Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:30 a.m. in "The City."
There is a gentle breeze coming in the WW of the weather office/music room/blog central that is producing an indoor temperature that is equal to that which is outside the WW of 68° under cloudy skies. Later today, after the sun rises @ 6:08 a.m. and well before it sets @ 9:28 p.m., the NWS is forecasting a high temperature of 76° with only a 20% chance of precipitation. The NWS is also forecasting a possibility of T-storms this evening, albeit with only a 50% probability.
I was right and wrong regarding my trainspotting activity on Wednesday. Yesterday, locomotive #2019 was observed heading north @ 10:47 a.m. at the head of the following cars: four CHCs, 12 DBTCs, two GTCs, and two DWTCs. I don't anticipate additional rail traffic today.
Sports news yesterday was the mirror image of Wednesday's results.
The Cubs defeated the Nats in the rubber game of their series by a slim margin of 5 - 4. That win gives the Cubs a record of 40 - 39 in the NL East and sole possession of 2nd place. The Cubs move on to Cincinnati to face the Reds tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
The Tigers were also victorious, defeating the Royals 7 - 3 @ Comerica Park in Detroit. That win moves the Tigers to an AL Central record of 35 - 43 and sole possession of 4th place. The Tigers welcome the Cleveland Indians to Comerica Park tonight, also @ 7:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox tripped the Twins, 6 - 3 last night to move into sole possession of 1st place by one game over the losing NY Yankees. The Sox hit the road for a game in Toronto tonight against the Bluejays @ an odd starting time of 7:07 p.m.
The Caps also won their game over the visiting Dayton Dragons, 3 - 0. That gives the Caps a first place tie with the Ft. Wayne TinCaps in the MWL East with identical records of 7 - 1. The Caps are home tonight @ the Fifth/Third Ballpark to take on the Great Lakes Loons @ 7:00 p.m.
We walked with the fur-children to the veterinarian's office for a weigh-in. Sadly, Sugar is not losing any weight and Ginger is holding her own, but needs to be watched. Later, we walked to the chiropractor and then downtown to our favorite watering hole for dinner. Altogether, we walked a shade more than four miles yesterday. Those totals are based on my pedometer, as Mary lost hers somewhere over the last few days and has ordered a new one that is due to arrive today.
We have plans today to make some hotel reservations for next year's Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix @ Belle Island to be held June 1 - 3, 2018. Hotel reservations are necessary this far in advance to ensure a room for this popular event.
Otherwise, I plan to read and Mary plans to do some cooking and crafty things. Ciao.
Friday, June 30, 2017
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 12:30 a.m. in "The City."
In case you were wondering, I won't have to water the lawns and gardens of the vast PE for several days. We are experiencing severe T-storms right now and have been for quite a while. Later today, the chance of additional rain drops to 50% and by Friday, we go back to an 80% chance of more T-storms. Fortunately, this is Michigan in the summer. It could be snow. We have a current temperature of 64° and our high today is forecast to reach 76° according to the NWS.
I/we spotted only one train yesterday. I/we witnessed the southbound run of MMRR EMD GP38-2 locomotive #2019 as it plied the rails of the RSTL between 11:03 - 11:05 a.m. Mary, Ginger, STWD, and I had nearly returned from the library when we heard that lonesome whistle blow as the single locomotive towed 29 CHCs, and five DWTCs. None of us saw nor heard a northbound run.
Sports news yesterday produced an O-fer. By that, I mean that all of my teams lost their games, some in spectacular fashion.
Let's start with the Cubs, about whom I am currently reading a non-fiction book entitled: The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building The Best Team In Baseball And Breaking The Curse. by Tom Verducci. I have only just begun, but so far, this is an entertaining trip.
But I digress, as is often my wont. The Cubs took it on the chin from the Washington Nationals last night, 4 - 8 in spite of a prodigious home-run off the bat of Anthony Rizzo in the top of the 8th. Unfortunately, John Lackey gave up another of his Major League leading 24 home runs as the Nationals put on their heavy-hitting shoes and came out swinging. In the aforementioned book, Cubs' President Theo Epstein is described as a baseball genius. Let's see if he can do something that is rare in Chicago sports and send Lackey and his home run allowing pitching packing in spite of Lackey's big dollar contract.
