First, politicians - on every side of the political spectrum from the dawn of days have promised that they will bring about change if elected! 

Second, it never happens!

The reality is that change is a false promise.  There are too many elected officials that promised change, got to Washington and then fell in line with the system.  A system controled by a powerful few on both sides of the political aisle. 

So why do I bring this up?  Because I truly believe that Barrack Obama is just another politician promising change that can’t be delivered.  When you’re dealing with an “institution” like Washington, D.C. - it just doesn’t work that way.  Too many have tricked us in the past, and failed to deliver.

Think carefully when you cast your vote.  Think about who has experience to work the system.  Think about it!

BTW - suspend the federal gas tax, because $20 bucks in my pocket, is $20 bucks I didn’t have before.

BTW - The roads and bridges are already bad so we know you haven’t been spending the federal gas tax on improving the roads and bridges.

1. Show up on time or early.
2. If you can’t show up, you might want to let someone know, just a thought.
3. Leave your problems at home.
4. Have a positive attitude.
5. If you aren’t the boss, realize you aren’t the boss.
6. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
7. Realize you are replaceable, just like everyone else.
8. If you want to be the boss, then work for yourself.
9. Make an effort to do more than you were asked.
10. Give praise and take praise well.
11. Say “Please” and “Thank you”.
12. Do your part to keep the working space livable.

Pretty much common sense.

Another sign that it’s Patriots Day is the return of the tourists and the re-opening of all the seasonal restaurants, mini-golf courses, etc.  It’s actually been great weather this spring, which is very unusual here as we usually go straight from winter to summer.  So, along with the good, we have to accept the not so good - traffic.  Ah, the return of right turns only and confused drivers.

Oh well, it’s still early in the season and we still have our patience.  And no complaints about the weather, since we are enjoying it right along with the out-of-towners.  Enjoy!

1. He regrets the “bitter” remark targeted on working class Pennsylvania voters being “bitter” about their economic lot!
2. He regrets the 20 years of attending, listening and participating in Reverand Wright’s church!
3. He regrets not paying his parking tickets in Cambridge, MA for 20 years!
4. He regrets taking 27 years to pay off an old excise tax bill in Somerville.

What kind of “regrets” will he have if he becomes President?  How many of us could get away with not paying some of those “regrets”?

No further comment needed.

Today, I finally got up my courage and went for it, basically following the three step process. It actually took a few more than three steps, but wasn’t hard at all. Now, I can proudly say that PeopleareParked.com has graduated to version 2.5. We’re not parked anymore.

Knowing her as well as I do, we can say anything to each other, no matter how difficult and tonight, I knew something wasn’t right in her voice. A few months ago, she had finished her third round of chemo for melanoma and was given a clean bill of health. The cancer had totally vanished and not a trace was seen on her scans. Of course, there was always the possibility that it would come back. A couple of days ago, she felt another lump in her leg and will be returning to the doctor later this week for who knows what kind of news.

My friend is not parked, but the damn melanoma is.

After my explicit emails to leave me alone about 2 years ago, I set up an email rule in Outlook to automatically delete anything with her name or email address in it. Well, tonight I had to go into my Deleted Folder to check for an email thought to be deleted by mistake and saw one unopened from her, sent last week. Part of me didn’t want to open it and part wanted to know what the weirdo wanted. With the encouragement of my wife (yes she knows the whole story), I opened it. Her words were her usual fake niceties and she wanted to hire me for professional services. No, I’m not going to respond, but added it to the Stalker folder I set up just for her for documentation, just in case.

The crappy part is that she now works in the same building complex as me, so I have to see her car every week. We haven’t run into each other yet and I’m not sure she even knows I work there.

I just call her PSYCHO to myself and laugh! Parked beyond parked.

I supposed they needed some travel days in between to rest, but come on, end the pre-season before the regular season starts.   Parked planning!

Another positive aspect of it is that it is catching all my spyware, which I didn’t have with the Norton. Using Spybot Search & Destroy, I’ve scanned my computer roughly 3-4 times over the last couple of months and no spyware was found. It was amazing, since I used to have at least 20 instances before. And it’s free, people! I’m going to definitely use it on my home computer also and spread the word to friends.