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14. I spent the Millennial Y2K New Years Eve in Washington DC

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Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:18 PM

18 hrs ago

It was pretty cool to see the fireworks round the monuments.

But we had been watching celebrations all day long as the sun crept around the globe. There were a bunch that were more spectacular than ours.

After it was over, our friend summed it up with two words..."Paris wins".

And we went to a party.

I can only think of that when I see all this hullabaloo.

Also, I visited DC when it was over a 100 and it is no fun. I would skip it even without the MAGA speach

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