I almost forgot to mention that the Cubs did do one thing that might help, they designated highly paid backup catcher Miguel Montero for assignment and brought in a new backup catcher, after Montero placed the blame for the seven bases stolen by the Nats in the previous game on the shoulders of Jake Arrieta. While I am no fan of the way that Arrieta's velocity has dropped this year, this is not the way to ingratiate yourself with your teammates. Montero makes big money to work two days a week for six months. Like our librarian. Toni Runtz used to say. "Sit down, shut up, and wear beige."
In last night's game, Kris Bryant injured his ankle and is listed as day to day. The Cubs now have a 39 - 39 record in the NL Central and are still in 2nd place in spite of their best efforts to drop further. The Cubs and the Nats play again today @ 4:05 p.m.
The Tigers went back to their losing ways too, as they dropped a game to the Royals, 2 - 8, to fall to a full seven games behind the AL Central Division leading Cleveland Indians. The Tigers now have a record of 34 - 43 and looked like what they are, a bad baseball team.
I read a reprinted article yesterday in our local newspaper, The Grand Haven Tribune, in which the writer noted that it isn't Brad Ausmus' fault that the Tigers are bad, it is the fault of bloated, long-term contracts and aging players. Duh! Still, as I've noted before, the manager usually takes the blame. So, we'll see just how long the Tigers' GM allows this team to underachieve. He can always blame Ausmus and the previous GM. Oh, the Tigers will continue their losing ways today against those same Royals @ 1:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox lost to the Twins, 1 - 4. Fortunately, the Yankiees lost once again and so the Sox are still in 1st plce in the AL East by one-half game. The Sox have a record of 43 - 35 and play the Twins again today @ 7:10 p.m.
To complete my 0-fer day, the Caps finally lost one to their MWL East division rivals, the Dayton Dragons, which allowed the Ft. Wayne TinCaps to tie the Caps for 1st place, with identical 6 - 1 records in the 2nd half of the season. The Caps and the Dragons play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Let's move on to better news. My camera lives again, thanks to our IT guru's suggestion to reprogram the date in the camera. I can now download pictures to my photos file and easily find them. So, since Mary told me when I was in the man-cave doing some painting, that the waves were breaking huge on "The Big Lake" we needed to go and take some pictures, which we did. I'll share them without comment now.
In addition to us, Ginger went along for the ride and then came home to crash from all of the excitement.
On the way home, we detoured through Grand Haven's Lake Foret Cemetery and Mary took a picture of an interesting looking tree.
I was downstairs a few moments ago to assist in the closure of the downstairs, hard to close open and old windows in the manse. It takes two hands and some upper body strength.
I plan to complete my painting chore today and then replace the top to the storage cabinet in the mud room. Mary plans to do some batch bean cooking and also try some new recipes that use those beans. Yesterday, she used some rice and vegan chicken that she had made previously to make two meals, a delicious stir-fry, and some fried rice. I liked both of her efforts.
Otherwise, the fur-children will need to be walked if it isn't raining and I plan to read more and play more with the girls after the sun rises @ 6:07 a.m. and well before it sets @ 9:28 p.m. We also have an appointment at the chiropractor too. Ciao.
In case you were wondering, I won't have to water the lawns and gardens of the vast PE for several days. We are experiencing severe T-storms right now and have been for quite a while. Later today, the chance of additional rain drops to 50% and by Friday, we go back to an 80% chance of more T-storms. Fortunately, this is Michigan in the summer. It could be snow. We have a current temperature of 64° and our high today is forecast to reach 76° according to the NWS.
I/we spotted only one train yesterday. I/we witnessed the southbound run of MMRR EMD GP38-2 locomotive #2019 as it plied the rails of the RSTL between 11:03 - 11:05 a.m. Mary, Ginger, STWD, and I had nearly returned from the library when we heard that lonesome whistle blow as the single locomotive towed 29 CHCs, and five DWTCs. None of us saw nor heard a northbound run.
Sports news yesterday produced an O-fer. By that, I mean that all of my teams lost their games, some in spectacular fashion.
Let's start with the Cubs, about whom I am currently reading a non-fiction book entitled: The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building The Best Team In Baseball And Breaking The Curse. by Tom Verducci. I have only just begun, but so far, this is an entertaining trip.
