>>http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/11/fetus.carpool.ap/index.html
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>You have to give the lady credit for creativity. Not that it gets her out of the $367 fine....
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>My ex once narrowly evaded a parking ticket in downtown Chicago, before we met. (She got more later to make up for it). "It was semi-legal," she said in her own defense, proceeding to explain the difference -- possibly discernible only to natives -- between semi-legal parking places and those where you totally can't park. (There are actually signs in some places downtown saying "Don't even think about parking here"). She thought she had been on the safe side of that imaginary gray line. She returned to the car just as the tow truck was hoisting it up. She climbed in and refused to budge. The tow truck driver hailed a cop and the cop was unable to lure her down, either. Like a cat up a tree. Finally he told the tow truck driver to let it down and told her to "Get da hell oudda here." She wouldn't admit this but I would bet money he slipped her his phone number. You've got to like spunk.
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>(Change of subject) -- do you read Sports Illustrated? Dr. Z, a.k.a. Paul Zimmerman, has his predictions for the next round of the NFL playoffs in the new issue. If you aren't familiar with him, he has an impressive prediction rate. He only calls the tough ones -- no "I see Indy handling the 49ers at home" from him -- and gets about 70% right. For this weekend he sees four close games, with only the Colts over the Steelers being more than a touchdown prediction. His picks: Colts, Patriots, Seahawks, Bears.

Go Seahawks!