if i had to be a sheriff
i would like to be the kind
who rescues people
who fall in the water
run out of gas
get lost
need help
love sticker badges for their kids
i would not like to be the kind
who pulled us over one summer on a lake
because we were guilty of:
dancing.
i would rather be one
who throws frisbees to people on the beach
like the one we met on the weekend
who likes music and smiling and dancing.
—
‘if time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera,
i’d play for riding lessons and take his gun away.’
-w.h. auden
Is that a true story?
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yes!
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Oh my goodness!!!!
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I like the sound of your kind of Sheriff, Beth. (Good Auden quote too)
Best wishes, Pete.
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thanks, Pete
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I imagine you’d be the kind who dances, too.
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indeed -)
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Lovely lines shared
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thank you
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That’s my kinda’ Sheriff … ✨🚓🌏⭐… “Hi Ho Silver, Away, The Lone Ranger!!
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yes -)
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Well, maybe you were breaking some sort of Footloose dancing laws, Beth … Everybody cut, everybody cut!
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That’s it!
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Why is it when we see a sheriff/lawman coming we get a guilty feeling and start preparing an alibi we know not what for?
I want a sheriff like Andy Griffith.
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Yes!
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I love the freewheeling feel of this one, Beth; it’s good to see you telling a story/poem again ; you are so good at it 🙂
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Thank you
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I’d be your deputy!!
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You’d be a great one!
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Sweet! What a team!
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That’s also the kind of parent I aspire to be 😀
~David
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Yes!
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Thirty years a deputy sheriff in Miami and I loved every minute of it!
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Woo hoo
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👍
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Me, too, me, too! Frisbees on the beach! 🥰
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Right!
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Pulled over for dancing…that is a great story.
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Pretty harmless it was a family boat ride
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Yeah, but still…
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Wow, just for dancing!?
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On a boat in the water
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Sweet! 🥰
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⭐️
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Oh, yes, that’s the kind of sheriff, I would love to be too. Do you need a debut sheriff?
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You are welcome anytime
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👍
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Dance as if no one is watching…even the sheriff.😊
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I think that may have been the issue )
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Connecting with community is such an important part of policing. And if that’s dancing, I say, dance.
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I so agree
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Bad sheriff…no dancing or fun for him and watch him walk away aftr he’s fired.
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💃🏿🕺
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He’ll never know what he’s missing.
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Yep!
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If I were a Sheriff, I would like to be Omar Sharif
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playing bridge and acting in sweeping epics
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Correct!
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This type of community building is an important aspect of the job. It helps change the stereotypical notion of overzealous law enforcement officials. Much like teachers, I know the good ones far outweigh the bad ones.
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I so agree with this, Pete
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I love that sheriff.❤️
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maybe he’s happy because he’s a boat sheriff –
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😀
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⭐️
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Lovely quote Sherriff Beth 😁
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Thank you!
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If we had sheriffs, I’d like one like that!
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much friendlier
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You would be a great sheriff Beth!
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thanks!
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