Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:30 a.m. in "The City." Outside the WW, it is dark and no precipitation is visible. Today promises to be mostly sunny with a high in the mid 70s, much the same for tomorrow. Yes ladies and gentlemen, summer may have finally arrived here in W. MI.

No trains to spot this morning or last evening. I either slept through their passage, or there were none.

Yesterday, I got started on my highlighting for Mary. In between rising and resting, Mary and I walked with STWD, I made a killer stir fry, and Mary worked and chatted. I never got to the girls, but there is always today. We also made it to the store and refilled out larders with the essentials of life.

I have been having a problem with the external monitor attached to my notebook. It blinks out and then comes back on. I first woke it up at 3:49 a.m. and it just blinked out, twice, at 4:18 and 4:19 am. respectively. More to come? I don't know. So far, not another blink.

In sports, the boys in blue may have started their annual "June Swoon." They lost to the Marlins, 2 - 5. The Tigers are in free fall, as they have now lost five in a row, the latest to the Angels, 3 - 5. My beloved Red Sox were modestly triumphant, defeating the Twins, not very decisively, 1 - 0. I'll take it, The Caps had the day off. The Blackhawks open their playoff series tonight.

Today, I have to continue highlighting, possibly mow the lawns of the PE, and walk with TIWD. She likes to walk, but in her own middle-aged way, not as far as she used to go. That is of course unless a treat lady, a letter carrier, or another dog appears, and then she is re-energized.

That looks like enough for one morning. The sun will rise at 6:09 a.m. and set at 9:19 p.m. Ciao.