just keeps on spinning. A while ago, I placed a bet--and bought a diesel engine out of a sunken boat. I'd lived on that boat once, and knew that engine--so I took a gamble: if it could be fixed--wonderful! But just as likely, it could a rusted, fused block of scrap metal. Make a deal, and spin the wheel. After cleaning, draining, re-oiling--the moment of truth came when I put a deep dish socket on the front of the engine crank and started "zorking" with the ratchet wrench. The roulette ball fell into my number at that moment. That flywheel spun and the pistons rose and fell in their cylinders with a satisfying hiss of compression. I spun the engine several times, pumping fresh oil onto those surfaces that had been funked up with muddy river water. No bells rang, no flashing lights, or piles of chips pushed my way. Just the satisfaction of knowing that sweet old Westerbeke was one step closer to pushing a boat down the river. Let the Spinning Wheel Spin!

Scene: A darkened warehouse. Two figures emerge from the shadows at opposite ends of the building. One is carrying a heavy-looking, shiny metal torque wrench. The other has a camera slung across his shoulder. The man with the wrench speaks first: "Paul?" "Yes?" "About these corny titles you've been using lately. They're really giving people headaches. Any chance you could do something about it?" "Hmm, let me see now...no?" "Wrong answer!" SFX: sound of someone being beaten repeatedly with a heavy torque wrench. Fade to next scene... Strobist: SB-800 at something like 1/128th, 105mm zoom slightly above camera. AF500FTZ at 1/16th and 24mm zoom, at camera right. D70's on-camera speedlight at 1/16th triggering both optically.