Pedaled to today's destination in New Haven early enough to catch the little bite taken out of the Sun. Partial fun better than no fun at all!

Total salaries of the Spain/Argentina players near half a billion. FIFA revenue for the tournament about $15 billion. An event rife with corruption and scandal. But sure, fans losing their minds because some musical acts jerked off for 20 minutes at halftime and ruined the event's purity. So funny.

Tonight's striking conjunction, Venus and Jupiter, in suburban New York.

Finally above freezing. Central Park beckoned.

Each 4th of July at the Underground Bunker, we ask readers for their stories about declaring independence from the Church of Scientology. And it's always fulfilling to get a response like this. Take that, Dave.