Good morning GH. It is just past 1:30 a.m. in "The City," and the outdoor temperature is 47°. We hope to reach a high of 52° if the 90% chance of rain doesn't cause the temperatures to stay lower. Our warmest day for the next several is Tuesday, when we are supposed to reach 64°. Then if you accept the forecast from the National Weather Service, we won't see another day out of the 40s or 50s until Thursday May 9th. Fortunately for Mary's indoor garden, her plants aren't supposed to go outdoors until the next day. Yes ladies and gentlemen, this is spring in Michigan.

Sunday morning, Sugar the Weather Dog, Mary and I took an abbreviated walk. When we left home, the wind was at our back and by the time we made it downtown to get the weekend edition of the Grand Haven Tribune, the wind had convinced us that it was time to turn towards home. Mary spent time doing some time sorting of her latest project into chapters. As she worked, she took time to chop and start some pasta sauce in the slow cooker, so that we have food for our work week. I was productive too, as I spent time playing the girls, doing a crossword, and reading two newspapers, one a week old N.Y. Times. That paper lends itself well to an extended reading period according to Mary.

I got restless in the afternoon, and since Mary was at a point of stopping her cooking and sorting, she graciously accompanied me to watch the Blackhawks defeat the St. Louis Blues in the first round of their playoff series. The Hawks came from an 0 - 2 deficit in the series to win it 4 -2. Their next opponent has yet to be determined.

Elsewhere in sports, the Tigers game was postponed by weather, so nothing changed there. The 8 - 16 boys in blue, defeated the Brewers, an 18 - 7 team, by a score of 4 - 0. My beloved Red Sox, at 12 - 14, fell to the 12 - 13 Blue Jays, 1 - 7. The 13 - 10 Caps won against the 9 - 13 Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 2 - 1, to move to 3.5 games back of the 15 - 7 Dayton Dragons. I'll mention that the Bulls dropped their third game in a row in their playoff series, and they are now just one game away from an extended vacation. It looks like they will have been just good enough to have another mediocre draft.

I got up at 1:00 a.m. in time to view the southbound train run. The same twin EMD GP 38 locomotives, followed by a lone box car, six covered hopper cars, eight of those dreaded black tank cars, four white tank cars, and at the end of the train, another covered hopper car. I know for certain that there will be a northbound run, but I won't be awake to see/hear it.

Today I'll have to get started on my highlighting work for my demanding boss, after Sugar and I get back from our morning walk. That walk promises to be abbreviated like yesterday, if the 90% rain prediction comes true by 8:00 a.m. If it is raining, windy, and cold, as expected, Mary may or may not decide to join Sugar and me. In fact, if the forecast is accurate, Sugar herself may not want to go.

Otherwise, not much is happening today. The inclement weather that is forecast, will likely preclude a trip to the frame shop today. "Alert, Alert, Breaking News!" The sun will rise at 6:42 a.m. and set at 8:40 p.m. today. Ciao.