Smoke and Water!

Consider the following two scenarios: (i) you are commuting to work on a Monday in a car which is overheating but manages to get you all the way to the office, or (ii) you are standing in the rain for over an hour without an umbrella. Which do you choose?

D-Monk experienced each of these situations during the past week and one experience was filled with joy.



It wasn't a Monday morning, it was worse -- a Tuesday after a long weekend. The body has adjusted to longer hours of sleep and less pressure. But the demands of the office await. And D-Monk's car is acting strange.



The car's temperature gauge suggests that the engine is hot, but the heater only blows cold air into the face of our commuting hero. It's only 25 degrees outside, so can overheating really be an issue? Do you believe the dashbooard indicator or the cold air blowing in your face?

Unfortunately, D-Monk knew the dashboard wasn't lying. D-Monk knew the car's coolant system was having troubles -- an apparent fluid leak. And D-Monk knew that he has ADD/ADHD, that although he had suspected the car was out of coolant for some time, he had done nothing about it. And then there was the smoke.



As D-Monk approached his downtown office, the car began to smoke. And then it stalled. But, in a panic, D-Monk got the car re-started amidst the blaring horns of rush hour traffic. And D-Monk made it to work safely.



Or you could have chosen the rain. The rain was much more fun! New Year's Eve brought rain in Minnesota and D-Monk spent an hour standing in the wet stuff. Gloomy you say? No ... not at all.

Why not?

D-Monk has a 3-yr old daughter and she begged him to go play in the rain. We played soccer in the rain and then D-Monk shadowed her while she watered all of the flowers. "The flowers want to grow, Daddy!"



Life through the eyes of a child! What wonder! Sure ... I'll go play in the rain!