You ever go to change the oil in your car and, once you've wriggled underneath, realize you need a standard socket set, but you've only got metric?

So you go to Sears and buy a standard socket set. No big deal, right?

Then you proceed to drain the oil out. Now it's time to replace the oil filter. But where's the oil filter wrench?

You get a little upset with yourself, so you go inside and comfort yourself with a nice warm plate of macaroni and cheese.

Except, you realize, once you drain the pasta, that you're out of milk and butter.

So you curse and east some weird yellow lumpy mac & cheese.

You go outside, stare at the car for a minute, and say, "Screw it," and forget about the new oil filter. You go to pour the new oil in the engine...

...Except you don't have any oil.

Preparation is the key this month. Take stock of what you need. Think ahead. Plan.

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