Did you hear that just now? The ripping through the air that sounded like a passing terrorist attack or an approaching bomb from North Korea? I always think of people brand new to the city who have no idea what’s going on, who are cowering in their houses or under their desks with fear, especially this year, because there’s so much smoke in the air that visibility is low and we’re all supposed to stay inside anyway. The Stranger can confirm that North Korea is not attacking us. At least, not at this moment. This is a little thing we do every year called Seafair, which is actually more about hydroplane races on Lake Washington (and other events) than it is about burning money, polluting the air, and publicizing the military. But just to irritate old people, disorient pedestrians, traumatize pets, coat the pockets of the makers of Xanax (thanks for what you do, Pfizer!), and remind the left that instead of attacking each other, we should be attacking the wastefulness and excess of the military industrial complex, Blue Angels do their dancing in the sky all weekend long. The real roaring hasn’t begun yet. They’re doing rehearsal fly-overs today. [...]