When I returned home to my apartment today, I noticed the front door was open. I heard voices upstairs, so I didn’t close it. Later on, I heard the sounds of walkie talkies in the hall, so I poked my head out of the door to see what was going on. Apparently, someone in my apartment had been robbed; cops were in the hall, talking to the lady that lives on the second floor. However, while the thieves were carrying a TV outside and loading it into a car, apparently some cops happened to notice. There was some form of a chase, and one person was caught while the other got away. I checked the outside of the apartment building, but didn’t see any “Break into me! I have lots of valuables!” signs posted anywhere. Oh well, maybe there’s something else that makes this place a huge target for thieves. Or perhaps it’s just the neighborhood.

Rosa Parks died today at the age of 92. For those who were asleep in US History, she made waves by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person on a segregated bus and being arrested for it.

Putting the impact of her actions into perspective, here's Wikipedia:

On August 30, 1994, aged 81, Rosa Parks was attacked and mugged in her Detroit home by Joseph Skipper. She had a total of $53 stolen from her. The incident created outrage throughout America. Parks said she had asked Skipper "Do you know who I am?" Skipper, an African American himself, was reported to have stated he did know who Rosa Parks was when he beat her, but didn't care. Skipper was arrested, and eventually pleaded guilty to charges of assault and robbery before being sentenced to prison.