Quote of the Day (Andy Rooney, on the Dismal Art of Hunting for Parking)

“Hunting for a parking place is an art in itself. You have to size up the people coming out of a store. You have to be a good judge of where they're going and how far their car is so you can position yourself to take their place when they drive off.

“Parking spaces are an endangered species in America.”— CBS commentator-producer and syndicated columnist Andy Rooney, “Why Can’t People Learn to Park?”, The Register (Monmouth, NJ), Feb. 10, 1986

This problem became especially acute, as it always does, in malls during this past holiday season. During these moments of endless existential frustration, the words of the Sisters of Charity who taught me for 12 years often come to mind: “Offer it up!”

Quote of the Day (Dave Barry, on the ‘Biggest Crisis’ Facing Colleges Today)

“Parking is the single biggest crisis facing American higher education today. Despite the fact that colleges are, theoretically, institutions of higher learning, it apparently has never occurred to the geniuses who run them that anybody would be arriving by car. The result is that most colleges have approximately one parking space per 150 students, which means that many students spend their entire college careers cruising around looking for a legal spot. Many students are forced to park illegally and receive parking tickets, which at your top Ivy League schools can cost $5,000 per violation.” — Dave Barry, Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? (2007)