I have seen a profusion of sports cars on the road today, no doubt due to the unusually warm weather we've been having. It was nearly 50 degrees here in the Detroit area today, which is about 35-40 degrees or so higher than the usual temperature this time of year. Driving down Woodward, I saw a BMW Z4 Roadster, an Audi TT with the personalized plate "BESTOY", a 2006 Corvette parked outside a restaurant in Birmingham, and a couple of Crossfires. (Seeing Crossfires is not all that unusual here in Oakland County, home of DaimlerChrysler's US headquarters and therefore home to a lot of executive leases that get driven in any kind of weather).

Meanwhile, my pride and joy is still tucked away under a car cover, in the protection of a garage. Still too much salt lingering on the roads, and besides, there is no shortage of gravel and pot holes (which won't be cleaned up until the spring).