Good and Bad. First the good. Melanie came back from Saint George because not one but two of her siblings were going through the temple for their first time. Now all of Melanie's family have received their endowments, and it was fun to spend a day with family. The day after the temple with Melanie's family we spent a day with my family. My Dad and Missy got back from their time in Germany serving in the Air Force, and now they are moving back to Boise. This meant getting the last of their things in Utah packed up. There was not a lot to move, but the things we did move were big items like pianos, and antique stoves. Moving is never my favorite thing, but its nice to have all my family back in the same time zone. Now the bad. On Thursday hours before the temple our car broke down. It was our 2008 Honda Civic that only has about 50,000 miles on it, so we were surprised that anything was going wrong with it at all. At first, all we knew was that the coolant was leaking. Later we found out the engine block had cracked! Back to the good. So it turns out that Honda civics made from 2006-2009 had problems with engine blocks cracking. Due to this problem, Honda placed an extended warranty on our car and will fix it for free. The ironic thing about our car having problems is that we purchased it initially because we were sick of owning older cars with constant maintenance issues. Also, we purchased a Honda specifically because of its reputation for making long lasting dependable cars. Granted, Honda is fixing the issue, but we will still be without a car for a week or longer, and Melanie and I are having to change our plans for the weekend because of it. After this I am just not sure I have the same solid opinion of Honda that I once had. Biggest lesson I will take from the car debacle is this. Don't ever do anything because of popular opinion, or long standing tradition. I cant help but think of the poem "Throwing Away the Alarm Clock" by Charles Bukowski.
I am sure you could take away different meanings form this poem. However, when I read it I simply think about the benefits of doing things your own way, despite of what you have heard or been told. Spotify playlist
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