Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:30 a.m. in "The City."

Well I tried, but as they say, you know, the they that everyone likes to cite as an authority often says, "The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley", which roughly translates to mean that plans all too often go awry.

That reminds me of that old TV show starring Marlo Thomas, That Girl, in which her TV father uses the word awry, but mispronounces it orry. Sad to say, I can't find a YouTube™ cut that shows that scene.

But as is all too often the case, once again, the best laid plans..., so I digress.

Once again, the snows have come to West Michigan. A quick glance out the Weather Window (WW), shows that we have indeed picked up an additional two or three inches of new snow. In fact, I just saw the city plow go by and dump some of that snow into the end of our shared driveway. That same plow just went by in front of the manse heading west on our east-bound one-way section of the street. Fortunately, I don't have to shovel the snow and our newly repaired Jeep Renegade™ and its All Wheel Drive should make the Winter Weather Advisory and its warning regarding hazardous driving a non-issue. More on those repairs later.

We have a current temperature of 19° that feels like 8° due to the 10 mph winds. That NWS issued Winter Weather Advisory also forecasts that the snow will taper off late this morning after leaving an additional total of two to four inches of new snow. Since my shoulder surgery precludes me from attending today's Irish Jam Session at the library, I have no need to go out. Mary on the other hand, had talked of going to the grocery store. Her plans are also subject to change. The sun will rise later this morning @ 8:11 a.m. and set @ 5:38 p.m.

I heard the train go by yesterday morning @ 9:00 a.m., but I was snuggled in my chair where I felt safe and secure so I didn't get up to watch its southbound passage. However, Ginger and I did see the northbound run @ 2:15 p.m. as we espied MMRR. GP 38-2 locomotives 2025 and 2019 go by towing eight DBTCs and five CHCs. Judging by the way the house vibrated yesterday morning, the southbound run was fully laden.

As I previously noted, our Renegade went to the dealer to have its rotors and brake pads replaced to fix the squeal in the brakes. Will the repairs last? Stay tuned. Mary took the car over in the morning and got a loaner for the three hour duration of the repairs. It was a very comfortable Jeep Cherokee™. They tried to get her to take a full-size Dodge Ram™ pick-up truck, but they relented when she said that it was too big for our driveway and too tall for me to get into and out of when we returned later in the afternoon to pick up our car. They did show us the parts that had been replaced. They looked brand-new, which they were. As I also previously noted, a $6.00 can of anti-squeal would have fixed the problem.

We finished our errands and then headed home to finish the previous day's meatloaf along with a salad. A little TV news and it was time for me to head up to the media room. I am still spending more time there than in bed for comfort. I hope that that changes in the near future. I also helped with the indoor chores using one hand along with doing my daily rehab exercises.

It looks like it is time to go back to my La Z Boy and watch some inane TV. Later this afternoon, the POTUS is scheduled to deliver a speech on TV. His message is as yet unknown. Ciao.