Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "The City."

Trainspotting yesterday was great. The southbound train went through at 9:05 a.m. with the usual team of EMD GP 38 locomotives, 2019 and 2057, freshly washed and sporting the livery of the Mid-Michigan Railroad. Collectively, they were towing three CHCs, one lone box car, and seven DBTCs that brought up the rear. I was so close to the tracks near the sidewalk in front of our neighbors house, that I could see the grin on the engineers face.

I know why he was smiling, he was at the throttle of two locomotives with a combined horsepower of 4,000. That's the horsepower of the main diesels before they generate enough electricity to move the train. Interestingly enough, that diesel horsepower translates into the same horsepower at the drive wheels/axles. The energy changes form from diesel to electromotive force that uses electric motors at the axles to move the train.

Later in the day, at 1:32 p.m., I watched from the window of the Weather Office/Music Room. as the same locomotives rolled through heading north, towing a much more heavily laden mix of train cars. No CHCs, but one white tank car with some chemical inside, followed by 21 DBTCs. Like I've often said, for me it is like living on a train board.

Mary and I went to Holland shortly after the new batteries arrived for Adam's Big Brute R/C truck. I haven't charged them yet, but when I do, I'll be off to the races. I already charged the batteries in the controller, so I just have to get a charge in the main battery/batteries for the "Brute." If I have any problems, I'll call Adam.

Speaking of our trip to Holland, we went into the downtown area on 8th St. That street is under construction as you enter town, so a slight detour was necessary. Fortunately, we were able to find a parking space close by our intended destination. Then we were off to Natures's Market for some groceries. Everything we wanted was in stock.

Home by the back roads with a stop at the Post to see Sally, Ted, Bill and Claudia. By the time we got home, I was ready for bed, so that's where I was until about one hour ago.

In sports, it was not a good day. The boys in blue lost to that other team from Chicago, 0 - 1. The Tigers lost to the Twins, 6 - 8. My beloved Red Sox dropped one to the Yankees, 1 - 5. The Caps were victorious over the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 4 - 3.

Today, I have some outdoor work to do after the morning walk with STWD. Planting some new plants in our gardens, painting on Mary's decorator door, and something else that I've forgotten. Maybe it is continued work on the final wind chime that I am making. We got the new plants at a local nursery that we'd never patronized before. I must get in more time with the girls too, but that's almost an automatic thing.

The sun will rise at 6:15 a.m. on a partly cloudy day with a high temperature of 79°. Later, the sun will set at 9:24 p.m. Ciao.