Month: August 2009

Amsterdam Party People (II)

This just in over the transom: Went to Loveland Festival in Sloterpark yesterday and a great time was had by all except [name removed] who was found by security to have two pills [of ecstasy] on him. Without saying a word, the security guy brought him to cops who took him to the station. After…
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Back Home

I’m back from my whirlwind tour of southern Mexico. Yucatan, Chiapas, Campache, Tabasco, for two weeks, I ate and drank everything in sight with no ill effects. Then on my first night in Baltimore I get sick. It put me off my game slightly today at the crab feast. But I still had a good…
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Bob Herbert on Gates

Bob Herbert, a very good columnist has a powerful op-ed attacking the police sergeant and defending Gates’ behavior. It is worth a read even if–especially if–you don’t agree with it. By saying that Herbert is a good columnist doesn’t mean I agree with everything or even most of what he says. But whatever Herbert has…
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