Check out this “inspired by the Tour de France” menswear shown off by Moncler Gamme Bleu at Milan Fashion Week.

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My teachers told me there’s no such thing as a dumb question.

So I suppose “Ask Umbra”‘s latest inquiry should be intersting: “when I do fill up every three or four weeks I would like to support companies that are taking extra measures in social and environmental responsibility. Are there any particular gas stations noted for this?”

Umbra Fisk’s answer is more interesting and a little more nuanced than I would have expected. Still, I like her conclusion (and I don’t think I’m giving anything away in this answer): “Since there’s no perfect choice, here’s how I like to think about buying gasoline … Every time we go to the pump, a pelican dies.”

I saw this news photo of a cyclist riding through a flooded street alongside the Danube in Budapest, and I thought, “Don’t bike on flooded roads, Bro.”

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Actress Kristin Chenoweth attends the premiere of Hot In Cleveland at the Crosby Street Hotel on June 14, 2010 in New York City.

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Update 8/25/2010: The Santa Clara County Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and cycling event organizers met with San Antonio Valley residents for a roundtable discussion. These two groups together worked out compromise language for the Special Events ordinance that are acceptable to both groups. The important changes:

• Under the San Antonio Valley “Good Neighbor” Standards, the first standard previously stated: “Allow a motor vehicle to safely and cautiously pass an event occurring on San Antonio Roads.” The first standard now states: “All users of the road should be cautious of one another and operate motorized and non-motorized vehicles safely.”
• Large group events in which participants obey all traffic regulations
  and controls are now encouraged, rather than required, to provide notice of an event. This applies to charity rides, and charity ride organizers and San Antonio Road residents agreed this is a workable compromise for them.

Update 6/22/2010: At this morning’s meeting, the Santa Clara County Supervisors decided to delay a decision on the Special Events Ordinance until July.

Supervisor vote Tuesday morning; Proposed County Ordinance NS-502.8 places restrictions on large group rides.

A proposed county ordinance to mandate special event permits and insurance for ‘events’ on Santa Clara County public roads threatens cycling events — including larger group club rides, charity rides, and possibly San Jose Bike Party. The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, which was able to remove this measure from the county supervisor agenda in 2008, is asking Santa Clara County residents to contact your County Supervisor to express your views on this measure. THE VOTE TAKES PLACE DURING THE SUPERVISORS’ MEETING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 22 2010.

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