Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City."

Well, another day has come and gone. We have a current temperature of 30° that feels more like 22° due to the 9 mph winds. In addition the Small Craft Advisory will be ending @ 3:00 a.m. this morning as the winds on the "Big Lake" ebb. The sun will rise this morning @ 7:59 a.m. and set later @ 5:10 p.m.

We're getting there. We had a credit card breach recently that necessitated that we change our credit-card information with many vendors. Some, like a certain on-line retailer were easy, while others, have proven more difficult. More later today after I get back from some other activities.

I was able to espy both legs of the train run on the RSTL yesterday. At 9:00 a.m. locomotive # 2025 was seen heading south with its horn blaring. That's probably the reaction of the railroad to the collision of that same locomotive and a car across the street from the manse last Tuesday.

At any rate, in tow were 11 CHCs, four DBTCs, five DWTCs, and on GTC. Later, when I was at the barbershop @ 12:50 p.m., I saw that same locomotive heading north towing one CHC, one DBTC, and four DWTCs.

Once I got back, we took the fur-children for a walk to The Bookman to procure the newspaper and a treat for STWD. Then we headed home to work more on that aforementioned credit card problem before heading out on a few errands. We made a stop yesterday at that big-box home-center in an attempt to find a restraint for our wayward fur-children. I think we now have what we need and I'll get it installed late today.

We had an interesting and tasty dinner last night. Mary had me make my usual vegan Italian meatball mixture before we went out. However, instead of meatballs Mary fashioned the mixture into hamburgers. It took some extra steps that I never have to accomplish when I make the meatballs, but the result was terrific.

Once I get back from my visit to the library for an abbreviated session on colored-pencil shading, and my subsequent orthopedist appointment, I can get that restraint installed and perhaps more credit-card information changes before I settle in for some reading. That will be a full day in retirement for me. Ciao.