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My thoughts are back in Texas, where Tropical Storm Don is hopefully going to relieve the terrible drought they've been having.

However this blog post brings you news of a different Don—that is Don Draper, fictional 1960s ad exec of the AMC hit show Mad Men. As of this week you can stream all four seasons of Mad Men on Netflix Instant Watch.

I heard a lot of talk about this show for a long time, but it wasn't until last winter that I snagged the DVDs on sale from Amazon. I was instantly hooked—if you're a fan of HBO-style character drama and you haven't seen Mad Men then you should check it out. While the show occasionally strays into the bizarre, episodes are consistently well-made, and they are always guaranteed to serve up an enjoyable mix of quality writing, acting, social commentary, history, music, and for some, nostalgia.

In this Season 1 clip Don Draper pitches the next big thing in slide technology:

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