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Scott Versus Physics, and The Blog Without A Point

So I've had a flat tire for quite some time now, and it doesn't look like it'll be getting fixed any time soon. Not that I haven't tried to fix it -- popping off the flat and replacing it with the little emergency tire that makes my car look like Nemo of Disney fame was an interesting exhibition of Scott versus Physics with a dash of someone-used-an-impact-wrench. Picture me in my sandals (which I was) jumping up and down on what I've named the foot-pound multiplier device (as it's a whole convenient foot long, thereby making my mechanical advantage very easily expressible in physics equations that I've mostly forgotten). The issue of the actual tire replacement, however, still must be taken on by trained professionals. Not that I don't know how to fix a tire -- it's one of those things that I have theoretical knowledge about, like building nuclear devices, and organizing my books, and building a computer, and balancing my checkbook. But I figure it's better to trust these things to people with certifications or degrees in the relevant areas. To this effect, I've tried to consult with this guild of tire-fixing professionals, but there always seems to be a wait of multiple hours at whichever place I go. And this made me wonder--with so many tire places all so backed up, has there been some sort of tire massacre that I'm not aware of? And why is it that I suddenly write questions like that lady with the mole on Sex and the City? And if I wore a shirt that was far too big and bounced up and down on my toes, would I, too, be considered a rapper? And why is it so bad to begin sentences with 'and'?

And, since it's the sort of thing I notice, have you ever noticed (if you watch Sex and the City) that on Carrie's PowerBook, the Apple logo on the lid is only sometimes lit? Is she typing while her computer is off? This seems like a fairly simple technical continuity issue. Analogous to showing someone driving a car whose shifter-knob-thing is clearly in a position as to not facilitate such motion? (see theoretical knowledge section above).

As a closing comment in this blog without a point, I'd like to say that Red Stripe Beer's advertising campaign is one of the best I've ever seen. Their slogan: "It's beer. Hooray, beer!"