baseball, a la bourn

very nice interview with indians centerfielder michael bourn, on the basics of baseball -- the long haul -- the grind

new documentary about opera lovers' hangout in l.a.

a new friend, lisa dibenedictis, whom i met, a few months ago, after susan graham's concert in akron -- she (lisa) was with her neighbor's lovely granddaughter, miss haily -- well, lisa told me about her friend anne davis o'neal's documentary about a group of opera lovers, who have been gathering in a los angeles restaurant for 50 years