Good evening GH. Brrrrrr! It's cold out there at just past 10:00 p.m. It's 20°, but it feels like 6°. Our low tonight is supposed to be 15°, so what happens when we get down to that temperature? Oh well, we did our shopping earlier today, and that means that the only time I have to go out tomorrow is to walk with Sugar the Weather Dog. We did that this morning, and it was cold even then. Tomorrow, we are supposed to get to 24° and by Friday, 29° under partly cloudy skies. Today's snow, a non starter.

I did get in some time with the girls today and that's always a good thing. I read the newspaper, watched a few car shows and perused the internet. In short, I didn't accomplish much.

Mary is feeling a little under the weather, so I was mostly on my own for meals. She did microwave some of my homemade soup, and whip up a sandwich, but that's about the extent of her kitchen activities. I left the dishes for her, because she likes to futz there. Fine with me. I got the hard part, walking in the cold with the intrepid weather dog. As long as the sidewalks are ice free, that's okay with me. I can always put on my hat and gloves along with a scarf and a warm coat and I'm set to go. However, even Sugar wasn't wanting to stay out all that long today.

The southbound train passed by about 9:25 p.m. The regular contingent of locomotives followed by two box cars, three covered hopper cars, and seven of those dreaded black tank cars interspersed with some white and gray and white tank cars.

Tomorrow, I'll start on a pulp fiction novel I picked up at the library earlier. It's one of those books that I can snap off in about two to four hours. I like them that way. Of course, I'll have to read the newspaper that Sugar and I will pick up and do the crossword too. Walking with Sugar and picking up the newspaper will be the extent of my outdoor activities.

It is not all that likely that Mary and I will be awake to greet the new year. However, we have a tradition of celebrating the new year when it happens in London, England, about seven hours earlier than here

The sun will rise at 8:15 a.m. and set at 5:17 P.M. on New Year's Eve. Ciao.