Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:30 a.m in "The City."

Why is it that living here in GH, I feel like that proverbial bridesmaid? You know, the one who sighs and says. "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride." In this case, I am referring to the weather that seems to leave GH at the altar more often than not.

Yesterday, I got up early to take STWD for her morning walk in anticipation of the impending T-storms predicted by the NWS. Unfortunately, we never saw those T-storms. Instead, the skies got sunny and nary a drop fell upon our parched gardens and lawns. Good for the intrepid weather dog, but not good for our crops. Our next storms are forecast for Sunday. I knew that I should have trusted on the weather dog's more accurate forecasting skills.

Not far from here, in fact about 32 miles east, the Caps were ahead 1 - 0, when the rains came. Fifth Third Ballpark, where they play, is just slightly south of GR. I know I've said it before, if you don't like the weather in GH, just wait.

Since I am on the topic of sports, the boys in blue defeated the Rockies 3 - 2. No trades yet. The Tigers were also victorious, 2 - 1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. The trade rumors are flying there. My beloved Red Sox were not so lucky in their home, Fenway Park, as they fell to that other team from Chicago, 2 - 9.

Train-spot. I only witnessed the passage of the southbound train as EMD GP 38 locomotives 2057 and 2019 in their freshly washed livery, as they rolled through at 11:25 a.m., towing a lone box car, two CHCs, and five of those DBTCs. I was OOT (out of town) when the northbound train returned, so I have no personal evidence of its passage, nor it's composition.

As noted in yesterday's blog, Mary and I had traveled north to see Terminator Genisys, which was the best T movie, in our personal opinions, of  the latest crop. Reprising his role as the original T, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a wisecracking guardian for Sarah Connor. You had to be there I guess, but we loved the movie.

However, the theater has changed since our last visit, probably two years ago, so the change may not have been all that recent. They now have reserve seating that requires moviegoers to choose their seats before going into the seating area. We chose based upon the evidence before us, that showed that many seats were already taken. In fact, only two other young women were in attendance. What a system. We'll avoid this theater if we can in the future. In this case, Terminator Genisys had already been replaced at our local theater.

We returned to GH and stopped in to see Sally at the Post. Parking was a challenge, until we realized that in front of the church across the street from church, other people had eschewed parking in what were legal parking spots in an area directly in front of the church doors. Probably the best parking spot we have found in a long time. Most people had assumed that those spots were no parking. Their loss, our gain.

Today, possibly more watering to make up for the lack of natural precipitation. I may or may not mow the vast lawns of the PE. That's the extent of my ambition for the day. Play with the girls is also possible. Mary's latest indexing project is now in, so I know what her plans will be.

Later tonight, Mary, my camera, and I, are off to the Waterfront Stadium, to see Toppermost, a West Michigan Beatles tribute band. Last night, was an Everly Brothers tribute band called The Neverly Brothers. We saw no attraction in them.

The sun will rise today under sunny skies at 6:33 a.m., and set at 9:33 p..m, when a blue moon rises. I didn't know until Mary told me, that a blue moon occurs when the moon is full for the second time in a month. That apparently doesn't happen all that often, giving rise to that phrase, "Once in a blue moon." Ciao.