Good early morning GH. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City." Our temperature is 58° as we head down to this morning's low of 45°. As I noted in my blog yesterday evening, today's high will be 63° with winds blowing at a modest 13 mph. Tuesday, the 30% chance of rain doesn't come until the evening, but the winds will pick up to 19 mph.

As I suggested in my previous blog, it was the passing of the train at 12:45 a.m. that caused me to awake. That train had the usual locomotive combination, towing a combination of 15 covered hopper cars, five white tank cars, five black tank cars, and one lone gray tanker. Of course, that train was heading south. I anticipate that the returning southbound train will pass by at about 3:15 a.m., give or take.

When I got up, Sugar the Weather Dog was lying next to the bed. I doubt that she sensed a disturbance in the force, so I suspect that she just wanted to be with one of her pawferred humans. Mary is still downstairs, so Sugar is dividing her time. I am nearly certain that Sugar will relocate to her post on the couch a bit later this morning. I would if the choice was lying on a carpeted floor or lying on a cushy couch.

Sunday was mostly a good day. We had that problem during the morning walk, but that was then and this is now. I found time to add to my collection of Irish session tunes through the judicious use of the internet. As I noted, I enjoy the monthly sessions, so each time I come home from one, I have to look up a song or two that I'd heard, but of which I didn't know the chords nor lyrics. That's one of the reasons why the sessions are so enjoyable. I also enjoy the people, so that's another good reason.

Later Sunday, Mary and I walked to the Post and that's when I had that aforementioned, or did I mention it, Bloody Mary. A quick stop at the alternative watering hole here in "The City," and then it was home for the night. When we got here, Mary took out the pasta sauce that she had removed from the freezer to make room for my mashed potatoes. Like most sauces, it had gotten better with age. She boiled up some angel hair pasta noodles, added the sauce, and we had a tasty dinner. As I waited, Sugar the Lap Dog shared my chair time with me. We listened to some radio, programmed in some additional stations, and then I was ready for TV time upstairs in the media room. Sugar was ready too. Or she was ready for the peanuts that were already there. She doesn't get many from the "Spoiler," but when you are a dog, anything is a plus.

I watched part of the Tigers and Red Sox game mixed in with the season finale of Family Guy. I also found time to watch a car show based at a shop in California. The protagonists were rehabbing a Chevy El Camino and a VW square back wagon that belonged to a pair of roller derby girls. When they were done with the VW, it looked nice with its flat blank paint job enhanced by pink flames. However, that VW was the bane of their existence, due to the short time span they had to work and the fire in the engine that ensued. I bet Adam could appreciate what that looked like.

In sports, the boys in blue were finally triumphant yesterday afternoon over the Brew Crew by a score of 4 - 2. The Tigers beat my beloved Red Sox by a score of 6 - 2 behind  the strong hitting of Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera. The Sox fell to 20 - 23, while the Tigers improved to 27 - 12. The Caps had already triumphed in the afternoon by a score of  9 - 3 over the Lake County, OH Captains. Now they and the Dayton, OH Dragons are one-half game behind the South Bend, IN Riverhawks. I heard that the Blackhawks won their game over the L.A. Kings 3 - 1.

Today I have a light to fix in the downstairs bathroom, chairs to wash on the front porch, and a walk with Sugar later this morning. Then our guests will be arriving. It should be a good day.

The sunrise will be at 6:16 a. m.and the sunset will occur at 9:04 p.m. Ciao.