I absolutely loved this. Mostly because, for all its absurdity, it's completely believable. I never hosted a gender reveal party or attended one. They kind of became hip after my kids were already born. There was a story in my local news a couple of years ago about one that went wrong. Explosion got out of control. 🙄 No one got hurt, but it caused a lot of panic because you could hear the BOOM from miles away. I can't say I'm a fan of the idea of gender reveals. It seems like one of the many ways we decide who our children are going to be before they have a chance to figure that out for themselves. But I guess people just need another reason to eat cake and drink Tito's, so .. party on. 😂 Great story, Justin.
🤣🤣🤣 That would have been a great real-life end to the story. Loved it.
And I agree about Twitter (and most social media.) It is bad for your mental health. I deleted my Twitter account a few months ago. I don’t miss it one bit.
The world is MAD, Justin. Are you sure you want to add to the madness? Of course, you do! Why wouldn't you? I, personally, haven't read or watched the news since 2016, so I don't know anything about spy balloons or anything, but I always read Justin Deming. So much more valuable to me. A well-written silly piece, perfect to start a new week. Thanks
Awww, you got me. I thought I knew what was up til the very end. That sounds very 2023 alright. One isn’t shocked by much these days.
We are currently in Yuma, Arizona and recently we discovered something seemingly floating in the sky over Wellton. We puzzled on it for three days. I thought it was a satellite or some other fixed structure even though it was impossible to see the supports or lines of any kind at our vantage point. Dave thought it was a balloon or something along those lines, yet I pointed out it was in the same exact spot day after day. Finally we learned it IS a balloon, tethered somehow, and it watches over the Yuma Proving Ground as that is where they shoot practice artillery rounds and such. ☺️
Hey Justin! Very cool story. It seems to hold a couple of meanings. I hope you and Courtney are well.
Love,
Uncle Scott
Every so often we get a bizarre balloon related news story. Well done immortalizing this one!
Oh, that was a good one. Didn't even get where it was going until after the fact. Ha!
I absolutely loved this. Mostly because, for all its absurdity, it's completely believable. I never hosted a gender reveal party or attended one. They kind of became hip after my kids were already born. There was a story in my local news a couple of years ago about one that went wrong. Explosion got out of control. 🙄 No one got hurt, but it caused a lot of panic because you could hear the BOOM from miles away. I can't say I'm a fan of the idea of gender reveals. It seems like one of the many ways we decide who our children are going to be before they have a chance to figure that out for themselves. But I guess people just need another reason to eat cake and drink Tito's, so .. party on. 😂 Great story, Justin.
Clever.
Great story! Kept me engaged until the last sentence. 🙌🏼
🤣🤣🤣 That would have been a great real-life end to the story. Loved it.
And I agree about Twitter (and most social media.) It is bad for your mental health. I deleted my Twitter account a few months ago. I don’t miss it one bit.
Fun story!
And, how fun to see your uncle is a reader and left a comment.
Totally got me!! 😂😂 Loved it, Justin!
"Ripped from the headlines!"
I loved this story Justin!
This was awesome. It's almost like alternative history fiction. If it were more like this, then I would read a lot more of it 😁
The world is MAD, Justin. Are you sure you want to add to the madness? Of course, you do! Why wouldn't you? I, personally, haven't read or watched the news since 2016, so I don't know anything about spy balloons or anything, but I always read Justin Deming. So much more valuable to me. A well-written silly piece, perfect to start a new week. Thanks
Awww, you got me. I thought I knew what was up til the very end. That sounds very 2023 alright. One isn’t shocked by much these days.
We are currently in Yuma, Arizona and recently we discovered something seemingly floating in the sky over Wellton. We puzzled on it for three days. I thought it was a satellite or some other fixed structure even though it was impossible to see the supports or lines of any kind at our vantage point. Dave thought it was a balloon or something along those lines, yet I pointed out it was in the same exact spot day after day. Finally we learned it IS a balloon, tethered somehow, and it watches over the Yuma Proving Ground as that is where they shoot practice artillery rounds and such. ☺️