–Played with the two recent Shitogorov knives–the ones with captive pivots that both seemed to come loose after a couple dozen flips. Could not see the slightest reason for that behavior. All I can guess is that I didn’t fully tighten them before using, and/or they were on a high spot on the pivot which suddenly snapped into place–making them loose. Far-fetched with two different knives. I’ll play with one a while and see if it replicates. Tried to swap blades so I could get the fancy knife better-centered and keep it. One worked, the other didn’t (wouldn’t lock), and besides, they were different steels. Duh.
–Recent Mustangs are looking interesting, but I can’t decide: I’ve pretty much ruled out convertibles (too vulnerable; didn’t use one when I had it), which leaves manual trans as something “special”–and I just don’t know if I can handle constant (and forever) shifting–in traffic, trying to parallel park, etc.