Good morning GH. It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "The City." Our current temperature of 46° will give way to an overnight low of 39° before rebounding to today's high of around 46°. How's that for an accurate forecast? We are experiencing foggy conditions at the moment. Just outside the Weather Window, visibility is limited to 1/2 mile. Sugar the Weather Dog is asleep on the couch, but last night, some idiot was setting off fireworks that drove her to the safety of her hide-e-hole downstairs. Finally, she was behind Mary's chair in the media room. Even in the middle of winter she isn't safe. I guess that the warm weather brought out the nuts.

I just watched the southbound train run pass by. Twin EMD GP 38 locomotives towing 12 covered hopper cars. I hope to be asleep before the northbound run. Turns out that I was able to sleep for several hours and then get up at 6:50 a.m. and still see the northbound run. The same pair of locomotives, #s 2057 and 2019, followed by: one of those dreaded black tank cars, 21 covered hopper cars, one in the old Seaboard Cost Line livery, a few with heavy graffiti, another of those dreaded black tank cars, and then three more covered hopper cars. I'm guessing that the people I saw outside the Weather Window were not happy about the morning delay on their Monday morning commute.

Yesterday. Sugar, Mary, and I took a long morning walk that took us down to the waterfront. That walk wore the intrepid weather dog out. She spent the day sleeping before her evening exploded. Later, I decided to go to the library to pick up that book I mentioned yesterday. I also found the sequel to the last novel I read, so I picked that up too. While at the library, I decided to watch the musical performance by Sweet Blue, a group of blues musicians who were very good. The price was right.

Later in the afternoon, we sat down to watch the Lions nearly lose to the Vikings. Mary put together some chips and cheese for our TV viewing pleasure. The Lions offense couldn't get on track and their defense kept them in the game. Prior to that, I watched the Packers lose to Buffalo. The Packers QB had one of his worst games ever. Lots of incomplete passes and drops. The win by the Lions gave them sole possession of first place in their division. Tonight, the Bears are on TV, trying to salvage their season. To finish 8 - 8, they'd have to win out. That seems unlikely at this time, given that they have to face the Saints tonight, the Lions next week, and close out against the Vikings.

Today, I have to walk with Sugar and then do some editing of that index that Mary is finishing for today's due date. It will take few hours, but that's what I get paid the big bucks for. I also want to play with the girls and do some additional reading. We'll probably get over to Spring Lake on Tuesday to pick up my new lenses.

After the sun rises at 8:09 a.m., assuming that Sugar and I can see where we are going, we'll pick up the newspaper to see what's been happening over the weekend. I expect a call from Sugar's doctor's office regarding her appointment for vaccinations and a pawdicure. The sun will set at 5:11 p.m. and then the day will be complete. Ciao.