I used to parallel park a stick shift SUV on the steepest streets in San Francisco without having a problem. But for whatever reason, in France I am positively LAME at parking a car. The other night, after driving around for a half hour and finally finding a parking spot, I spend a good 10 minutes trying to wedge our car into it before my husband busted out laughing at my futile attempts. I let him park the car and sulked about feeling stupid. Luckily, my friend Lih made me feel better by sending me this story about someone big and famous doing something much more stupid.