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I thought this was funny. Some may not.
The set-up: I live in
the country. We live on a cul-de-sac at the end of a mile long 1 and a half
lane road, up and down small hills. The only people who come by here are either
lost and looking for a place to turn around or delivery (UPS) or trash men or
relatives. Our mail and newspapers are delivered about 2 miles up the road - a
daily boring trek.
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Up by my road is a wooden pole with our house number attached.
Attached to the wood pole is a flag pole. I would like one of those 20 foot metal flag poles, but for now, this will do. Eleven months of the year, I fly
an American flag. The 12th month is a Christmas flag with a humorous Christmas
bear smiling ( you can guess which month this is ).
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One of my dreams { - this is America after all - and, we can still
have dreams - } is to install a 6 foot ( or larger ) concrete elephant up by the
pole. I would dress the elephant monthly according to the season: Pink with
hearts in February; Texas independence wear in March; Patriotic in July; a
Pilgrim outfit in November; You surely get the idea by now.
Surely.
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Yes, sadly, It may be a while before I can accomplish this.
Concrete elephants can be expensive to buy and install - plus my wife says she
isn't making the clothes for an elephant, especially a concrete one. [ An
aside to all my ex-band students: you can "band" together to get me an elephant
and outfits. Surprise me on my 100th birthday - you already miss the 75th one.
]
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Back to the wooden pole with flag pole attached .... I had to throw
away my old American flag last November. It was torn and really a
mess. Somewhere, don't remember where - maybe Canton or Dollar General, I found
a packaged flag for $5. It was the right size too. Finding a flag for $5 is
really a good deal. Without hesitation the 5 bucks was laid on the table. A
willing purchase was made.
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Fast forward to this morning. I removed the Christmas Bear flag
from the pole, folded it reverently, placed it in the proper drawer, and removed
my new $5 flag. Ripping the plastic package open and unfurling the flag (that's
what you do - unfurl a flag), to my amazement I was viewing a beautiful 5 x 7
Confederate Battle Flag - the stars and bars of the old
Confederacy. Never in my life, not once, have I had anything with the Confederate flag on it. You'd a thunk by my age, I would have had something.
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My wife said, "please don't hang that out there." I asked if she
would hold my shotgun and the flag so I could take a photo for Facebook. I was
denied. With a sigh the Confederate flag went back into the package and has
taken its place among my belongings. The way the World is going, that flag may
become an antique soon.
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On 2nd thought I may just mail it to my Liberal brother Pat so he
can fly it from the back of his pickup as he goes to and from work. Lawyers
like that sort of thing.
over and out.
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