But I digress, as is often my wont. The Cubs took it on the chin from the Washington Nationals last night, 4 - 8 in spite of a prodigious home-run off the bat of Anthony Rizzo in the top of the 8th. Unfortunately, John Lackey gave up another of his Major League leading 24 home runs as the Nationals put on their heavy-hitting shoes and came out swinging. In the aforementioned book, Cubs' President Theo Epstein is described as a baseball genius. Let's see if he can do something that is rare in Chicago sports and send Lackey and his home run allowing pitching packing in spite of Lackey's big dollar contract.
I almost forgot to mention that the Cubs did do one thing that might help, they designated highly paid backup catcher Miguel Montero for assignment and brought in a new backup catcher, after Montero placed the blame for the seven bases stolen by the Nats in the previous game on the shoulders of Jake Arrieta. While I am no fan of the way that Arrieta's velocity has dropped this year, this is not the way to ingratiate yourself with your teammates. Montero makes big money to work two days a week for six months. Like our librarian. Toni Runtz used to say. "Sit down, shut up, and wear beige."
In last night's game, Kris Bryant injured his ankle and is listed as day to day. The Cubs now have a 39 - 39 record in the NL Central and are still in 2nd place in spite of their best efforts to drop further. The Cubs and the Nats play again today @ 4:05 p.m.
The Tigers went back to their losing ways too, as they dropped a game to the Royals, 2 - 8, to fall to a full seven games behind the AL Central Division leading Cleveland Indians. The Tigers now have a record of 34 - 43 and looked like what they are, a bad baseball team.
I read a reprinted article yesterday in our local newspaper, The Grand Haven Tribune, in which the writer noted that it isn't Brad Ausmus' fault that the Tigers are bad, it is the fault of bloated, long-term contracts and aging players. Duh! Still, as I've noted before, the manager usually takes the blame. So, we'll see just how long the Tigers' GM allows this team to underachieve. He can always blame Ausmus and the previous GM. Oh, the Tigers will continue their losing ways today against those same Royals @ 1:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox lost to the Twins, 1 - 4. Fortunately, the Yankiees lost once again and so the Sox are still in 1st plce in the AL East by one-half game. The Sox have a record of 43 - 35 and play the Twins again today @ 7:10 p.m.
To complete my 0-fer day, the Caps finally lost one to their MWL East division rivals, the Dayton Dragons, which allowed the Ft. Wayne TinCaps to tie the Caps for 1st place, with identical 6 - 1 records in the 2nd half of the season. The Caps and the Dragons play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Let's move on to better news. My camera lives again, thanks to our IT guru's suggestion to reprogram the date in the camera. I can now download pictures to my photos file and easily find them. So, since Mary told me when I was in the man-cave doing some painting, that the waves were breaking huge on "The Big Lake" we needed to go and take some pictures, which we did. I'll share them without comment now.
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| The Red flag was flying to warn swimmers to stay out of the water, but a few for hearty souls were still wave boarding |
In addition to us, Ginger went along for the ride and then came home to crash from all of the excitement.
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| Riding in the car and walking on the pier can be so exhausting. |
On the way home, we detoured through Grand Haven's Lake Foret Cemetery and Mary took a picture of an interesting looking tree.
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| To quote from Yogi Bear of Jellystone Park, "Looks more, like a Sycamore, to me." |
I plan to complete my painting chore today and then replace the top to the storage cabinet in the mud room. Mary plans to do some batch bean cooking and also try some new recipes that use those beans. Yesterday, she used some rice and vegan chicken that she had made previously to make two meals, a delicious stir-fry, and some fried rice. I liked both of her efforts.
Otherwise, the fur-children will need to be walked if it isn't raining and I plan to read more and play more with the girls after the sun rises @ 6:07 a.m. and well before it sets @ 9:28 p.m. We also have an appointment at the chiropractor too. Ciao.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "The City."
The view out the WW shows clear skies and the air is a cool 60°. Later today the sun rises @ 6:07 a.m. and sets later this evening @ 9:28 p.m. The forecast from the NWS shows a 90% chance of showers today, beginning shortly after the noon hour. If all goes according to plan, I may not have to water today, neither the new grass of the vast PE nor the gardens. In fact, the chance of rain/T-storms is between 70% and 90% through Friday which will delay my staining the deck, as it needs to be dry for two days prior to staining,
Speaking of the gardens, I transplanted some begonias yesterday after I finished the first half of my major summer outdoor chore, power washing the deck in preparation for staining. I used the pressure washer that was bequeathed to my growing collection of tools by Adam and Steph when they closed down their house in South Haven.
