Flags

The yellow happy face flag flying under the L.A. Angels banner atop a monster RV properly describes the feelings of Angels supporters this season. The Angels are in second place in their division.

Flying lower than the Angels flag, the American flag with a peace symbol instead of the stars is atop a flagpole anchored to a green vintage VW camper van. The van has a tent annex attached to the side door. Under the tent's awning sit two senior hippie citizen. They have been traveling over one year in their van. They don't know when their travels will end.

The recent widower had a San Diego Chargers flag flying over what his son described as a hasty and ill-considered newly purchased humongous diesel-pusher RV. Since it was NFL draft day, I visited with the father who was eager to discuss Chargers football, especially the glory days. We had a lengthy conversation about Charger heros of old.  I left his campsite thinking that maybe his new RV was a good purchase and the son was pissed about the cash spent for it.

Sitting atop a flagpole on a huge Monaco motorhome on beach road, a bright blue light blinked in the night sky. Was it a beacon alerting aircraft or ships at sea? What purpose did it serve? A small solar panel and battery assembly on the pole provided power to the light. Under the assembly, a small American flag fluttered.

Another huge motorhome backed into a beach road site. After leveling the RV, the shaggy haired, red-faced middle age guy raised his telescoping flagpole. His hooked two flags to the line. The topmost flag was an Oakland Raiders pirate banner. Under it flew a multicolored parrot with a cocktail and the sentence, "It must be five o'clock somewhere." The owner found a can of  Miller Lite and saluted the flag.