Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 10:30 p.m. in "The City."

We made it to Holland to pick up some grocery items and then to exchange that supposedly defective cable box. Guess what? The new box still can't receive just one of the dozens of channels that are available. The cable company says it must be something wrong with the wiring or something unknown, perhaps in the house or outdoors. However, that specific channel is working on the two other boxes downstairs. The only channel not working in the media room is this one channel. So, the cable company is sending a technician out tomorrow to hopefully resolve the problem. Naturally, the cable company had me unplug the box etc., just in case. They also sent strong signals to reboot the box. Same result as the last time that was tried.

I once saw a cartoon that showed the training session for technical people at an internet service provider. The lesson went something like this, "Tell the customer to unplug the box, wait 30 seconds and then plug the box back in." Sure, one channel is not coming in, so that will fix it. Not!

It is very windy outside tonight. GTWD and STWD and I have been out multiple times tonight and @ 9:30 p.m., we experienced lift-off. Phew.

We had a high-temperature today in the lower 50s as predicted by the NWS. Right now, the temperature is 35° and falling. The high for Tuesday is supposed to reach up to 29° with continued windy conditions plus snow showers. Other than taking the fur-children outside, I plan to stay inside and read and do some indoor chores. That, and wait for the technician from the cable company.

Mary has finally received the latest indexing project and the concept of the book looks fascinating. Plus, I only have to highlight in one color. But first, Mary has to print out the pages. Our printer has been flashing alerts for low toner for weeks now, and I have a spare cartridge, but I am willing to bet that the latest book will not be the last printed on the low toner cartridge.

I finally finished all of the butterfly puzzles last late Monday night. I took a picture of the completed butterflies to commemorate my achievement. Mary thought the butterflies would be smaller, but she still plans to strategically place them in the mudroom and on the wall of the kitchen near our calendar once they are sealed with puzzle sealer.

Looking good, I think.

I nearly forgot to mention that during our various stops yesterday, I received a 2016 Cumberland Gap Quarter in change. This one was the coveted "P" series, "P" for the Philadelphia mint where it was struck, that I had not been able to find until now, and which I needed for my America the Beautiful Collection. All good.

We got up late on Monday and since we were downstairs, Mary reheated some of our Christmas dinner dishes for a brunch. It still tastes great. I didn't have jellied, cranberry sauce, though. We finished the last of the green bean casserole and I am going to miss it.

The sun will be rising on Tuesday @ 8:15 a.m. and it will set @t 5:16 p.m. Ciao.