We got up late yesterday and walked the fur-children before I power washed the deck and before Mary made a new vegan recipe. We then set out on a short series of errands. Grocery shopping on Senior Citizen Discount Day at the market in Spring Lake, fabric shopping at the fabric store there, and a stop @ Stans for some adult libations. Traffic was not a problem as it had been on Monday.
Sports news was mostly good.
The Cubs fell back to 39 - 38 in the NL Central, still good enough for 2nd place as they lost to the Washington Nationals 1 - 6. As I've said before, the Cubs cannot keep winning two and losing two. Jake Arrieta looked like he might have turned the corner this season during his last outing. This game, not so much. He is looking for a contract based on his Cy Young numbers of 2015, but his current level of performance mitigates against that possibility. The Cubs once again face the Nationals tonight @ 7:05 p.m.
The Tigers fared better as they defeated the Royals 5 - 3 to move to an AL Central 4th place record of 34 - 42. The only team worse than the Tigers is that other team from Chicago. The Tigers and the Royals meet again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox moved into sole possession of 1st place in the AL East following a 9 - 2 drubbing of the Twins and a loss by the Yankees. The Sox now lead the Yankees by one full game. The Sox and the Twins play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
The 6 - 0, 1st place in the MWL East, West Michigan Whitecaps, have now won six straight in the second half of their season following their 3 - 2 win over the Dayton Dragons. The Caps lead the Ft. Wayne TinCaps and the Lake County Captains by one full game. The late Freddie Prinze would have said "Looking Good!" The Caps and the Dragons play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Which brings us back to today. I have no plans except to play with the girls, walk the fur-children before the rains begin and try to finish my latest novel. This being Wednesday, the trains are due once again too. Mary has plans to do something, but I don't know what. Ciao.
The view out the WW shows clear skies and the air is a cool 60°. Later today the sun rises @ 6:07 a.m. and sets later this evening @ 9:28 p.m. The forecast from the NWS shows a 90% chance of showers today, beginning shortly after the noon hour. If all goes according to plan, I may not have to water today, neither the new grass of the vast PE nor the gardens. In fact, the chance of rain/T-storms is between 70% and 90% through Friday which will delay my staining the deck, as it needs to be dry for two days prior to staining,
Speaking of the gardens, I transplanted some begonias yesterday after I finished the first half of my major summer outdoor chore, power washing the deck in preparation for staining. I used the pressure washer that was bequeathed to my growing collection of tools by Adam and Steph when they closed down their house in South Haven.
We got up late yesterday and walked the fur-children before I power washed the deck and before Mary made a new vegan recipe. We then set out on a short series of errands. Grocery shopping on Senior Citizen Discount Day at the market in Spring Lake, fabric shopping at the fabric store there, and a stop @ Stans for some adult libations. Traffic was not a problem as it had been on Monday.
Sports news was mostly good.
The Cubs fell back to 39 - 38 in the NL Central, still good enough for 2nd place as they lost to the Washington Nationals 1 - 6. As I've said before, the Cubs cannot keep winning two and losing two. Jake Arrieta looked like he might have turned the corner this season during his last outing. This game, not so much. He is looking for a contract based on his Cy Young numbers of 2015, but his current level of performance mitigates against that possibility. The Cubs once again face the Nationals tonight @ 7:05 p.m.
The Tigers fared better as they defeated the Royals 5 - 3 to move to an AL Central 4th place record of 34 - 42. The only team worse than the Tigers is that other team from Chicago. The Tigers and the Royals meet again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox moved into sole possession of 1st place in the AL East following a 9 - 2 drubbing of the Twins and a loss by the Yankees. The Sox now lead the Yankees by one full game. The Sox and the Twins play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
The 6 - 0, 1st place in the MWL East, West Michigan Whitecaps, have now won six straight in the second half of their season following their 3 - 2 win over the Dayton Dragons. The Caps lead the Ft. Wayne TinCaps and the Lake County Captains by one full game. The late Freddie Prinze would have said "Looking Good!" The Caps and the Dragons play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Which brings us back to today. I have no plans except to play with the girls, walk the fur-children before the rains begin and try to finish my latest novel. This being Wednesday, the trains are due once again too. Mary has plans to do something, but I don't know what. Ciao.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:45 a.m. in "The City."
