Thought for the night part 1: I AM....AM happy to just stay in my little house, with my little pool, little treehouse, yard and bad bitten court.....maybe for a long time. Why: 1. Who ruined the world? That's why...who ruined the world?

1. Coming home from college orchestra...10/11 pm-ice storm carrying my violin, driving up & down streets of Baltimore county 5 blocks, side streets, & tired, I park car. Blocking NO-ONE, Hurting Nobody,..3 parking tickets $30.00 a piece next morning! $90.00! Fought & won!

Part 4: Visit w/my Dad. I am working at John Hopkins as research assist...not much parking there. Last day w/my Dad car is booted cause park. tickets. I call..think mistake..only boot when 3 +. They say computers down. Lose day w/my Dad. Was a mistake! Unbooted next day!

Part 2; Baltimore. Accused of hit & runs. Parallel park at fine arts building, Towson, Md. Followed by cop..says I hit someone. I AM damn sure I DID Not! Told him I didn't. He tells me unless I admit to it, he'd have to take me to jail. So I do. Nothing happens anyway.

Pt 3. Accused of hit & run again...same...parallel parked in Balfimore City. On hill. Honda civic..(clutch)..refuses to go in 1st gear..tap SUV behind me. Ask hysterical Karen (guy) if Ok..& he reluctantly says yes. Then he calls in after I leave to say it was a hit and run.

Part 5: York, Pa. Move there for Job with Symphony. Going to work one day...cop follows. I drive into gas station. He follows. Tells
me I have unpaid traffic ticket.. (illegal U turn)...& I have to give him $130.00 in cash or he'll have to take me to jail. Constable comes.

Part 7: Many more stories 4 me & think that's true 4 everyone. But last, I like to take walks w/my son. Live on busy street & afraid to walk here. So I park at abandoned garage, where asked owner if I could park...& have permission.

Part 6 U turn ticket part 2: Friend From Baltimore helps me. But I have to wait for constable to take me in the back of a locked police car to the bank. 2 weeks later, I receive a letter saying, thank you for the money, but you you had already paid that ticket 3 months ago!