Sometimes, it takes an unwanted event to remind us of some very important lessons in life. In my case, the catalyst of my latest life-lesson was another verse in a song I've heard too many times in recent years.
I had car trouble on a holiday weekend, again. It never ceases to amaze me how my vehicles seem to know when a holiday is approaching. In the last few years, my vehicles have staged revolts on, or around ,Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the Fourth of July.
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