Good early morning GH. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City." Our current temperature is 39° as we head for a high of 51° with a 40% chance of showers in the p.m. As the days progress, we anticipate that temperatures will continue to be changeable. Back to the mid 40s on Tuesday and Wednesday and then we go back into the 50s later in the week. Sunday shows a high of 56° here in GH, and 57° in Chicago where Adam and Steph live, with a 50% chance of rain. Only time will tell.

Sunday found Sugar the Weather Dog taking her humans for a walk to East Town in the morning. We had to visit the accountant so it was a great chance to let Sugar take the lead and smell all there is to smell. We had a good time too. Later, Mary and I walked downtown and watched the Tigers actually pull a Cubs game out of the hat, losing 1 - 3 to the Orioles. They are now 4 - 1 on the season. It had to happen sometime.

Speaking of the boys in blue, they wrung the slumber out of the lumber and beat the Phillies 8 - 3 on the strength of Ryan Kalish's hot bat. Kalish is another one of Theo Epstein's trades that has paid off so far. The young man was a top draft pick of my beloved Red Sox, but has endured some health issues the last few years. Looks like he is fully mended. Can he keep it up, or are we still in wait til next year mode? Stay tuned. The boys in blue are 2 - 4 on the season.

My beloved Red Sox fell to the Brewers, 0 - 4 as the Brewers swept the series. The Red Sox are now also at 2 - 4 on the season. I hope I don't have to wait til next year for them too. All things considered, it doesn't matter, since baseball and spring go together. In fact, the Caps home opener is Tuesday, and Mary and I are already planning our afternoon around the game which will be broadcast live on television.  Ballpark nachos with gooey cheese and jalapeno peppers, hot dogs with diced onions and overly green relish plus mustard are on tap. Plus, what would a ballgame be without beer? Sounds like a good day to me. For those who don't remember, the Caps are the "A" level farm team of the Tigers. The Caps play in Comstock Park, MI in a ballpark that was badly damaged by a fire earlier in the winter. All reports indicate that the park will be ready for the fans on Tuesday.

Today, we plan to walk to East Town again to get some corned beef for the bagels we picked up downtown yesterday. Mary prefers her bagels with onion, tomato, and cream cheese. I like mine with corned beef. Her sauerkraut and Swiss cheese sandwiches would be hurt by the addition of corned beef, but bagels cry out for it.

I got that stair railing repaired yesterday. I felt like a real handyman again. I have to do other things around here, but like my old neighbor, Marshall, if I do one thing a week, I'll get them all done. No hurry when you are retired.

I turned on Mary's favorite radio program when I left the bedroom. I hope that she is listening to the host tell her all the reasons that being a vegetarian is bad for your health. I think his guest is taking a different stance on the issue. Plus, the New World Order is gong to be discussed too. For Mary, it promises to be a good program.

So, more walking, more fitting of puzzle pieces, and more good meals today. Since we couldn't get bagels on our morning walk, Mary substituted poached eggs on toast yesterday. We both thought that we should do that more often. Fresh sourdough bread and eggs poached just right and a good breakfast/brunch came to be.

I forgot to add earlier that the train came by around 8:30 p.m. yesterday, heading south. As I sit here now, I hear the lonesome whistle of the train heading north. The same pair of EMD GP 38 locomotives towing a very long string of covered hopper cars, some very elderly, one lone box car, and a string of those dreaded black tank cars sandwiched in between the hopper cars.

Once the sun rises at 7:16 a.m. we can get on with our day. Sugar will be raring to go, and with the warmer temperatures, so will we. Then the day will slow a bit, but that is a good thing too. Like I said, as a retiree, the days bend to fit your schedule. Then the sun can set at 8:14 p.m. and we can start over again. Ciao.