Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:30 a.m. in "The City." Here in GH, the current temperature is 65°, which makes for good sleeping for those who are, in fact, sleeping. However, similar temperatures late yesterday made the walkabout that Mary and I took to the downtown, a pleasant journey. It was better than the walk I took with STWD in the a.m.

Today, we'll see temperatures peaking at 81° with a forecast for high humidity and possible fog, after the sun rises at 7:13 a.m. That's only slightly less than 13 hours before the sun sets at 8:12 p.m. No rain until late Monday/early Tuesday, just before things settle down here in GH, post tourist season.

In sports, Mary and I got to watch as the boys in blue demolished the D'backs, 14 - 5. Staying with the winning theme, my beloved Red Sox toppled the Phillies 7 - 5. Moving to the dark side of the force, the Tigers fell to the Indians, 1 - 8. The Caps too had a bad day, losing to the TinCaps, 1 - 4. Returning to winning, the MSU Spartans defeated the Broncos of Western Michigan University, 37 - 24. Tonight, the Huskies of NIU take on the Rebels of UNLV.

Trainspotting yesterday was much better. The southbound run at 9:39 a.m., consisted of locomotive #2019, soloing once again, as it towed seven CHCs, two DBTCs, one BC, and one WTC (white tank car). It felt as though it was fully loaded. In the early afternoon, 1:35 p.m., the same locomotive passed by at the head of a seemingly empty line of cars. 13 total CHCs, four DBTCs, and one WT. To borrow from that famous pig, "That's all folks!"

I got more highlighting done yesterday, with more on tap for today after the morning walk with the intrepid weather dog. Mary got the next book in yesterday too, but I have it on good authority that I'll only have to peruse about 350 pages for that one. By compassion, that's a bit of light reading.

Mary made what I consider to be her best ever veggie BLT sandwiches. Her side dish was a new recipe for potato salad, that had an entirely different style of sauce/topping/dressing, made of ketchup, vinegar, mustard and I can't remember, but I liked it a lot, and so it's a keeper as are the sandwiches.

I did the yard work yesterday on the PE and at our neighbor's house. I took time from my busy schedule to make bread too. We still can't seem to make a loaf on which the top isn't concave. We'll get it right yet. I should mention to Mary that I didn't sift the flour for this most recent loaf, unlike the last time. Hmmmm., So, more highlighting, more walking, and more music today. That should round things out nicely. Ciao.