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Wednesday, September 27, 2006   Random Neuron Firings Have you ever noticed that even though the brain appears as solid matter, pictoral representation of neural transmissions show lots of empty space between cells? It just makes me want to stick my fingers in there and start smushing things around. My first blog post was November 13th, 2002. I've been here almost 4 years and I'm still not bored with it yet. I still post stuff here and I think it's still a great way to communicate with everyone, although I haven't updated any of the site design code since I started. Is it wrong to use Google to find out about car parts? Not to learn how to fix them, but to verify that the part does indeed exist and to figure out what it does to determine if I have to replace it. I mean, a tie rod just sounds like a made-up part. I should explain that one above. Last week, my brother borrowed the car and told me that the brakes were squeaking when he brought it back. Now, under the theory of "he who hears it shall be responsible for fixing the problem" this should be his responsibility. However, the "my car, my problem" reality beats that theory. So, I asked the mechanic to check the brakes when he changed the oil. He gave me the news--the brakes are fine (the back rotors could be shaved down a bit, but that's not an urgent thing). The tie rods are not fine--they need to be replaced (along with the struts, but that's a maybe based on the mileage on my car). Me, in my infinite car non-wisdom, had no idea what tie rods are. Unfortuantly, it's not a made up car part. (It's what makes the car turn when you turn the steering wheel. Thanks, Google!) I like parenthetical phrases. Big toe toenails are freakishly big. I realized this because mine is gone. I was opening a door when the door caught the tip of my shoe (open-toed) and ran up my foot, shearing off my toenail. I want ice cream. I don't want to iron a laundry basket full of work clothes. posted by jaime | 5:31 PM 0 comments

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