Good morning GH. It is just past 4:00 AM in "The City" and the current temperature is 55 dark degrees. We are expecting a high today of 78 sunny degrees. No complaints here. None on behalf of Sugar the Weather Dog either. It looks like it will be Sunday before any precipitation appears.

On Thursday, Mary and I made the trek to the big box grocery/all things store. One thing, at least as I see it, is that the people who frequent these stores are like zombies. Unfortunately, that must by extension apply to Mary and me too. But that's the price that we pay for needing a lot of things that are not always available at the smaller medium box grocery store.

Yes the prices are lower, by a lot, but the experience is so unnerving that both of us came away frazzled. When the distance from one end of the store to the other is greater than that facing your typical football team on a touchdown drive, you have to ask, why? But that is probably Mary and I. Most of the people/zombies that we saw seemed quite content. To quote the comedian Yakov Smirnoff, "What a country!"

Fortunately for us, the morning walk with Sugar was about as pleasant as it can get here in GH. Perfect temperature, check. Sunny skies, check. Pleasant surroundings, check. When we got back from the bog-box store, it was nearly 2:00 PM. Mary made a "down and dirty" stir-fry for lunch and then went to work upstairs. I went to the laundry room. I did play some music, but my shoulder is getting worse. I suspect that the answer to the question I posed to the doctor six months ago about what I have to do may have been answered. I'd like to say that the pain is from an old football injury, but I think it is actually a result of falling off my bike many years ago. I just really don't want anymore hospital time. I know that Barb can identify with that. Plus, the rehab time will cut into my music practice. The pain doesn't keep my up at night, but it is becoming more annoying.

Today, we may get to the new Ron Howard movie, RUSH,  at the local cinema. That may depend on whether Mary can forego work for this afternoon. If she can't, it will wait until next week. The movie is showing at both our local theaters. The fan and critical reviews are excellent so far. This movie is not suitable for all ages. One of the blurbs for the movie says, "Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids." Given the life and life styles of the characters, that is a wise recommendation. I don't have any other activities planned for today other than Sugar walks. What's not to like?

In sports, the boys in blue had the day off to prepare for their final series of the season against the Cardinals. I wish that they were getting ready for the playoffs and then the World Series, but wait until next year. The Tigers too had the day off. Fortunately they only need eleven more wins to get to the World Series. Let's not talk about last year when they were swept by the Giants. My beloved Red Sox likewise had the day off following their crushing of the Rockies the day before. The Red Sox stunk up the joint last year, so this is a great year.

So that's about it. After watching television last night, I am glad that I don't have a regular viewing schedule beyond NCIS. I still haven't heard from the results of my recent MRI, so I guess that I'll have to call today. But they may not tell me over the phone when I originate the call. That pesky privacy thing being what it is. Ciao.