Good morning GH. The sun just rose at 6:50 a.m. and it will set at 8:48 this evening in "The City." Our current temperature is 47 chilly degrees as we head for today's high of 70° under partly cloudy skies. Tomorrow looks about the same temperature wise, but there is a 30% chance of T-storms. Oh well, more rain unless you are in Detroit or New England, is a good thing.

Today I have plans to fix that broken railing on the front porch of the palatial estate. I still don't know what caused the railing to fall off the porch, but it looks like I"ll have to fix it myself. I"ll have about $30.00 of materials in the job, along with about 50 years worth of experience and a few tools that I already own. Mary used to say that everything that I built for use in and around the house cost about $3,000 each due to the cost of my woodworking tools. She was probably right. But the point, as with all hobbies, was enjoyment, not how much it cost. I am almost certain that like car guys, the amount of enjoyment is huge as is the cost. You can't put a price on pleasure. Maybe on the aches and pains, but not the pleasure.

I never got to that lawn yesterday. By the time I got up and set out on and completed my various errands, the day was half gone. I got home, had a late lunch, and the day was nearly done. So, I"ll get to the lawn today after I fix the railing. Or maybe tomorrow. One day won't make a huge difference. Once again, I'm nearly certain that Marshall would approve. In order to preserve my baking yak, Mary has to be the voice of reason and stop me from overdoing. I would have mowed the lawn yesterday when I got home from my errands, but she stopped me, thank heavens.

That pretty much sums up my activities for today. Maybe a chance to play with the girls and do some reading, but that's about it.

In sports, the boys in blue once again fell victim to the superior force, in this case, the Brewers, beat them 2 - 6. My beloved Red Sox beat the hapless Astros, 9 - 4. The Tigers, behind a 14 strikeout performance by Max Scherzer, beat the Prates 5 - 2. Joe and I agree that the Tigers are going to be lucky to get into the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Caps got hammered by the Rail Cats, 2 - 10.

I heard one of the train runs heading south last night, but that was the extent of my train experience.

So that looks like enough for one day. I'll walk with the intrepid weather dog this morning and then get home and get to work. Like all good handymen, I have been running my plans over in my mind for several days. I started yesterday by gluing in some new wood where it was needed after the screws were ripped out. So I should be ready. If it looks like I need to do more tomorrow, I will. Ciao.