Bergman Moves On

His films are obviously not for everyone, but I thought I'd give one a shot about 20 years ago and rented Wild Strawberries. Nearly incomprehensible to this then-20-yr -old. Ten years later I gave it another go with Virgin Spring, and wow, I had a big ol' paradigm shift about art.

Not to get too dramatic, but to me his work was like a cirrus cloud above the big boom and lightening of the Rambos and Titanics.


And So Does Tom Snyder

I searched through several stories and columns about Snyder, and this one stuck out as being succint, entertaining, and it refelcted both the man and the Tomorrow show in ways that rang true for me. Best quote: When he was inexplicably paired with John Lydon, the petulant punk-rocker who once led the Sex Pistols, Mr. Snyder’s farewell remarks were withering. “It’s unfortunate that we are all out of step except for you.”


Cute Little Kittens!

Phew! All that death and darky-dark stuff... I need to escape to the pretty land of cute, cute kittens!

Quotation of the Day

In the world to come, I shall not be asked, "Why were you not Moses?" I shall be asked, "Why were you not Zusya?"

-- Rabbi Zusya

To r de Fr nc

Michael Rasmussen is the third rider to be cast from the race due to doping and doping-related charges. Like Floyd Landis last year, Rasmussen is claiming innocence, but it appears he lied to his team managers about where he was when he missed two drug tests.

The riders who've been banned this year all had won at least one stage in fairly dramatic fashion, holding off the rest of the pack and sometimes sprinting out far ahead of everyone else. Vinikourov did it the day after "blowing up" in a stage, very similarly to Floyd Landis' eyebrow raiser last year. It's not completely unfathomable that a rider can bonk one day and zoom out in front the next, but wouldn't it make more sense to stay at or near the head of the pack? At least, that's how Lance did it.


Volunteer Match

Who would you like to serve? This site helps track down positions within your zip code where you can volunteer. I did a search and found everything from a 3-day stint doing festival set-up to weekly office work at a senior center.


Maps Galore

Maps! Maps! Maps!


Quotation of the Day

"I'm not funny. What I am is brave. "

-- Lucille Ball

Rewriting History

Yesterday the story was that during a photo shoot Leibovitz had asked the Queen the take off her tiara, saying is was too...

And that was as far as she got. The Queen cut her off and "stormed out". Now, the BBC is saying that was not the case. (Or....was it???)


Blank Slate With Tar

The Dutch have started taking down all road signs and found that it actually increases safety and traffic flow, while reducing overall traffic speed. Should we try it here?


Tour De France

A Spaniard is still in the yellow jersey after 5 stages, but the "real racing'" hasn't started yet. The silence about last year, Floyd Landis, doping, etc, is absolutely deafening. Bunch of crashes this year, more than I've ever seen -- bad juju?


Quotation of the Day

Old Jewish lady: ... And what do you want to be when you grow up?
Six-year-old girl: A shampoo girl.
Four-year-old boy: A hooker!
Mother, smoking: I like it when they have low expectations about life.

From Overheard Everywhere