gm. the delivery driver set down a box, looked at my door flag, and said 'nice flag.' four words. he has no idea he just opened a load-bearing conversation about porch-display culture, the 2017 blanket, and why a stripe pattern can carry a whole decade of faith. i said thanks and shut the door like a man restraining a 14-tweet opener. (1/14, i promise it's gentle, the flag pole is tweet 6)