Stand up

As we were driving through North Eldredge Friday afternoon (just a half mile from Josie's place, which I used to call the Homestead), we came across an appalling sight: four  Trump supports at a busy intersection holding up Trump and "All Lives Matter" signs.

It was gratifying to see the number of people beeping and holding up their middle finger as they passed by. 

Of course, we yelled out things, too. I think it was a family: two really old people in their 80s and two folks in their 50s. Two men and two women. The old geezer guy held a sign that said "Veterans for Trump" on the other side of an "All Lives Matter" sign, which is the one he loved holding up and moving menacingly towards cars with. He was also wearing a bullet-proof vest, which we thought was funny. Talk about having courage in your convictions. 

I yelled out "Trump thinks dead vets are losers." He said something I couldn't understand.

On the way back from the store we did the same thing. And as we were driving home Corb said, with quiet conviction. "I am going back there." 

"What?" This was not how I expected our Friday night to go. "Why?"

"I am going to make a Black Lives Matter sign and hold it up across the street from  them," he said. "I don't want people of color new to Eldredge to think that's how everyone feels here. It's ridiculous and insulting and someone has to do something."

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