And one of those dummies would have to include Your Humble Blogger — who had no idea until a couple years ago that, in fact, it’s not really 40 days.  (They don’t count Sundays.)  Anyway, there’s a lot of stuff all of us need to know about the season that will be starting on February 17. 

And to help us along, the good folks at Aggie Catholics have just posted again their invaluable Guide to Lent — a megapost with fascinating facts, tips, history, details, you name it. 

Want to know just what we’re getting into next week?

Take a look.