Today is Flag Day. Despite our faults and differences, we are lucky to be Americans. The leftists who bash her would be imprisoned or executed for such behavior in many other countries. In my youth I doubted the country's greatness. Through the years I came to realize that its pluses far outweigh its minuses, more than any other nation's. Many have perished in the fight to preserve the liberty the flag symbolizes, the liberty that allows critics a forum to air their views, which is one of the things that makes us great. Here are the words of Francis Scott Key, familiar to us all:
"
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."
According to a recent poll, the Red Hook Lobster Truck has been voted the best food cart in NYC. Its specialty is a lobster roll, priced at $16! I'm sure it's delicious, but I wouldn't pay that much for a sandwich. Ali Baba's delicious chicken wrap is four bucks, two L&B squares are $4.50, two slices at Delmar, which I just had, are five
scaroles. Hats off to those willing to fork over that much money. The only way I would ever have tried it is if I were still working at the Exchange and one of the brokers treated, as they frequently did. Pete used to throw a party every year just before Christmas at Old Homestead. One year I noticed that a $20 hot dog was on the menu. Curious, knowing I'd never pay for something like that out of my own pocket, I ordered it, which set many heads shaking, given the great main course the restaurant offered. If we were all still working there, I'd bet it would still come up in conversation.
It was quiet at the floating book shop today. My thanks to Shelley, who purchased an Oprah-endorsed self help book.
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http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/ Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle):
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