I'm listening to Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. He and his guest, John Greenewald Jr., are discussing the life-work Greenewaldewald, who at the young age of 15 began to research all things kept "secret" by the CIA, FBI, and the NSA regarding UFOs, the JFK assassination, chemical, biological and nuclear weaponry, and top-secret aircraft. He claims that he has obtained interesting documents from the U.S. Forest Service and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
regarding those subjects. An intense discussion to say the least.
But I digress.
I was outside in the clear air in the 52° temperature air around 3:15 a.m. because once I got up, Ginger got up. In her case, it is always best to allow her to do her duty when she gets up.
The high temperature today is forecast by the NWS to be a perfect 72° under sunny skies once the sun rises @ 6:07 a.m. and well before it sets @ 9:28 p.m. There is a 60% chance of showers on Wednesday. We had a very brief sprinkle yesterday evening and the temperature never exceeded 66°. Mary was cold, but I was in my summer uniform of shorts and a T-shirt.
We traveled north to go to the mall so that Mary could get some new jeans. She normally eschews clothing that can't be bought at a repurposing store AKA a resale store, but in this case, she had to give up her quest and go full-on retail. Well, sort of, as the jeans were on sale for a BOGO offer of one pair @ full price and the second @ 50% off for a second pair. She found some that are perfect so I insisted that she buy four pairs.
That trip to the mall nearly became a very long trip. Much to our dismay, when we walked to Ginger's daycare place about 11:00 a.m. before our departure, the traffic on Beacon Blvd, AKA U.S.31, the traffic was extremely heavy heading south. But, that is often the case, so we paid scant attention. Even when we headed northbound abut one hour later, the traffic was still very heavy. As we traveled north towards the mall, we noticed that the cars were backed up north of Pontluna Rd., a distance of about four miles, and well into Spring Lake on Savidge St. as the cars attempted to enter Beacon on the other side of the drawbridge across the Grand River.
Since we were on the north side of the bridge, turning back was no longer an option, so we kept on going with no idea what was the problem. We tried to access the internet @ the mall and without any luck, we ducked into the Sprint telephone store after Mary's shopping spree and learned from the young man there that the traffic was still the leftovers from the weekend's Electric Forest Festival.
https://www.electricforestfestival.com/
There is also a second coming of the festival on June 29 - July 2. Apparently, the Electric Forest Festival is West Michigan's version of Lollapalooza or for people of a certain age, Woodstock. Art, music and huge crowds are the norms. Needless to say, the young man @ the Sprint store knew the details and advised us of an alternate route home to avoid the traffic jam. We will avoid that mistake next weekend.
I guess that I really did digress.
Trainspotting was spotty if you'll pardon the pun. At 10:52 a.m. locomotive # 2019 was soloing southward towing only one CHC and one DWTC. At 4:45 p.m., the same locomotive was heading north towing 10 CHCs, and 15 DBTCs.
Sports news from yesterday won't take long. All of my teams, with the exception of the Tigers, won their games. The Cubs eked out a win over the Washington Nationals, 5 - 4 to stay in 2nd place in the NL Central, with a record of 39 - 37. The Cubs and the Nats play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
The Tigers were off so they couldn't lose. They are still mired in 4th place in the AL Central with a record of 33 - 42. The Tigers welcome the Royals to Comerica Park tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox bested the Twins, 4 - 1, to maintain a tie with the Yankees for 1st place in the AL Central. The Sox and the Twins play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
The Caps are still a perfect 5 - 0 in the MWL East following their win over the Dayton Dragons by a slim 1 - 0 score. The Caps and the Dragons play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
I am going to stop my digressions by closing with a simple statement. Today, we'll do what we do. Ciao.
I'm listening to Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. He and his guest, John Greenewald Jr., are discussing the life-work Greenewaldewald, who at the young age of 15 began to research all things kept "secret" by the CIA, FBI, and the NSA regarding UFOs, the JFK assassination, chemical, biological and nuclear weaponry, and top-secret aircraft. He claims that he has obtained interesting documents from the U.S. Forest Service and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
regarding those subjects. An intense discussion to say the least.
