Tempting the Fates

Campus Safety is cracking down on parking. Or buffing up its image, anyway. Maybe all the new signage ("ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REGISTERED"..."THIS LOT REQUIRES A PERMIT"..."FACULTY ONLY") is meant to convince students they're getting their money's worth on parking permits.

Something I don't have.

I park my car at the commuter lot once or twice a week, so getting a permit wouldn't even cost me anything. I'm just lazy. Every week I expect to see a slip of paper fluttering from my windshield. 10 bucks, I think. No biggie.

But today when I saw Officer Tom's bald head and bristling beard barring Wednesday-nighters from the faculty lot, I thought again.

Maybe I should get one of those.