Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:00 a.m. in "The City", where a current temperature of 33° precedes today's high of 42°. However, as previously described, the best day, both temperature and precipitation wise, for outdoor chores will be Wednesday. No rain and a high  temperature of 51° looks like a great late fall day. So as also previously described, that's the day for those outdoor chores. T-giving will be similar in temperature, but the forecast calls for rain.

That should be a great day for me to read, play with the girls, and stay mostly out of Mary's way in the kitchen as she prepares our sumptuous holiday repast. I have to be careful to not snack too much before the dinner she has planned. I will have to assist some, I'm sure, but that's okay.

After our extended, but carefully planned trip to the big-box everything store for supplies, we are on track for Mary to do the voodoo that she do so well.

We did get the first incarnation of the latest index off to the publisher for additional input and comment yesterday afternoon. However, two others await. For the next one, my highlighting is nearly complete. I believe that there is yet another job, but I have nothing to do with that one other than editing.

Today I plan to take that trip to the big-box home center that we didn't take time to accomplish yesterday. By the time we were done with the grocery trip it was late, so we eschewed that trip in favor of a walk to our favorite watering hole for dinner after unloading the grocery getter. It was a great evening for walking in GH both going and coming. No wind to speak of, and comfortable temperatures.

Mary will continue to slog through her next index while I am out. All of that takes place after the morning safari with STWD.

Speaking of the morning safari, STWD and I had to detour around the Community Center, local home to a community college, and our library where I had intended to return a book. Apparently, a note was found in a restroom at another location of that college regarding a problem that necessitated Public Safety closing the streets and the buildings that occupied the entire block on which the Community Center/college is sited. The all clear came about 11:00 a.m., but by then, Sugar and I had detoured and I had carried my library return to and from the newspaper box. I guess I'll try again today.

I only witnessed the southbound run of the train yesterday at 11:19 a.m. We must have been at the big -box everything store when the northbound run passed through. Heading south were the familiar locomotives, #2057 and #2019, towing three BCs, and seven CHCs, all seemingly empty as evidenced by their swaying motion.

So I've summed up yesterday's excitement, described today's activities and given a nice summary of the weather. Today the sun will rise at 7:48 a.m. and set at 5:14 p.m. Ciao.