1968 riots

I was remembering the riots of 1968.  I was 11 years old.  The country was aflame over the Vietnam War, racial tensions and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

During this time you were not able to buy gas in a portable container.  Too many people were burning things down.  94 fires occurred during the protests.

I remember being in the car with my mother.  We were driving in downtown Kansas City.  There was a large police presence.  She was concerned that there was a sniper in one of the buildings.  I guess this was a thing.  She made us crawl down and get on the floor board of the car.

I remember forgetting my jacket at Minor Park after baseball practice.  The next day we went to get it, to see if it was still at the field.  To our surprise, the National Guard had been called out were camped at Minor Park.  We had to go through several check points and have an escort to get to the field.

We found my jacket.

The point of this story is this... if you think that we are living in stressful times, it could get worse and it has been worse.

Life is good and regardless of your political views, we live in a great country.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to be the good.

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