That was tiresome.

Flat front left tire on the Long Beach Freeway in the beautiful city of Commerce this morning. Inconvenience; grime; noise; moderate danger; expense. Saving graces:

* The useful and free Freeway Service Patrol tow people, who rather than just taking me off the freeway so I could change my tire safely, changed the tire for me with high powered tools in about 90 seconds.

* Modern cars, which can take a front left tire blowout at highway seed without becoming the Grim Reaper's Whirling Gondolas to Hell.

* Working spare.

My Own Private Anaheim

Especially for changeng and courtesy yoscott, I am proud to present the. Hmm. Urban Bear Jamboree? Guy has a whole series like this. Be careful, Stuart, or Carlos will run away and join the circus.