So yesterday I was walking down the street and I saw a cop on one those Segways (you know, the stand up motorized scooter that you only see in malls ? yeah, that thing). My first thought when I saw it was….hmm, I bet he feels stupid. Apparently, this is not an uncommon occurrence as cops on Segways are then new black. My next thought was, hm, well I guess it would make sure he caught up to the bad guy quicker but what happens if the bad guy chooses to do something outrageous. Like go down a flight of stairs. I doubt the Segway in all its glory can’t negotiate subway stairs. Would the cop jump off his motorized scooter and let it go flying off into oblivion or would he and his Segway partner stop their motorized scooters, turn them off and proceed on foot while the bad guy was leisurely catching the 6 train? Anyway, it was and is all a little too 5th Element for me.
In other news,- [insert awkward segue here]- I think I need to work out an inbox system because this “throwing paper on my desk and seeing if it files itself” isn’t really working. MAybe it would help if I had a filing cabinet instead of old wine crates. Maybe. Geez, I know, it sounds like I’m in the 1900’s - maybe one of these days I’ll get myself an electric light source too. Then equipped with my filing cabinet, inbox and lamp I’ll be as modern as the NYPD on the Segways. Except I’ll hopefully be more efficient and less ridiculous looking.
