It's all Garbage, Mad Men 2.7 "The Golden Violin"

Garbage, not all of it can be tossed away as easily as that beer can Don throws after the picnic with the family. He directs his son to pee behind a tree then Betty flips all the refuse off the blanket and they drive away leaving it behind. Nothing green about those days. Duck also mentioned that the one thing strange he saw on a hunting trip was a refrigerator in the pond. So there's the by-product of a life of consuming and the garbage that is slowly dragging Don down. Cooper told him to get into a tux and become the horse chasing the carrot. He may not have fired Don for his fake identity but he does use it to keep him in line in a very subtle way.

The Golden Violin is a story written by Paul Cosgrove and read by Salvatore. It's beautiful but can't play a thing, kind of like Salvatore's crush. Once Salvatore could see that deeper than the account man he had worked by a crush seems to have developed. Trouble comes in the form of a kitty, Kitty the wife. Salvatore cooks, decorates, cleans, and treats Kitty very much like he treats his mother. Kitty can only look puzzled as she watches Salvatore fuss over his dinner date which is what he considers Paul's visit. Paul is oblivious and Salvatore doesn't want to ruin the status quo. Will anything develop past pasta night, I don't know.

Besides pissing in the park we have the final scenes at the party with Jimmy and Bobbie. Jimmy is a jerk but when you look at his eyes you can see he is hurting and strikes out at Peggy first when he states the obvious about Don's relationship with his wife. Peggy becomes sickened and strikes right back with a racist comment. Jimmy then moves onto the one he should have stepped outside with. He calls Don the garbage that he considers him to be. He's right, Don shouldn't sleep with someone's wife but on the other hand, Jimmy should have left Betty out of it. Bobbies role in the party is a bit less clear but I'd bet that she egged old Jimmy on to get even with Don.

I wonder who the blonde in the flashback is?

Roger is a jerk and set up a potential cat fight between Joan and Jane from Jane street.

The painting in Coopers office, means nothing more than numbers to the man, numbers and proof that he has arrived. Liking the painting has nothing to do with it.

I wonder if Don gets a replacement car now that the new interior relects the mess he has created.