We're just two short days away from July 4th - which means, Independence Day fireworks, cookouts, and big sales at retailers. Lake Effect essayist Avi Lank may partake in the first two traditions, but as for the third - count him out.
Avrum Lank was an award-winning reporter and columnist at the Milwaukee Sentinel and Journal Sentinel for more than 35 years. He lives in in Whitefish Bay and his freelance work has appeared in Milwaukee Magazine and Corporate Report Wisconsin magazine, among other places.