But I digress.
I was outside in the clear air in the 52° temperature air around 3:15 a.m. because once I got up, Ginger got up. In her case, it is always best to allow her to do her duty when she gets up.
The high temperature today is forecast by the NWS to be a perfect 72° under sunny skies once the sun rises @ 6:07 a.m. and well before it sets @ 9:28 p.m. There is a 60% chance of showers on Wednesday. We had a very brief sprinkle yesterday evening and the temperature never exceeded 66°. Mary was cold, but I was in my summer uniform of shorts and a T-shirt.
We traveled north to go to the mall so that Mary could get some new jeans. She normally eschews clothing that can't be bought at a repurposing store AKA a resale store, but in this case, she had to give up her quest and go full-on retail. Well, sort of, as the jeans were on sale for a BOGO offer of one pair @ full price and the second @ 50% off for a second pair. She found some that are perfect so I insisted that she buy four pairs.
That trip to the mall nearly became a very long trip. Much to our dismay, when we walked to Ginger's daycare place about 11:00 a.m. before our departure, the traffic on Beacon Blvd, AKA U.S.31, the traffic was extremely heavy heading south. But, that is often the case, so we paid scant attention. Even when we headed northbound abut one hour later, the traffic was still very heavy. As we traveled north towards the mall, we noticed that the cars were backed up north of Pontluna Rd., a distance of about four miles, and well into Spring Lake on Savidge St. as the cars attempted to enter Beacon on the other side of the drawbridge across the Grand River.
Since we were on the north side of the bridge, turning back was no longer an option, so we kept on going with no idea what was the problem. We tried to access the internet @ the mall and without any luck, we ducked into the Sprint telephone store after Mary's shopping spree and learned from the young man there that the traffic was still the leftovers from the weekend's Electric Forest Festival.
https://www.electricforestfestival.com/
There is also a second coming of the festival on June 29 - July 2. Apparently, the Electric Forest Festival is West Michigan's version of Lollapalooza or for people of a certain age, Woodstock. Art, music and huge crowds are the norms. Needless to say, the young man @ the Sprint store knew the details and advised us of an alternate route home to avoid the traffic jam. We will avoid that mistake next weekend.
I guess that I really did digress.
Trainspotting was spotty if you'll pardon the pun. At 10:52 a.m. locomotive # 2019 was soloing southward towing only one CHC and one DWTC. At 4:45 p.m., the same locomotive was heading north towing 10 CHCs, and 15 DBTCs.
Sports news from yesterday won't take long. All of my teams, with the exception of the Tigers, won their games. The Cubs eked out a win over the Washington Nationals, 5 - 4 to stay in 2nd place in the NL Central, with a record of 39 - 37. The Cubs and the Nats play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
The Tigers were off so they couldn't lose. They are still mired in 4th place in the AL Central with a record of 33 - 42. The Tigers welcome the Royals to Comerica Park tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox bested the Twins, 4 - 1, to maintain a tie with the Yankees for 1st place in the AL Central. The Sox and the Twins play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.
The Caps are still a perfect 5 - 0 in the MWL East following their win over the Dayton Dragons by a slim 1 - 0 score. The Caps and the Dragons play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
I am going to stop my digressions by closing with a simple statement. Today, we'll do what we do. Ciao.
Monday, June 26, 2017
Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:00 a.m. in "The City."
We have a current temperature of 60° under mostly clear skies. I was outside with Ginger and STWD @ 2:15 a.m., but I didn't take my camera, so no sky pictures this morning. Maybe tomorrow. It certainly is quiet, as usual on an early Monday morning, in GH. I was up to blog and also waiting for a computer restart. Since I was waiting, I also updated some other programs. One thing is for certain, what I know about computers and how they work could be easily fit into a thimble with room to spare. That's why Mary and I have an IT guru to call on when in need.
Buy enough about computers and how they work. I spent the afternoon yesterday @ the Goodrich Quality Theater here in GH watching The Blues Brothers. It was everything I remembered and more. Mary was content to stay here with the fur-children and spent the afternoon reading in the La-Z-Boy. A win-win for both of us.
