Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:30 a.m. in "The City."

Yesterday was a great day for trainspotting. Things are back to normal in GH. EMD GP 38 locomotives 2019 and 2057, were back together again at the head of the train as it traversed in both directions. As an inveterate trainspotter, I was as excited as a honeybee in a sunflower field.

During the southbound passage at 9:52 a.m., those two locomotives were only pulling one BC, 15 CHCs, four DBTCs, and one WTC. At 2:10 p.m., the same locomotives had reversed positions for the northbound run. This time their entourage was much longer. Two BCs, 21 DBTCs, 20 CHCs, and five WTs. One of the CHCs was very rusty, and another had blue ends. I suspect the former can be attributed to lack of maintenance, while the latter reflects the livery of some long-forgotten railroad company. During both runs, the cars felt heavily loaded. Whatever, it was a great day for trainspotting.

I got my new to me small guitar amplifier plugged in yesterday. It sounds great. I paid $19.95 at the resale store, but a little research told me that it has a value of about $60.00. The age is indeterminate, but that isn't relevant in amplifier land. In fact, some of the older models work better than the new ones. This one has an actual cord instead of a wall transformer to power it. So my suspicion is that it is an older model. I like it.

In sports, the boys in blue fell to the Cardinals 3 - 4. Given the licking they laid on the Cardinals in the two previous games, this was a close game. However, Jon Lester was on the mound again, so he suffered the loss. The Tigers got walloped by the Rays, 0 - 8. Like I said, they're going nowhere. My beloved Red Sox hammered the Blue Jays, 10 - 4. David Ortiz, Big Papi, drove his 498th round tripper over the wall before he rounded the bases on his way to the Hall of Fame. (My observation, not a fact). One of the announcers noted that Big Papi was wearing his Mr. T starter set of gold chains as he trotted around the bases. As the announcer also observed, with those home run numbers, Ortiz can wear anything he wants. My beloved Red Sox are now only seven games under .500 and just 13 games behind the division leading Blue Jays.

In weather news, it was humid yesterday and will continue to be so today. Temperatures are dropping, but the humidity makes it feel uncomfortable. Right now outside the WW, the temperature is 58° under mostly clear skies. We should see an overnight low of 55°, before we reach today's high of 75°. However as previously noted, the humidity will still make it uncomfortable outdoors. There is a chance of scattered T-storms later today, peaking at a high of 30% at 3:00 p.m. according to the NWS.

Today I'll walk with STWD if her personal forecast doesn't preclude that activity.  I'll take time to read the Grand Haven Tribune  that the intrepid one and I will pick up on our walk. Then I'll get started on the chores that I didn't have the energy for yesterday. I guess you can tell from that comment that I am feeling better this morning. Then I'll do the crossword before I actually do some work. Mary will continue her indexing work. She is continuing to refine her kitchen storage areas, nearly four years after we moved in. As she said, "You don't want to rush these things."

The sun will rise later this morning at 7:18 a.m. and set at 8:04 p.m. Ciao.