Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past  2: 00 a.m. in "The City.' Yesterday was a beautiful day. The temperature was very comfortable, but the skies were cloudy all day. Later today we are expecting those previously mentioned showers. However, here in GH, I'll wait for the official forecast from STWD before making a real prediction.

Trainspotting yesterday was a little different. I had to rely on my assistant trainspotter, Mary, for the facts surrounding the southbound run at 9:24 a.m. Locomotives 2057 and 2019 were reportedly at the head of a series of cars that included: multiple BCs, several DBTCs, some CHCs, and one DWTC (dreaded white tank car), filled with hydrochloric acid. When you have to rely on a rookie trainspotter, you don't always get accurate numbers.

The northbound run was headed by the sane locomotives in what I can only assume was the reverse of the southbound run. No BCs, seven DBTCs, 12 CHCs, and one DWTC. some seemed loaded, while others rocked and swayed like empty cars generally do.

Once STWD and I took the morning walk, I stayed in for the balance of the day. I tried playing with the girls, but that pain I was having in my thumb has returned. Apparently, the cortisone has lost its beneficial effects. Now I have to contemplate surgery, since an additional cortisone shot will provide only temporary relief. The overuse of cortisone can actually cause its own set of problems, making the surgery less effective. I am so tired of being repaired and rehabbing.

I do have an appointment at the orthopedic surgeon for my knee treatments next week, so I'll ask then what the physical therapy entails. I've done some internet research, but understanding what I've learned would require me to be a therapist. We are planning a trip to Florida in the new year, but I don't want to have to stay behind to do physical therapy unless absolutely necessary. If that's the case, we do have insurance that should cover the loss of money that would accompany that necessity.

Sports news was interesting too. The men in blue took the Royals deep into the game last night, as they made up a game from May; with a walk off home run by Chris De norfia in the bottom of the 11th, the Cubs won 1 - 0. The Tigers continued their hold last place with a 7 - 4 win over the Rangers. My beloved Red Sox dispatched the Yankees, 5 - 1.

In further weather news, we are still expecting those showers this morning after the sun rises at 7:39 a.m. and set at 7:30 p.m. After the showers abate, we are supposed to have cloudy skies all day. Our current temperature of 62° will drop down to 44°, before we rebound to the high today of 68°. It looks like I'll be donning by long jeans when I walk with STWD in the morning. Ciao.