Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:00 a.m. in "This City." The current temperature outside the temporary WW is 41°. We are expecting to feel the 32° overnight low until the sun rises at 6:45 a.m., when the temperature will once again begin its rise towards today's high of 55 sunny degrees. Tomorrow looks like a carbon copy of today.

Yesterday, STWD, Mary, and I took two safaris into the neighborhood. Sugar picked up a few burrs in her pads along the way, but down here, that's the norm.

Speaking of the intrepid one, she is still not 100%. She is experiencing some side effects from the medications she is taking, so we will be calling her local doctor later this morning for additional advice. I have some thoughts, but I am still waiting for my DVM degree to arrive in the mail, so I'll be asking questions of a real DVM.

Otherwise, not much was happening yesterday. Mary and I read the first pages in our shared biography of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. by Jon Meacham and Edward Herrmann and so far, we are enjoying the read. We picked this book up a few years ago, but never found time to read it with the busy nature of our work schedule. In order to complete this book, we'll have to read two chapters per day.

Mary made lunch and dinner yesterday. Both were variations on the same theme, but I liked them equally. Mary's current incarnation of Cole Slaw, her modified recipe for tofu based cottage cheese, and her interpretation of vegan ham are delicious. She made the ham into a hot ham and vegan cheeses sandwich on a Hoagy style roll for me, and it tasted fine.

Our original plans for today called for us to visit nearby Fort Pickens, a relic of the American Civil War. In keeping with my penchant for saving money, today is a free admission day at all national parks. Sugar's health comes first, so those plans may need to be amended.

Other than that, more reading, more walking, and more chores will round out our day. We may also be making a trip to Sugar's local doctor.

The sun will set at 5:12 p.m. Ciao.