King Lear was in my purse all yesterday as I learned new and exciting things about vehicle impoundment and anarchy.  I manged to pull it out twice because we had a little wait in the office, and then later, I brought it to the gym and I tried to read some of it while on the elliptical machine.  That was not happening, so I read an US magazine, learning that Britney Spears does have, in fact,her bikini body back.  Thank god.  The stars must be aligned in the heavens.

So back to Oakland PD and vehicle impoundment.  Firstly, don't drive with a suspended license.  It's not a good idea.  Your car goes to the happy car pound, you may or may not find yourself arrested or at least sitting in the back of a cop car, and your trip will just get all messed up.  Words to the wise.

However, It will make you all happy to know that a perfect stranger (me) can't come down and snatch up your car.  You actually have to be the owner of the vehicle and/or have a notarized letter from the owner.  Of course, we didn't have that letter, but my son's friend (who lent them the car to get down here from Tacoma) faxed that letter later in the afternoon, so we commence on round two today.

After the failed attempt, I drove the anarchists to my house for waffles.  These three anarchists do  not believe in generalizing, but they all believe that anyone in the office of police service are corrupt or soon corrupted by the office in which they serve.  The police are all power hungry, violent, state serving idiots, and should never, ever be trusted.

I don't think that.  Some of my best friends . . .  okay, I just don't buy that, and we had a very heated discussion about generalizing.  They are against it--except with cops.  Cops are their enemy.  Cops lie!  Cops take your car!  Being a cop turns you into a wife beating, war mongering insane human (even if you don't have a wife).

Well, my feeling here, boys, is that cops are following the laws--ie, have a front license plate AND a current license. 

Anyway, I lost the argument due to the unfair number advantage.

Now back to King Lear.  Matthew wrote down a bit in the queue about Edmund, and there are a few characters I've always loved in Shakespeare because they make me feel safe.  Edmund is one of them.  He seems to be the softness in this tale, the place to land.  I feel that way about Horatio, too, from Hamlet.  They are very different characters, but sometimes Shakespeare gives us a character to hold onto.

Finally, let me talk about Britney Spears.  I never listened to anything she ever sang.  She seems like a person caught up in the whole pop culture world.  Actually, she seems to be living in a snow globe of her own life.  I'm not sure what her talent is or why we keep seeing her half naked everywhere.  If anyone has any insight into cops or Britney or further ideas about vehicle impoundment or more examples of Shakespearean safe characters, please chime in. 

Off to the impound lot!

Jessica