Good morning GH. It is closer to morning than evening @ 5:47 a. m., so I'll just leave it at that.

Here in "The City", the trainspotting was interesting yesterday. At 9:53 a.m. the southbound run of locomotive #2019 rolled through "The City." Following the loco were six CHCs and then, empty track. An empty train based on the lack of ground shaking. At 3:08 p.m., the northbound run made its appearance. The same loco followed by five CHCs, a lone box car, a single DBTC, then five more CHCs, with two more of the DBTCs bringing up the rear. This train was loaded as Mary noted, as the entire earth shook for miles around. Well maybe not miles, but we felt it here in the PE. Why this change in schedule? Darned if we know.

Otherwise, we made it to the big box everything and grocery store after a walk with STWD, a stop at the bank, and watering. Mary tried out a new recipe and that too was delicious. This vegan thing is really not too hard with a little imagination and a willingness to experiment. That filled my day nicely. When you get up late, that seems to happen.

I did get in some time with the girls too. As I said to Mary, they call out like the Sirens of old and I must heed their call, just as Jason and his Argonauts did. Their call actually happened twice yesterday. After some wrestling with my computer, STWD and I repaired to the deck to work out in the "Bone Zone." My radio, the oldies, and a book by Ret. General Anthony Zinni were all that I needed. Sugar of course only needed a tasty bone. I don't know why, but I am reading another book that confirms my belief that we are in for a long ride.

Oh well, I digress. In sports, the boys in blue were off as were the Tigers, whom the boys play tis evening, Guess where I"ll be, My beloved Red Sox also had the day off. The Caps wish they had. They lost to the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 2 - 4. Likewise for the B'hawks. In a game tied at 1 - 1, they scored the go ahead goal only to give up the lead a scant few seconds later. Late in the third period, they gave up the winning goal to the Lightning, losing 2 - 3.

On the the weather front, a nice play on words I think, we are currently experiencing a temperature of 52° with fog just before the sun rises at 6:05 a.m. We did get a "Spitch" of rain, as Mary has named this phenomenon, last evening, but nothing of significance. Today, no rain in the forecast and a high of 74° is the expectation, We are awaiting rain/T-storms tomorrow.

Today just the mundane chores of life await me. No "Bone Zone", no time for the girls, well maybe, and reading in between the chores. Mary has to get to work in between her time in the chat room. Sugar will be happy to get in a morning walk in the fog. I refuse to give up my summer uniform.

The sun will set at 9:23 p.m. Ciao.