Good morning GH. What a wonderful night/morning. The indoor temperature is in the mid 70s and the outdoor temperature is 69. The chance of showers, about 30%. In other words, perfect. Sugar the Weather Dog is sleeping happily next to the bed and all is right in her world too, I guess.

On Friday, Sugar the Weather Dog took me for a walk to the park and beyond. Then I got the chance to take a nice bike ride while Mary worked and that means that my Friday was perfect. I got the Sharpies that I wanted, I got the epoxy that I hope will resolve my duct blockage and I replaced my supply of Super Glue. I stopped at the Chicago style hot dog/beef stand for lunch and although I didn't have a Chicago style beef sandwich, what I did have was wonderful. Adam was right. Then off to the local butcher for a fresh supply of bones for Sugar and finally home to work on the item we got for Adam and Steph. I got most of my reading done before Mary wanted to go out, but I finished it when we got back while sitting on the deck. Mary wants to read it too, but when she'll find the time I don't know, because she got offered a nice job of indexing earlier in the day. I liked the book/story by Dan Brown, Inferno, the fourth in the Robert Langdon series, and I can see it making a good movie.

Today being Saturday, I plan to start my day with the local auto repair show and...Tea time before Mary and I journey to the farmer's market here in town. That means that Sugar gets to take me and maybe Mary for another walk in the park as we go. I then have to mow the lawn and water the gardens on our palatial estate. Once those things are done, I don't have any real plans. More puzzle, more guitar and that should be a good way to spend the day.

In sports, the boys in blue had their homer hats on with three, including a grand slam to handily beat the D'Backs 7 - 2 behind a strong pitching performance by Matt Garza. While still under 500, things may be looking up. The Tigers fell to the Orioles 5 - 7, but still hung on to first place in their division of the American league. My beloved Red Sox fell to the Yankees, and are now clinging to a slim one game lead in their division, just ahead of those Yankees.

The Caps game was suspended in the top of the 11th due to rain as they were leading the home team, the Fort Wayne TinCaps, by three runs. The game will be resumed tonight at 6:35 PM right before they once again take on those same TinCaps in the regular game at 7:35 PM. Don't think that I don't know that the Fort Wayne TinCaps name seems run together, that's how they do it.

Of course for hockey fans, the Blackhawks face off against the Kings of L.A. tonight at 5:00 PM EDT. For Mary, this is the conference final series which comes before the Stanley Cup finals.

So, until I hear more people walking the streets of our fair city n the wee hours of the morning and since there are no trains in the offing, ciao.