With the Fourth of July approaching patriotic stuff has begun arriving on my front porch, and sometimes in the middle of my garden.  Every year one of the local Real Estate agents pays someone to stick American flags – cheap, plastic, made in China American flags – in the middle of everyone’s lawn throughout my neighborhood.

This year one of the flag guy’s competitors has implemented a rival plan for my attention.  Yesterday there was a knock at the door, and when I checked there was a brightly colored flyer wrapped around my doorknob.  Once unrolled it revealed;

Celebrate our Nation
<Inserted here was a brightly colored, strangely twisted, abstract US flag>
Celebrate your freedom
What is your property really worth?
For a free market evaluation or for any of  your real estate need return the attached business reply card today!

Almost makes one choke up with sheer patriotism.