Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just passing 2:30 a.m. in "The City."

In sports yesterday, the results were good for some, not so good for others. The men in blue have once again become the boys in blue, as they were crushed by the Tigers, 8 - 15. So, one of my teams has regressed, while the other has shown a pulse now that Miggy has returned. Sigh. My beloved Red Sox have also shown a slight resurgence of late, as they slipped past the Indians, 6 - 4. That's two in a row. The Caps easily defeated the Great Lakes Loons, 7 - 2.

Today's weather is a mixed bag. Mary wants to go to the beach and see the big waves and fly her kite. I don't know, I'd like to, but if the NWS is right this time, as they rarely are, their forecast calls for rain and wind. Good for kite flying, but more like a day in the old Portland, OR.  Right now, our current temperature is 68° as we drop to the overnight low of 58°, before the sun rises at 6:55 a.m.

Trainspotting yesterday was good. I think it is time to publish my list of acronyms that I use to describe the various train cars and locomotives. CHC = Covered Hopper Car. DBTC = Dreaded Black Tank Car. Box Car = Box Car. EMD GP 38 = Electro-Motive Division, General Purpose type 38 locomotive. EMD used to be a part of General Motors Corp.™. MMRR = Mid-Michigan Railroad.

At any rate, the southbound train passed through at 10:48 a.m. A lone locomotive,  #2057, an EMD GP 38 that is painted in the current livery of the MMRR had the lead. It's usual partner, #2019 was not in evidence. In 2057's wake, were seven CHCs, one with the ends painted blue, four DBTCs, and two box cars. The northbound run with the same single locomotive in the lead, passed through at 2:47 p.m. Six CHCs, 4 DBTCs, and two box cars were in its wake. In addition, one blue tank car and one white tank car were in the line up.

I didn't get much done yesterday. I did get about one-half of the non-fiction book I am reading finished. The book entitled; Return to Sender, Unanswered Letters to the President, 2001 - 2015, by Ralph Nader. I finished the first half that details some of the letters that Mr. Nader sent to President Bush. The second half is filled with still more letters, these to President Barack Obama. I'll report more about that part in a future blog. Whatever your political persuasion, this is an excellent read.

Today, I may get to the things that I had planned for yesterday. More play with the girls, finishing the mini helicopter, and more reading, All of those activities after the morning walk with STWD. That's Sugar the Weather Dog when fully spelled out, similar to STSD, which equals Sugar the Sous Dog, my kitchen assistant chef. Plus, the aforementioned beach activities.

The sun will set at 8:39 p.m. this evening. Ciao.