Good early morning GH. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City", on this 12th day of June, 2014. Our current temperature is 53° as we head down to our nightly low of 53° and then back up to our high today of 64°. The warm air moving out the Weather Window makes it a bit chilly, but I like it. Since the furnace hasn't been on in several weeks, it doesn't cost anything to enjoy the natural cooling. There is a 30% chance of rain, but it will probably miss us.

I did hear the train Wednesday morning as it headed north, but that was later after I had gone back to bed. Once again, I haven't heard the train as it headed south, so I must have missed it. Oh well that's good, because that also means that I am sleeping well, until I am not, which explains why I am up and at the keyboard.

Mary and I attended that genealogy class at the library on Wednesday, and we found it very informative; especially in light of Mary's goal of finding out more about the family that built and occupied our home for many years. I'll leave it to Mary to tell you more. One thing I am certain about, is that some of the people in the class had very limited computer skills, as in none. When you don't know that the mouse has a scroll wheel on it, or where to click an icon, you need basic skills above and beyond.

In sports, the boys in blue have decided that bringing up any prospects is pointless, given how bad the team is playing right now. They lost once again to the Pirates, 2 - 4, and the prospects don't need to get that losing tradition inculcated in their collective psyches. The Tigers are struggling right now too, having lost to that other team from Chicago, 2 - 8. My beloved Red Sox are on a roll too, not a good one though, as they lost to the Orioles, 0 - 6. Even our own West Michigan White Caps lost on Wednesday to the Great Lakes Loons, 0 - 7. Ouch. Looks like all of my teams are hurting. The Caps are still doing well, unlike their Major League counterparts.

Wednesday afternoon found us at the Post and then out for a light dinner. I was happily highlighting for Mary when she told me we were on our way out. I still have a huge stack of paper that needs my attention on the corner of my desk. Mary tells me that I have time and that all I have to do is stay ahead of her. The entire project is due on the 23rd of this month. We made it home and I headed upstairs to watch a little television and then I was bound for bed.

I had to drag Sugar the Weather Dog out on Wednesday morning, because the rain had convinced her that she didn't want to go out. She wolfed down her breakfast and then ran upstairs to get away. I had to go up and get her. Once out, it took nearly a mile of walking to get Sugar down to business. I think that she was being stubborn because I had pulled her out in the rain. Just speculation on my part, but Sugar does have a mind of her own, and one part of her genetic makeup is known for being strong willed.

Today, we are going to try out the new leash we got for Sugar. As I mentioned, it is supposed to make her less prone to pulling. At this point, we have spent a lot of money trying to change Sugar's ways, so a few dollars more won't make any difference, especially if it works.

So until the sun rises at at 6:03 a.m., I'll be heading back to bed. I have that stack of pages to be highlighted and I want to play the girls and read more too. The sun will set at 9:23 p.m. Ciao.