From: Marry in Massachusetts
My still quick reflexes for an old fart kept my legs from mangling
by a cart in the Roslindale Stop & Shop a short time ago. It
was not propelled idly by an inattentive shopper or even a helpful,
but too short, kid. Instead a hostile, angry and racist older black
woman came right at me.Sure enough, we forget or at least
compartmentalize when we don't have to deal with obvious racists
regularly. After 21 years in Jamaica Plain and one here in Hyde
Park — both very racially and culturally diverse
Boston neighborhoods —I don...
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Hatred in the Aisles
My still quick reflexes for an old fart kept my legs from mangling
by a cart in the Roslindale Stop & Shop a short time ago. It
was not propelled idly by an inattentive shopper or even a helpful,
but too short, kid. Instead a hostile, angry and racist older black
woman came right at me.Sure enough, we forget or at least
compartmentalize when we don't have to deal with obvious racists
regularly. After 21 years in Jamaica Plain and one here in Hyde
Park — both very racially and culturally diverse
Boston neighborhoods —I don...
Two-Wheeled Pirates
THEY want my stuff. THEY want to hurt me. Keep THEM away.NIMBYism
is most obvious and somewhat understandable with the
institutionalized — substance abusers, child
abusers, convicted criminals, developmentally disabled. Yet many
towns put a finer point on it for others.I've been watching the
inane hoo-ha for the past 15 years around here about (drum ratta
tatta...wait for it) bicycle/walking paths. These perceived threats
separate the sophisticated, civilized and sensible from emotional
dunderheads.Cross-post note: As political and...
Two-Wheeled Pirates
THEY want my stuff. THEY want to hurt me. Keep THEM away.NIMBYism
is most obvious and somewhat understandable with the
institutionalized — substance abusers, child
abusers, convicted criminals, developmentally disabled. Yet many
towns put a finer point on it for others.I've been watching the
inane hoo-ha for the past 15 years around here about (drum ratta
tatta...wait for it) bicycle/walking paths. These perceived threats
separate the sophisticated, civilized and sensible from emotional
dunderheads.Cross-post note: As political and...
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Fresh Take
good morning! here's a fresh take on a timeless classic: the black
and white wedding. allowing for touches of green from the steams of
gorgeous, airy white flowers brings a modern element to the
traditional feel of black and white. simply stunning. {martha
stewart, snippet & ink, martha stewart cake}
