As long as we have each other we'll never run out of problems.

I got a lot done this morning. Averaged out with the afternoon's productiveness and the total for the day is unimpressive.
I did fix myself dinner! I feel so self-reliant. And no, it wasn't frozen pizza. I scrambled some eggs with ham and cheese and made two pieces of toast. OK, maybe not Iron Chef, but the original plan was Burger King so I get some credit.
Styrofoam Chef?
I'm amused that our toaster says, "Warning, hot surfaces."

I'm one of the millions who never imagined Michigan State would make it to the sweet 16, never mind the final game. For the 17 years we lived there I could never bring myself to root for a Michigan team in any sport. Most of the time that was easy because during that span they all sunk to depths hitherto known only to the Tigers.
I picked NC to win it all so I should be pulling for them in the final, but my bracket has been toast for a long time. And given the level of economic misery in Michigan one could almost pull for MI State just to give those poor people something to feel good about.
Almost.

I worked on Gerta some this afternoon. The plan was to get the speedo pulled and fixed but in order to get to it I have to take out a bunch of electrical stuff. A previous owner did some creative wiring of an alarm system (now gone) and a radio that included non-operative speakers behind the rear seat. So instead of getting the speedo out I traced wires and cut/removed those that now serve no purpose. I may tackle the speedo tomorrow afternoon.

At lunch I posed a question I've been thinking about, only in theoretical terms.
The Europeans are nervous about the U.S. plan to spend our way out of this recession. (I never thought I'd agree with the French on anything!) They're convinced the result of our efforts will be runaway inflation.
If they are right, if the U.S. will face soaring inflation in two, three years, what's the smart move now, ahead of that spiral?
Like I said, it's a theoretical question because we don't have the funds to do whatever that strategy entails. And the Europeans could be all wrong. But I think if they're correct the proper play now is to buy gold and silver. When the cost of goods and services soars - which is to say when the purchasing power of the dollar plummets - gold and silver are traditionally valued for their relative strength.
Our plan is the same as it has been for the last nearly-38 years: live frugally within our income. That has held us in pretty good stead. But I enjoy the mental exercise of putting together a strategy because it doesn't cost anything to be wrong and I can feel clever if I'm right.
This from the guy who left Michigan State behind three weeks ago.
I was right about Best Buy stock. It's gone from below $25 to over $40 in the last month. Which brought me a net profit of zero, since I didn't buy any.

It's late and I'm tired. I have stuff left over from last night but lack the energy to put it down on paper...or computer screen. I'll be up early tomorrow morning - my usual Sundy routine - to get my head together for the morning's services. So I'm going to turn in.
G'night.