Good early morning GH. It has just passed 3:00 AM in "The City" and the weather is calm right now. Currently our temperature is 75 degrees as we head for a high of 84. No rain in sight until Friday. Nothing currently on tap according to Sugar the Weather Dog. We had a good blow last evening, and there were predictions of T-storms, but I don't think they came our way. However Sugar the Weather Dog did repair to her hide-e-hole last evening, so maybe after I went to bed something happened.

On Tuesday, I did some laundry, dusted upstairs and down, and played the guitar along with reading. As Mary remarked later in the day, "You were busy, maybe you should take tomorrow off." So I shall.

Last evening I went to the final Tuesday evening concert for the season  in Central Park. The young man was doing music by one of my favorite performers, so Mary joined me after working for an hour or so. I was there before her and she left before me, but that's okay, I had a good time.

That new book I started reading, Drinking With Men: A Memoir, by Rosie Schaap is very interesting. I think that Mary should read it, but she probably won't have the time. When I am done, I'll give a complete report, just like in middle school.

Speaking of middle school, and I guess schools in general, MI is one of three states that by law do not allow classes before Labor Day. That may change, but for now that's it. Apparently it was signed into law by a previous governor of MI to extend the tourist season.

When I last left you, I was discussing that fateful night right before Mary and I were to be married. The phone rang, and Mary said, "I was in a car accident and I can't get up." As I said before, when you are at work, that's not what you want to hear.

A lot of that evening is a blur to me, but I can remember that Mary and her mother had been driving on Potter Rd. in Niles, IL and they got rear-ended in Mary's 1968 Mustang convertible. The car had a 390 CID engine with mag wheels and similar to this one, except in a beautiful shade of blue. It would be worth abut $17,000 today. The car was about $4,000 new.  It was a nice car before the accident. Afterwards it was a wreck. But I digress. Given the propensity for exploding that Mustangs from that era had, I guess we should all be thankful that her car didn't explode. If you are curious, here is a link to a similar car in red.

http://mustangs.about.com/od/modelyearprofiles/a/1968-profile.htm

Mary spent some days in the hospital where they had her in traction and gave her muscle relaxants. I suspect that her memories of the days following the accident are kind of blurry too. She and her mother had gotten whiplash in that accident. In fact, Mary had to wear one of those neck braces that seem to be prescribed for everyone in that condition. She even wore it on our wedding day, at least before and after the ceremony. I have pictures of her both in and out of that brace. She was also rear-ended a second time while driving with my mother right out in front of the gas station where I worked, but I guess that it was minor by comparison. The trailer hitch on the back of my dad's station wagon took most of the hit. However, Mary wasn't helped by that event.

I think that was about three days before the wedding, but I'm not sure. In any event we're almost there. More next time.

In sports, the boys in blue snatched a rare victory from the Dodgers and their ace pitcher 3 - 2. They can't beat the Brewers, but they can beat the Dodgers and the Cardinals. Go figure. It won't make much of a difference this year, but wait til next year. The Tigers still have a 5.5 game lead over the Tribe, but Justin Verlander is having a hard time finding the strike zone lately. The game was shortened by rain and the A's got the victory, 3 - 6. My beloved Red Sox blasted past the Orioles on the strength of the long ball and solid pitching to open a full 2.5 game lead over the Rays. Final score, Tigers 13, Orioles 3. The Caps once again beat the Cougars, 4 - 1.

So there you have it. The train went by about 45 minutes ago. Mary said that I should amend my previous blog to say that Father Burke asked if we would raise any children in the Christian faith. I can state without reservation that Adam is one of the most christian men I know. His mother did a good job raising him that way. But that's a story for another day. Ciao.