Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. it is just past 5:00 a.m. in "The City." For those of you who are fans of the Chevrolet Corvette, the rumor mill is buzzing once again about a mid-engine Corvette. So, if you are one of those someones, here is a link to follow: http://markvictorarnold.kinja.com/mid-engine-corvette-new-camaro-teased-on-americarna-169070491

I was reminded of the number of Corvette fanciers here in GH yesterday afternoon when Mary and I saw a parade of them pass through downtown GH. If you aren't a fan, please ignore the above link.

We were on our way home from the annual Yarn Quest™, after getting the sixth and seventh stamps on Mary's Yarn Quest™ Passport. One more stamp to go, but that only requires Mary to walk around the corner. We started yesterday with Mary getting a call from one of the "Good" shops that we had visited on Monday. Mary's name had been drawn as the daily winner of a prize that she could choose from many in the prize package group. As the first daily winner, she got the pick of many good prizes. Her choice looks good to me.

After that stop, we made three more, and then returned home. I had my share of fun, but both STWD and I are glad it's over for another year.

I have plans for later today in the gardens of the palatial estate as well as in the man-cave. I got up early yesterday to play with the girls, and that was in itself a calming activity. While I liked the sounds the girls and I produced late the other night, I also liked our efforts yesterday morning.

No other fixed plans for today after some gardening, some reading, and some man-caving. Naturally, SWTD and I will be taking the morning safari. That will happen right before we go to the accountant for our annual tax session. Ouch!

I almost forgot; yesterday there was baseball. The boys in blue fell to second place in their division following a loss to the Reds, 2 - 3. The Tigers righted the ship against the Pirates, winning one 2 - 0. My beloved Red Sox stayed hot, defeating the Washington Nationals, 8 - 7, and maintaining their hold on first place in the A.L. East. Alas, the Caps fell to the Loons, 0 - 5.

I'd like to paraphrase from the poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Casey at the Bat, with these lines: "Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in GH, the boys in blue just fell out", of first place that is.

Speaking of the sun, it will rise at 7:03 a.m. and set at 8:27 p.m. after a 65°, partly cloudy day. Ciao.