Latest update from the neighborhood: a welcome event will be held in my honor next weekend. Isn't that nice? I'm looking forward to meeting all the folks from the street and learning more about them. But I have made a quiet note: don't mention politics. A sweet elderly lady (with her wee dog) slowed her golf cart to introduce herself tonight as I retrieved my mail.
We discussed the usual, the weather, the pleasantness of our quiet cul-de-sac, the fastidiousness of my home's previous owners. My neighbor shared that she made the shears that festoon the windows on either side of my front door, and she thinks my house is one of the best in the neighborhood. She recounted her immigration here 68 years ago and all the places she has lived during her time in America.
An America that is being ruined by our current president. She really can't stand him. My jaw was on my tidy lawn. Did you know he wants to take away health care for the elderly? The country is the worst it's ever been, ever been, she said.
I silently pleaded with the dog for any help in this conversation but he was no good at all. My mind raced. Finally I had the brainstorm to talk about garbage pickup — a topic on which I've become quite conversant. That seemed to move us to a new plane of discussion until she wished me well and drove away in her golf cart, American flags fluttering in the evening breeze.
Georgia Confidential 
Yes. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in suburbia, it’s that religion, politics and fences don’t mix. The weather, price of gas, schools and yes, garbage pickup are USUALLY safe topics. Venturing off the sidewalk, tho, will get you in trouble.
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…and if you think that sweet Christian charity and forgiveness is extended to those who hold a pro-Obama political stance you may be assured that you, personally, as well as your children, grandchildren and parakeet will forever after be seen as one who is a pro-terrorist who does NOT support our troops.
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