Sideswiped!

This is not the name of a '70s grindhouse movie. It's what happened to my car today.

This afternoon, after running some errands, I came back to find my driver's side mirror shattered.

I also have a dent on a left side.

Thankfully, the person who hit me had the decency to leave a note with their name and number.



And I just bought this car three weeks ago.





I wasn't able to make today's screening of "Prince Achmed" (I wrote about my anticipation a few days ago) But to my delight, I discovered that the film has been uploaded to a video sharing site, which I'll be checking out one of these days.

In related news, a DVD of the early talkie The First Auto (1927) is on sale at the Warner Archive for $13.99, as are a number of other DVDs of silents and early talkies. Check out the "30% off" sale here.