Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just passing 12:30 a.m. in "The City." The snow that we are forecast to get has yet to begin. However the current temperature outside the WW is 37° as we fall to the overnight low of 26° before we slowly reach today's high of 37°. If it was me, I'd just skip the in between temperatures. Just saying.

I worked hard yesterday after the morning safari with STWD. We took a circuitous route as Mary stopped in at the Health Hutt. Along the way, Sugar and I met Sugar's favorite newspaper delivery person with Sugar's favorite things, dog biscuits. I think Sugar was ready to go home with the lady and wait on a steady supply of biscuits. To paraphrase that old T-shirt saying, "We took the morning walk and all I got was a newspaper."

We returned home and I got to read the newspaper and then do the crossword. It was a hard one that required heavy thinking. The intrepid weather dog kept me company as I read and worked. I then repaired to my office and highlighted about one-half of the latest book by the time I was done.

Along the way, we ate lunch made by Mary the night before. A superb pasta salad that included tuna substitute, scallions, ranch dressing, and spiral pasta. I liked it when it was served on top of a bed of iceberg lettuce.

After lunch, STSD and I baked a loaf of my famous banana nut bread. Sugar provided the assistance I needed to clean out the mixing bowls before they went into the dishwasher. I think this is my best bread to date. Why? I don't know, but it is moist and very tasty.

Somewhere in all of the excitement, the trains rumbled through. The southbound run happened at 10:41 a.m., with EMD GP 38 locomotives 2057 and 2019 towing five CHCs, one DWTC and four DBTCs, with one DBTC bringing up the rear. At 1:25 p.m., the same locomotive rolled past. Just the locomotives with no cars in tow.

I did accomplish more on my jigsaw puzzle, read the start of a new novel, and as noted, highlighted more of the newest indexing project. All in all, a good day.

Mary was multi-tasking. She was working on an index, chatting, and emailing back and forth with various people.

Later we were off the the favorite watering hole for dinner and adult libations. We drove, but I forgot to remind Mary that it was "Light Night" in GH. Parking was tight and the town was crowded with the intended visitors that the night is intended to attract. We found a parking place, found two stools, and the rest is history.

Today, the Irish Jam is a game time decision for yours truly. It all depends on how much snow has fallen during the night and the hours before 1:00 p.m. Since I walk, I don't want to slip on the sidewalks. In any event, I'll be home in time to watch MSU play OSU, Spartans versus Buckeyes. By the time that game is completed, I'll have learned whether the Wolverine of Michigan were winners or losers over the Nittany Lions of Penn State.

 I have to be sure to get more highlighting done too, although I am well ahead of Mary's needs at this time. The book is very interesting and I have made many comments in-the margins.

Speaking of sidewalks, the concrete goddess smiled upon us and the workers replaced the missing slabs of concrete at the end of the block. Just in time for the snowfall.

The sun will rise at 7:44 a.m. and set before the rise of a waxing gibbous moon at 5:16 p.m. Ciao.