Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:00 a. m. in "The City." Currently there is no precipitation outside the Weather Window and Sugar the Weather Dog is sleeping soundly next to the bed. The current temperature is 74°. All good. However by 8:00 a.m. this morning, shortly after the sun rises at 7:09 a.m., there is a 40% chance of scattered T-storms. That threat continues until 2:00 p.m. No big deal you say?

Well by way of information, Sugar the Weather Dog was sleeping soundly next to the bed yesterday morning too. Then the wind it blew, the thunder rattled the windows too, and the rain came down in buckets. Guess what? Sugar headed to her hide-e-hole and she was not going out until later in the day. That left me to my own devices for the morning. Mary and I had a light breakfast and as we sat at the dining room table, the lights flickered a few times. But undeterred, I set out for the barber shop.

When I got there, Joe asked if we had power. I said yes, do you? If I had looked up, I would have been able to answer my own question, as his lights were on. He had asked, because only he and the store next to him had power. Across the street, the best kept secret in GH had no power, the health food store kitty-corner from Joe's had no power. In fact most of the area had no power. The traffic lights at Joe's corner were working, But the independent book store and the restaurant and a good stretch of Washington were out of power. At least this time, we had power when most around us did not. When we lived in the Chicago area, just the opposite was usually the case. Go figure.

I came home and after some playing with  the girls, I sat down to do some typing. By the time I looked up, it was 4:00 p.m. Mary decided it was time to go to the big box everything store, and I was "recruited" to do can return duty. Surprise, by the time we hit the road, the skies opened up again, and the rain and thunder returned to GH and its environs. We arrived at the store with the rain pouring, and so I jumped out at the door and headed for the return area. I was surprised to find that someone was actually mopping the floor in this usually decrepit area of the store. Like I've said before, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Mary had to park the car, one of the downsides for her wanting to drive all the time. Her hat and shoes were soaked by the time I found her in the store. I was nice and dry. Best of all, by the time we departed, the sun was shining and the rain had stopped. What a great day. We zipped home, I threw some additional Sally's Pasta Salad down my throat, and we set out for the library to pick up some books and attend a super presentation by a local photographer. The presentation was about the best way to frame a picture and use lighting and perspective with any camera. Both Mary and I came away with a whole new way to take pictures. I had read of this free presentation in the Grand Haven Tribune.

After we were done, my lack of eating had finally caught up to me. Rather than walk downtown, I suggested we try the best kept secret in GH. They had power by then, so we arrived and I had a baked potato with the trimmings for my dinner. Mary had a veggie burger, but she said that she likes the perch better. However, as always, the Cole Slaw was pronounced excellent. Speaking of Cole Slaw, I have to make that today along with some cucumber salad. We now have some home grown vegetables and some store bought items, so that should be easy.

Home to bed for me. Mary watched some TV. Sugar stayed with me upstairs.

In sports, the boys in blue had the day off. My beloved Red Sox fell to the Yankees, 4 - 5. The Tigers cruised past the Indians, 11 - 4. The Tigers caused the Indians to fall to six games back, but the Royals were off too, so the Tigers moved to just one game back in their division. The Caps slipped by the Tin Caps 2 - 1, to tie their playoff series at one game apiece. The next game is this evening at 7:00 p.m. shortly before the sun sets at 8:14. Incidentally, the photographer gave us a nice tip. Use the "Magic Light" just before or after a sunrise or sunset to get great pictures. Having seen samples of her work, I understand. Ciao.