There are many possible scenes from the movie, but here is one of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK33V7FGjd8
The Blues Brothers wore well for a movie that is approaching 38 years of age. Sadly, many of its cast members are now deceased, including John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Ray Charles, John Candy, and probably many others. Seeing the scenes of cars crashing and chasing through the city and the countryside and hearing the music was once again a sight to see and hear. I love these old movies that are running each week in the Goodrich Flashback Cinema series.
Sports news yesterday was mixed, at best. The Cubs fell to the Marlins 2 - 4 to stay firmly mired in 2nd place in the NL Central. Like I've noted before, the Cubs seem to take one step forward and two steps back. They are now @ 38 - 37 and travel to Washington, D.C. to play the Nationals tonight @ 7:05 p.m.
The Tigers righted the ship for one day in San Diego in a win over the Padres, 7 - 5. That win vaulted the Tigers back into 4th place in the AL Central with a record of 33 - 42. The Tigers have the day off today before welcoming the Royals to Comerica Park @ 7:10 p.m. Tuesday.
My beloved Red Sox are still statistically tied for 1st with the Yankees in the AL East following a loss to the Angels, 2 - 4. Since the Yankees also lost, they remain tied atop the division. The Sox have a record of 41 - 34 and play the Twins tonight @ 7:00 p.m. @ Fenway.
The Caps continued their winning ways with a victory over the visiting Lansing Lug Nuts in an MWL East game, 5 - 2. That gives the Caps a perfect 2nd half record of 4 - 0. The Caps welcome the Dayton Dragons to the Fith/Third Ballpark tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Otherwise, fortunately with more than a little guidance from our IT guru, I discovered the cause of my picture snafu. It seems that I somehow managed to lose the date set in the camera and so, as our IT guru said, the dumb computer was doing what it could to file the pictures in the only date it could, December 2011. Hopefully, the problem is now resolved with the camera setting revised.
While I was at The Blues Brothers enjoying a huge bucket of popcorn and a ginormous cherry cola, Mary finished the indoor chores leaving us with nothing specific today. We are anticipating a telephone call from the carpet purveyor with a satisfactory explanation as to why, although the carpeting is in, the carpet will have to wait to be installed until the week of the Fourth of July holiday. That seems to be an excessive amount of time, at least to me.
We'll take the morning safari with the fur-children and then settle in for more reading and retirement, at least for me. Mary has accepted another indexing job, but it is not due in until later in July. She also has another job lined up, but that will come in in sections on a weekly basis. The job she just accepted causes me to have put my highlighter's hat on once again, but I have been resting, so no big deal.
The sun will rise today into sunny skies @ 6:07 a.m, and set @ 9:28 p.m. Ciao.
We have a current temperature of 60° under mostly clear skies. I was outside with Ginger and STWD @ 2:15 a.m., but I didn't take my camera, so no sky pictures this morning. Maybe tomorrow. It certainly is quiet, as usual on an early Monday morning, in GH. I was up to blog and also waiting for a computer restart. Since I was waiting, I also updated some other programs. One thing is for certain, what I know about computers and how they work could be easily fit into a thimble with room to spare. That's why Mary and I have an IT guru to call on when in need.
Buy enough about computers and how they work. I spent the afternoon yesterday @ the Goodrich Quality Theater here in GH watching The Blues Brothers. It was everything I remembered and more. Mary was content to stay here with the fur-children and spent the afternoon reading in the La-Z-Boy. A win-win for both of us.
There are many possible scenes from the movie, but here is one of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK33V7FGjd8
The Blues Brothers wore well for a movie that is approaching 38 years of age. Sadly, many of its cast members are now deceased, including John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Ray Charles, John Candy, and probably many others. Seeing the scenes of cars crashing and chasing through the city and the countryside and hearing the music was once again a sight to see and hear. I love these old movies that are running each week in the Goodrich Flashback Cinema series.
Sports news yesterday was mixed, at best. The Cubs fell to the Marlins 2 - 4 to stay firmly mired in 2nd place in the NL Central. Like I've noted before, the Cubs seem to take one step forward and two steps back. They are now @ 38 - 37 and travel to Washington, D.C. to play the Nationals tonight @ 7:05 p.m.
