November 20

I just got back from parking court.  On May 5, I was given a parking ticket for spending over 3 hours in a 2 hour zone.  The reality was: I parked my vehicle at 4:49 pm and returned to my vehicle an hour later to find out I had been ticketed at 4:50 pm.  Fortunately, I had a printed receipt to prove when I parked.  I thought, "No problem.  I'll iron this out at City Hall."  The clerk at City Hall said she would report my case to the parking office.  I get a letter from the parking office saying, "Too bad. So sad. You were parked for over 3 hours in the same spot."  Then I was sent a summons in July.  I had to appear in court on a September date.  I showed up in court in September.  After standing in line for a while and going through a metal detector and sitting in the courtroom for half an hour I found out the sole purpose of the court date was to enter a plea.  I plead not guilty.  I was given a hearing date of November 20.  So...after making another trip downtown for the court appearance with metal detector and the whole nine yards, I get a chance to plead my case.  The attorney asks my name.  I tell her.  She replies, "Oh, we dismissed your case.  You don't have to pay the fine."  All this for a $30 parking ticket.  Thank God, I'm retired.

In other news, Mary and The Love Bug are off to Houston tomorrow.  Haley and Dustin leave for Nashville in a week.  I leave for Costa Rica in 10 sleeps. 

Today, I am leading a sing song at Prairie View School in Dalmeny and this evening I have been invited to lead an adult ukulele group.  It's a musical day.

Oh yeah, and because I know my readers are curious, I have a major two game goal scoring streak going.