I could not let what happened yesterday go by without commenting on it. So I wrote an article I titled Flying My Flag at Half Mast.
Now, I am going back to the river to see if I can catch the California Brown Trout that got away from me last week.
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My U.S. flag will be flying upside down.
I stopped flying mine on Jan 21 2009.
It will stay that way until Liberation.
I was once a cadet at the AF Academy (’73, except I left in ‘71). I spent a lot of time hanging with the enlisted guys (probably that was my problem), and there was this one guy who used to work around the Chapel, and he would answer tourist questions. He was going to write a book with all his experiences, although I never saw it. One day a lady asked him, “Why is the flag at half mast.” He said, “I’m sorry, its not at half mast.” She said, “Well its half way down the pole.” He replied, “In the Navy its half mast. In the Air Force, its half staff.” She said, “Thats interesting. I have a grandson in the Army. Whats it called in the Army?” He replied, “Half stick.”
I don’t have a flag outside, but I’m wearing solid black all week, in mourning for my once-great nation. I did the same thing the week Zero was elected.
I have had my Gadsden flag flying all weekend.
Also, Today marks the 245 anniversary of the passing of The Stamp Act. It was repealed one year later, however the spark of the American Revolution was ignited. In this most timely hour, let us learn from our history, let us learn from the ways of the Sons of Liberty, let us be heartened by their example.
For me, Old Glory has been folded into a triangle and set to nap in a closet lest she be sullied by what is going on under her sisters in various GovCenters.
My new Gadsden flag hasn’t arrived yet, but when it does it will fly in Old Glory’s place until I am no longer ashamed to bring her out.