Happy Constitution Day

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It's raining today--for the first time in...almost a month?--so I won't be putting out my flag.

Which solves a problem: I wasn't sure whether to fly it since it's just one of those ordinary flags-on-a-stick, and there's no way to fly it at half-mast. I'm sure the flag code says what to do in such a case...but I just now thought of that...derp.

   My neighborhood as few flag-fliers. One guy flies two--always. Another guy a block over flies the U.S. and VA flags all the time. The former Marine and his Eagle Scout son catty-cornered from us don't seem to be flying theirs of late. We fly ours on whichever of the flag-fly days we're moved to do so. 7/4 obviously. Then whichever others we're moved or remember to do so. We're not religious about it, but we do it.

   The neighborhood has a lot of blue-team-type stuff. Campaign signs for Spanberger--which, of course, is misguided, IMO, but totally fine and I'm happy to see them participate in the process. Lots of those tri-color, trilingual signs about how the homeowner is happy you're his neighbor--no matter what. Those signs originated around here, and they're quite popular. Several BLM signs and banners remain. Rainbow flags. And some of those nauseating "in this house we believe" signs. Which is all fine. But, to nab one of their own words, I guess you might call it performative progressivism. The local GOP doesn't give out a lot of chum. Which is fine with me, because if I had a Sears sign I'd put it up, and then at least a couple of my neighbors would be less favorably-disposed toward me. I only saw one Trump sign anywhere in the neighborhood...and it mysteriously disappeared.

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