Planned Obsolecence

Well, it must be the time for all extended warranties to expire.

Things are starting to break down around the joint. After turning the spa back on yesterday, I found that it refused to run the circulation pump so that means that this will now require repair or replacement (I'm betting replacement) and I can only assume that the cost will be something beyond my bank balance. Had a look at it myself, but the wife suggested that this might be akin to Homer Simpson running the Nuclear Power Plant. After some careful consideration, I had to believe that she may be right.
The Dishwasher has decided that it's internal circuit board is going to play the "press me twenty times before I respond" game. Having a dead mouse in there didn't help either.

I am now hoping that the "Ruddy Money" will assist in covering the repairs of both of these items, but I feel I may need more. I can buy a new Dishwasher, but the Spa ain't going anywhere...

An Anniversary Thought

My wife and I have been married for 25 years. Quite an achievement in these modern times, however, I don't see it as such. Marriage shouldn't be an effort. Sure, we have had our ups and downs. Having to "get through" or "compromise" in marriage does not make a marriage. We have yelled at each other over little things, yet the big things have made us stronger as a unit. We have never compromised. We have cried together. We have cried over each other. We have laughed at each other and we have laughed together. To add to this, we have been friends since I was 10 and Deb was 8. I intend to leave this world loving my wife without ever having a second thought about it. I may not get to do a lot of things in life that others seem to feel they have to do before dying, however, I will say at the end that my life was complete from the minute I set eyes on the love of my life.