Secular Lent

I'm not really one for New Year's as a holiday, or for New Year's resolutions. But I do engage in a Lent-like bit of sacrifice of my own for six weeks at the beginning of each year just to keep my life in order.

So starting Tuesday I'll be "vegetarian" for 6 weeks. I put this in shock quotes because I allow myself fish (but try to keep it to once a week), so it's not real "vegetarianism." In addition this year I'll be giving up alcohol and refined sugar. All this lasts through February 12.