employee of the Bank, identified by Caserta waiting in a vehicle on the street, was in fact a male employee with less than a profuse head of hair. The bank employee already had keys to the vehicle from a prior repossession and return.
At the time of repossession Caserta was over two months delinquent in installment payments and the insurance on the vehicle had lapsed.
After the repossession, the Bank continued to hold the vehicle and refused to deliver it to Caserta for thirty-four or thirty-five days, despite repeated requests by Caserta on the strength of the pending Chapter 13 proceedings as advised by his attorney over the telephone on August 12.
Caserta's claim that scratches were discovered on one side of the vehicle when it was returned to his possessionWednesday, November 28, 2012

Last December I attended the opening of the "Dream' exhibition at Luxembourg's Mudam Museum. Madame l'Ambassador bailed from the event early for a formal dinner with diplomats. I was not invited for supper.
"It's a diplomatic thingee." Madame l'Ambassador explained, as we walked through a thickening fog to the waiting Jaguar.
"I understand." A writer-in-residence has to understand his place in the scheme of plans.
Francois the driver opened the right-hand rear door for Madame l'Ambassador. It was the safest seat in the back of the car.
He asked if I needed a lift back to the city. The museum was located on the opposite side of the gorge running through the city. I had traversed it several times on foot and refused his offer.

"You go with Madame. I'll