Everybody loves a parade. Well, at least the kids look forward to the candy. It’s been a tradition for years to attend the parade in my hometown over the Fourth and every year I wonder what constitutes a parade float. I don’t know if the standards were ever set too high, but lately it seems all you need to do is slap a magnetic sign on the side of your sports car, wave a flag and toss candy. Aside from the occasional marching band, or color guard, it’s more like a slow moving traffic commercial that only gets longer during the political season. I realize it takes time, effort and money to decorate and construct a float, and I’m not expecting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but maybe a little more effort would make it worth going to. I can buy a bag of tootsie rolls and plant my lawn chair on the curb to watch slow-moving traffic any day.
What say you?