Happy Birthday Big Brother. I just feel the need to share some of my little sister love... oh yeah and maybe some stories. Like the Alien one wasn't enough. I'll just stick with the good ones and what it is like growing up with a brother like Mark Sargent... did I just say that. I'm just putting the word out there in hopes you will be found!
I actually had to be a little tougher than most girls for Mark has a love for things that blow up. What does this mean?? Well for entertainment we would have bottle rocket wars at the beach. That meant everyone to a boat and carry as many explosives you can in your pockets. You would then row off shore maybe 100 yards enough to pretty much make sure you didn't hit the houses and then it's free game. There were many times one would have to jump overboard to save yourself from the flying rockets. One summer I got stuck with the paddle boat and no protection. Bummer!! Or there were the nights we would go out in the boat and hunt for Dog Fish. Once you get one up to the boat someone holds the mouth open and Mark would drop an M-80 down the throat and let it go. After he swam away and you saw the phosphorus flash from the M-80 exploding it was a feeding frenzy for the rest of the dog fish.
Or then there is the time where Mark thought it would be fun to throw a aerosol can into the fireplace in my bedroom. Unaware when I lit the fire ...within 30 seconds there was a good explosion and the glass doors of the fireplace blew off. He came screaming into the room after he heard the ruckus... just sorry not to have witnessed it first hand.
I could go on but after all I'm being on my best behavior and will save the other stories for another time!
Mark I'm glad you made it to 40 without being abducted or blown up! Congratulations
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