Good early morning GH. It is just past 1:30 a.m. in "The City."  Our current indoor temperature is 70°. Outdoors, the analog instruments are reporting 32° in the Weather Window. We anticipate a high temperature around 40° today, depending on what source you consult. All of that will happen under partly cloudy skies. Nothing in the forecast shows that our highs will get out of the 40s anytime soon. Mary's indoor garden plants are getting big enough in their current containers, that they will have to be transplanted, and soon.

Friday found us at the car dealer in Holland for our annual service. When asked about the mileage currently on the clock, I told the service adviser that it was about 7,000 miles. Turns out that it was actually 5,100 miles. I just couldn't read the mileage correctly. However, we did learn some things during our visit. The tires didn't need to be rotated at the low mileage on the car. We do indeed have a rear window washer, and we learned how that worked too. For Adam, we also learned that the car has a shifter that allows the driver to mimic a standard shift with the automatic. Somehow I doubt that Mary will be using that anytime soon. Me either.

Otherwise, not much happened on Friday. Before we left for Holland, Sugar the Weather Dog took me for a walk in the rain. I used to love walking in the rain when I was younger, and I still do. But when the temperatures are in the 30s and the wind is howling, if I had a choice, I wouldn't go. I'm relatively certain that our intrepid Weather Dog would agree. Getting her to leave her hide- e- hole was a challenge yesterday. Like always, she has an uncanny sense when there is a change in a weather front.

Mary and I stopped downtown for lunch when we got back from Holland, and then we came home to roost. Mary journeyed to the local yarn store to pick up a copy of the annual passport for her yarn shop trip. I forget what it is called. I go along on her sojourn, and I have fun, but since knitting and I are not on the best of terms, I truly am just along for the ride. One of these days I may get the hang of knitting, but if I never do, that's okay, because I have plenty of activities to keep me busy. I cite as an example my own quest for the quarters to fill my coin books. Speaking of that quest, I found a Fort McHenry quarter yesterday, and now that has a home in my America the Beautiful coin book.

Today, we may go to visit Sally at the Post after we lay in bed for a while. I may also carry a copy of my coin list to the Post so that Sally can help me. I believe that she likes to collect too, so we can mutually assist each other. I think I'll take my extra quarters to her for her collection. I will read more too, and I will finish the laundry, but that's about it.

I am still feeling tired from our whirlwind week. Mary worked harder than I, but I feel as though I put in my share of work. I got paid yesterday too. As always for me, minimum wage never changes. I got paid with a bean burrito. I like them, but I wonder when and if my wages will ever change. Maybe I need to move to another employer with better benefits.

In sports, the boys in blue fell to the Ryne Sandberg managed Phillies 2 - 7. They are now 1 - 3. The Tigers easily triumphed over the Orioles, 10 - 4, and their record is 3 - 0. My beloved Red Sox fell to the the Brew Crew 2 - 6, which spoiled the Red Sox World Series ring presentation. They are at an even 2 - 2 on the young season.

That looks like about enough for now. Sunrise is at 7:20 a.m. again today and sunset is at 8:12 p.m. again this evening. Ciao.