uncle’s 4th of July party has been a long-standing tradition in the family, and is a great time: horseshoes,  the pool, great food, pool, great drinks, pool, lots of laughs, oh, and in case I forgot to mention, they have a POOL. Now we do have a membership to our…