Good early morning GH. It is just past 5:30 a.m. in "The City." The current temperature in the great outdoors is 43°. Our expected low today will happen soon, just after sunrise at 6:38 a.m. The forecast is calling for rain at a 100% chance all day. Sugar the Weather Dog will not be happy. It was tough enough to get her to go out yesterday, and it was only a light drizzle that lasted for a short time. When I suggested she go out around 11:30 a.m., she bolted for the upstairs to have Mary save her from her fate.

Once we got Sugar to go out she was happy, but that took both Mary and me to convince Sugar. Then Mary and I were off to the big box home center in Muskegon. Actually, that was just one of our stops. We started at one of Mary's favorite places, the Goodwill Store. Mary says that before you buy anything, you should check the Goodwill Store first.

We donate things to the stores that we no longer need or want, and we also support their efforts through purchases. A wonderful concept. This time around, Mary got a tray she wanted, and I got two golf clubs of mixed parentage that I wanted. All three items cost a total of $5.00, plus tax, total, $5.30. Best of all, the driver I got to try my hand at golf once again, was a long one that has a nice grip. If I can once again golf on a regular basis, it will be great. If I can't, I can re-donate it to the store. I also got a standard putter that like all putters is short and needs magic to work well.

Then we stopped in at that big box home center where we used a list, what a concept, to get just what we wanted and nothing more. Mary often says that you should use a list at any store to avoid buying tings on impulse. That's the same reason that a hungry person shouldn't go to the grocery store. Finally, we stopped at the mobile telephone store. Our emergency phone is on auto-debit to keep it in service every month.

Recently, I noticed that it shows a large amount of funds in the account. That shows how much we use it. The young lady at the store said that yes, it did cost only $10.79 per month to have the service, but if you have an auto-debit, the minutes roll-over each month. Right now, we can make a call that would last about 12 hours. Given that this is our emergency phone, we'd be on the way home by the time we'd used the money. We had a good laugh, because the young lady at the store has gotten us twice to explain what we don't understand about m bile phones. If she is on commission, we are costing her money.

Then it was time for lunch. We stopped at our new favorite watering hole on the other side of the bridge. We ordered a pitcher and two subs from the place two doors down. But once the sandwiches arrived, Mary announced that I couldn't eat mine. I was incredulous to say the least. Fortunately for me, Mary had noticed that the bread used to make the sandwiches was covered with sesame seeds, my personal version of kryptonite. The folks that run the tavern graciously made an alternative for me and Mary gave a man down the bar the deadly sandwich. Dodged a sesame seed that time, thanks to Mary's observational skills and quick thinking.

Finally it was time to go home. We watched some TV and then I went upstairs to rest. I fell asleep in my chair and awoke long enough to go to bed. That's where I was until just before 5:00 a.m.

In sports, some teams won, some teams lost, and others didn't play. Trains were seen, and the sun will set at 8:38 p.m. Ciao.