On Some Bears Do The Most Adorable Things, Others Not So Much
NH has friendly bears... a friend sent this a few minutes ago, shot in his backyard last week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Y4gLUunVA
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On Henry Louis Gates Arrester Once Tried To Save A Black Guy, Okay???
Here is an article that ran today in the Boston Globe. Everyone has been very quick to judge what went on -- one of the false stories is that the "neighbor" is some kind of racist because she called in the 911 report. I hope you'll post this because that assumption is flat out false. I would also point out that everyone is spinning now: note how the writer says that "Gates later suggested that his arrest on disorderly conduct charges was because he is black". Really? All account have him accusing the officer during and after the incident as fact, not suggestion.
As a Bostonian this story is incredibly frustrating... it's such an easy story isn't it? Boston = racism. This city is no where near perfect when it comes to race relations but it is a lot better than it used to be and most of us continue to work on it with hope and understanding.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/27/gates_caller_didnt_cite_race_police_say/
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On Footnotes of Mad Men: A Century of Roger Sterling
I definitely did get that vibe and I hope it doesn't go there... My guess is that it will -- and we may find out something about Betty in the process.