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Sunday, July 4, 2021

WHAT'S UNAMERICAN THESE DAYS ANYHOW? Ghost of Mark Twain

 

What is unAmerican these days, anyhow?

Waiting for Roland to get back from a blood run,

I read where this singer gal

said we needed a new flag.

This present one was as bad

 as the Confederate Flag!


Well, thousands of soldiers died under that "unsuitable"

one to free a lot of folks from slavery.

But what do I know?

I'm just a humorist and 

actually lived during those times.



Then, there this here athlete who found something

better to do while they played the National Anthem.

Said she was set up and all.

Well, I didn't see anybody 

twisting her body around.

Does she know the story 

behind the song?

Would she care if she did?


Let's talk about the 4th of July:

 We have a double Fourth of July, a daylight Fourth 

and a midnight Fourth.

 

 During the day in America, as the President has indicated, 

we keep the Fourth of July properly in a reverent spirit.

 

We devote it to teaching our children patriotic things, 

and reverence for the Declaration of Independence.

 

We honor the day all through the daylight hours, 

and when night comes we dishonor it.

 

Two hours from now on the Atlantic coast when night shuts down, 

that pandemonium will begin 

and there will be noise, 

and noise, and noise, all night long,

 

And there will be more than noise --

 

There will be people crippled,

 there will be people killed, 

there will be people who will lose their eyes, 

and all through that permission which we give 

to irresponsible boys to play with firearms 

and firecrackers and all sorts of dangerous things.

 

We turn that Fourth of July over to rowdies to drink 

and get drunk and make the night hideous,

 and we cripple and kill more people 

than you would imagine.

 STAY SAFE THIS FOURTH, PILGRIMS!

6 comments:

  1. How does Midnight handle the loud explosions Roland?

    Here in this CA city, the fireworks begin weeks in advance of the 4th unfortunately. On the 4th the insane booms begin 2 hrs before sunset, and carry on until 2-3 am. I have never been to a war. While I imagine these ridiculous and extremely loud explosions are similar to what the jungles of Vietnam sounded like, in this urban concrete jungles.
    So many many people have no respect for others, for the animals, the elderly, young children and those impaired from PTSD from actual warfare.
    They're against the law here, yet the Sheriff Dept does not respond to any fireworks calls of distress.

    In the midst of severe droughts, some don't care at all if their explosives give birth to fires.

    Unemployment is at 25% here, yet even those drawing money from unemployment, spend a weeks pay, simply to get on the nerves of others.

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    1. Sad that people only care for their "fun" no matter who it hurts ... like returning war veterans with PTSD.
      Midnight goes under the bed, then races out to check if I am still alive to protect him, then it's off under the bed again! :-)

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  2. The neighborhood fireworks went off Saturday, a day early.
    That first image sums up the insanity of what we are living through right now.

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    1. Sigh, we live in a new McCarthyism State where even news outlets twist facts to suit their agendas. :-(

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  3. Hi,
    Thanks for sharing your experience with Kindle Vella. I think I will stay away from it for a while.

    Shalom aleichem,
    Pat G @ EverythingMustChange

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    1. It becomes "Live" to the Public next week. It is all seems hazy in how it will help the writers out there.

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