#77 Parking Mad

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If you lived through the eighties, you probably remember the highly instructive Mad Max film series in which Mel Gibson played an enigmatic loner who traveled a post-apocalyptic wasteland trying to find a parking space. Just kidding. He was traveling the post-apocalyptic wasteland looking for gas so he could drive his car long enough to find a place to park.

Even at the end of the world, parking spaces will be in short supply.

Which is why I’m deeply disappointed that my son’s state-approved driver’s education course didn’t spend more time on parking. They pretty much stopped at ‘park between the lines’. Comparatively, this is about as useful as stopping sky-diving lessons after Step One, Jump out of the airplane. There’s got to be more to it if you intend to arrive safely.

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NOTES:

• This essay starts off with a nod to Mad Max. If you would like to know more about the film, follow the link to the Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max.
• Sometimes you hit on an idea whose time has come. It appears I did that in this episode with my gag about “Musical Cars”. About three days after I wrote this episode, I saw the Kia commercial with the ”Musical Cars”. It’s pretty funny. If you haven’t seen it yet, follow the link to YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7L63i7mfW4
• If you want to buy a copy of Mad Max (Special Edition) on DVD, just click on the link in this sentence.
• Finally, a big hello to all of the Zune users who might be joining the show! Welcome!

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