And So It Begins...

Last night I crashed and was in bed by 11 and slept fairly well.... of course, it was Ash Wednesday, so I was up at 5:30 to make sure I got to early Mass.  It was quite nice -- a bit dark and sepulchral, the visiting Benedictine gave a nice but quiet homily, and there were more people there than usual...  of course, I think it explained why I was crashing.  Anyways, work was fine -- I have been putting in the hours, so I quit at 5:30, dined at Holy Family (not a lot of options on Ash Wednesday), and then hit the gym.  Worse ways to spend the first day of Lent.  So far, I am two-for-two on my Lenten devotion... of course, it is day two of Lent...

And here we are today; busy as always and I am unable to do some of the stuff I need to do -- catch up on email, do some Conference work, that sort of thing.  I finished my current read, but tomorrow I will need to crank out some emails.  Tomorrow (now) I will take down the Christmas decor during the Duke-Michigan game, which is the event.  I have been amusing by asking the legion (sigh!) of friends who hate both teams which they will root for.  The answers have been comical, and, despite the season of Lent, incredibly vulgar.  I am amused.

America Fell Out of Love With the Sedan. Detroit Wants to Bring It Back. - WSJ
Interesting.  Will it work?  Or, more appropriately, I can see why Detroit stopped making these cars, but on the other hand... at some point, someone should have realized that this is not sustainable, or, at least, that at some point the market will turn...the Japanese didn't do this and now dominate the market.  Sigh.  To be sure, I will not be switching away from a pickup truck if and when the time comes to replace the Behemoth...