Good morning GH. Hey, things are once again back to "normal" for me, as it has just passed 2:30 AM here in "The City" Our current temperature is between 66 & 68 degrees as we head for a predicted high of 64. Go figure. We had a steady rain on Friday for the first day of Coast Guard Fest, but the rain didn't get started until about 4:00 PM. By then, Mary and I were on our way home and the rain was welcome for the gardens on our palatial estate. Sugar the Weather Dog occasionally went into her hide-e-hole, but wasn't cowering as she often does. In this case it was a reaction to the changing barometric pressures that she uses to make her predictions.

Mary and I took a couple of walks on Friday. I went to the beauty shop for dogs with Sugar, while Mary went to the quilt show in the AM. While she didn't actually buy any quilts, she found some flyers that gave us some destinations for possible road trips. In the afternoon we walked downtown and then visited Sally and company at the post. Their new front entrance looks great. The afternoon is when the rains really started. The tourists were huddled under any available overhang to avoid getting wet. Fortunately for us, Mary made the decision to take umbrellas on our walk-a-bout which kept us nice and dry. As is usually the case, she was right.

Today, I just need to water the hanging baskets and then do that work for the boss that I didn't get to on Friday. In short, not much on tap unless I go to the farmer's market in the early AM hours. Don't really need anything but eggs, but the walk is good for both Sugar and I.

In sports, the boys in blue having pulled the trigger on that trade for their former left-fielder, eked out a win with help from a Giants error, 3 - 2. The Tigers likewise eked out a win, this time over the Phillies, 2 - 1. They have a 3 game lead over the Tribe. Sadly, my beloved Red Sox fell out of first place as they lost to the Orioles 0 - 6. I knew they needed to right the ship, and now it really is looking serious. They are .5 games back of the Rays, but still 6.5 games ahead of the Yankees.

That aforementioned left-fielder went 0 - 5 in his debut for the Yankees. He also played left field for the Yankees. The boys in blue will have to eat a lot of his remaining salary, nearly $18 million of the $24.5 million he is still owed. But, they got a minor-league pitcher as part of the deal. Here's hoping that the GM for the boys in blue still has the magic touch on choosing what players to trade for. For that left-fielder, what's not to like. He has always been a streaky hitter. The Caps were postponed due to that aforementioned rain here in West Michigan.

Otherwise not much is happening. Back to bed to await my favorite radio program and...Tea time.