Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:00 a.m. in "The City."

Currently the temperature is the overnight low of 55°. Later this afternoon, we'll rise to a high of 77° under sunny skies. No precipitation in the forecast.

In sports, the men in blue dropped the Brewers, 4 - 0. The Tigers defeated that other team from Chicago, 2 - 1. My beloved Red Sox lost to the Rays, 2 - 5. Sadly, the Pirates also won, so they hold onto their slim Wild Card lead over the men in blue. The Cubs will get to the one game play-off and have to beat those Pirates in order to move on towards their destiny, the World Series. There, I said it. I don't believe in that old jinx that was visited on the Cubs so many years ago.

No trains to spot yesterday. To paraphrase Jimmy Buffett, maybe me one come today.

Mary and I got to all of our chores yesterday. I walked STWD over to her groomer for a full spa treatment. She came back smelling strongly of baby powder, so Mary wants her to be less so the next time, due to Mary's allergies. Sugar and I can do that.

Elsewhere, we made it to the resale stores in search of canisters for Mary's kitchen. We found a couple, one that will work fine, the other is not a sure thing.

We made it home in time for a quick stop at JWs for an afternoon appetizer during their Happy Hour. Then it was home, in time to finish some music I was working on.

Just before 8:00 p.m., we stopped everything to watch NCIS. It was terrific. Of course, that's a biased review. In honor of the season opening episode, Mary made nachos with melted veggie cheese. I liked them.

Today I am considering making an apple pie, from scratch. If I do, I'll take pictures to show the various steps that a master pie chef takes in the process and include those on my next blog.

Other than that, a walk with the intrepid weather dog and working the crossword are my only plans. I will try to read more of the non-fiction book I am reading, but I may have to return it and check it out a later date, because it will be overdue. I have had the book for several weeks and there is a waiting list, so I couldn't renew it.

Adam sent some pictures of his latest R/C project, a Jeep 4 X 4. It looks fantastic and very realistic. From what I can gather, it is what people in the modeling business call kit-bashing, taking a kit and modifying it to meet your personal tastes and desires. He has always had a flair for that activity. Like his mother he is a perfectionist, whereas I am the type who gets the basic result and comes away happy.

Today, the sun will rise at 7:33 a.m. and set at 7:41 p.m. before the rise of the waxing gibbous moon. Ciao.