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Chinese New Year

Brunahildm posts photos from the recent New Year's celebration in Chinatown.


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Rain

whole lotta rain

Washington Street at the West Roxbury Parkway tonight.


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Brow beating

Michael reports that one of the workers at the Congress Street Dunkin' Donuts has shaved off his eyebrows and tattooed "PUERTO RICAN" over each eye:

... I'm thinking of doing the same thing except I'll write something like "CAUCASIAN" or maybe "DOUCHE BAG."


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John Adams and the Boston Massacre

You may recall Adams' role in the Massacre aftermath - he defended some of the British soldiers. The BPL in Copley Square has an exhibit on that unusual bit of history, which Lis highly recommends:

Loads of primary source documents about the Boston Massacre and trial, including depositions by witnesses and pages from John Adams' diary during the trial. I'm incredibly glad that I had the opportunity to see these artifacts.

Open through March 5.


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When a school is closed

Rob cannot believe that the state is shutting the Frederick Douglass Charter School in Roslindale - or that the media didn't give the school's side of the story. He says the school is in good financial shape and its test scores are in line with other inner-city schools:

Not one news organization has bothered to print the school's side of the story. And I should point out that zero public schools have been closed down for poor test scores or for financial mismanagement. Funny how that works, huh?


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Stepping up to the plate

Jay discusses "the rookie," the new kid at work whom he keeps winding up next to in the men's room:

This guy is wicked proud of himself everytime he steps up to the urinal; you know, look-ma-no-hands, shoulders back, hair blowing in the wind. ... He stands like 6 inches outside of the urinal guards.

Come on! Step up to the plate! Get in the batter's box! At least one hand on the bat at all times!!!


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Tea at Harvard

Cynthia proves riding the T isn't all drudgery and sardine-can packing:

Yesterday I was in the Harvard subway station slightly after 4pm and a woman offered me tea. High tea, I suppose. She had a table set up and tea and cookies laid out out and she was wearing a taffeta gown and hat and affecting a British accent. ...


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No Bruins

The National Hockey League officially cancelled its 2004-05 season today.

(Does anyone care anymore?)


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Pregnancy as a bar to elected office?

Should Patricia White call off her latest bid for a seat on the city council because she's pregnant?

Aaron sternly lectures her on her responsibilities as a mother:

... She is being a poor role model by continuing to run for an office concurrent to her pregnancy, and potentially serving that position while being a new mother. ...

Plus, he seems to find the idea of lactation rooms in public buildings icky.


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The axle of evil

Beth 1 wrote yesterday why the Ford F-150 is the vehicle of evil. Beth 2 agrees:

It's amazing to me how many incidents, in the very short time since I started driving again, I have had with Ford trucks. I've been bullied, cut off, or otherwise treated meanly, and it's almost always by owners of that particular vehicle. It's weird.

Carpundit, though, attempts to show how the Beths are wrong in singling out the F-150:

... The F-150 has been the single best-selling vehicle in America for more than 20 years. They're only giving you their proportionate share of trouble. ...

To which I feel compelled to add: Sorry, but Toyota Camrys and Ford Tauruses are also very popular vehicles, but when's the last time you got cut off by one?


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