The Tigers righted the ship for one day in San Diego in a win over the Padres, 7 - 5. That win vaulted the Tigers back into 4th place in the AL Central with a record of 33 - 42. The Tigers have the day off today before welcoming the Royals to Comerica Park @ 7:10 p.m. Tuesday.
My beloved Red Sox are still statistically tied for 1st with the Yankees in the AL East following a loss to the Angels, 2 - 4. Since the Yankees also lost, they remain tied atop the division. The Sox have a record of 41 - 34 and play the Twins tonight @ 7:00 p.m. @ Fenway.
The Caps continued their winning ways with a victory over the visiting Lansing Lug Nuts in an MWL East game, 5 - 2. That gives the Caps a perfect 2nd half record of 4 - 0. The Caps welcome the Dayton Dragons to the Fith/Third Ballpark tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Otherwise, fortunately with more than a little guidance from our IT guru, I discovered the cause of my picture snafu. It seems that I somehow managed to lose the date set in the camera and so, as our IT guru said, the dumb computer was doing what it could to file the pictures in the only date it could, December 2011. Hopefully, the problem is now resolved with the camera setting revised.
While I was at The Blues Brothers enjoying a huge bucket of popcorn and a ginormous cherry cola, Mary finished the indoor chores leaving us with nothing specific today. We are anticipating a telephone call from the carpet purveyor with a satisfactory explanation as to why, although the carpeting is in, the carpet will have to wait to be installed until the week of the Fourth of July holiday. That seems to be an excessive amount of time, at least to me.
We'll take the morning safari with the fur-children and then settle in for more reading and retirement, at least for me. Mary has accepted another indexing job, but it is not due in until later in July. She also has another job lined up, but that will come in in sections on a weekly basis. The job she just accepted causes me to have put my highlighter's hat on once again, but I have been resting, so no big deal.
The sun will rise today into sunny skies @ 6:07 a.m, and set @ 9:28 p.m. Ciao.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City."
Well, it's done. We are now the proud owners of a new lawn sprinkler. That's because we are also the proud owners of a new lawn in the back-forty. John dug up the old weed-infested and dog killed grass and replaced it with weed-free grass. Now, we have to water the sod daily for the next two weeks. Plus, we have to be sure to have a watering can to use on the spots where the dogs do their duties to dilute the damaging fluids, so to speak.
We have a current temperature of 63° under fair skies. Later today, the NWS is forecasting a high temperature of 69° under sunny skies. No rain of note is in that forecast. The sun will rise @ 6:06 a.m. and set @ 9:28 p.m.
I had to go downstairs after Mary, with Ginger's assistance, injured herself taking Ginger out for her final visit to the back-forty. I had to employ my best triage knowledge and assist Mary in the application of first aid cream and a flexible bandage. As anyone who has worked on cars knows, auto mechanics are forever repairing/bandaging what they would refer to as boo-boos, but what others would call major injuries. Give us a rag and some water and we're good to go.
Yesterday, we walked downtown to see the annual Grand Haven Arts and Crafts show. We didn't buy anything, but we did manage to wear Ginger out enough so that she lay down and we had to carry her part of the way back to the PE. Sugar didn't go as she would have expired, not just lay down.
I should mention that our Cubs' corner is now complete. The "W" and other headlines are prominently displayed where I can see them anytime I am sitting in the La-Z-Boy in the living room. I am including a picture here but only because I accidentally found it in my photo album that has inexplicably begun to save the latest pictures in the December 2011 folder.
Speaking of the picture files, I have a query in to our IT guru to see if she can figure out what I did to cause this snafu. Here's hoping.
Speaking of sports, the Cubs moved to 38 - 36 in the NL Central with yesterday's win over the Marlins, 5 - 3. That's still only good enough for 2nd place. As I've noted previously, the Cubs need to string some wins together, not win two and then lose two etc. We need to get some consistent starting pitching and some relievers to support those pitchers. The Cubs and the Marlins play again today @ 1:10 p.m.
The 32 - 42, Tigers are out on the West Coast and just lost to the 31 - 44 Padres in San Diego. Naturally, the Tigers are in 5th place in the AL Central and the slightly better Padres are in 4th place, several games ahead of the woeful Giants in the NL West. The final score in the game was 3 - 7. The Tigers and the Padres play again today @ 4:40 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox fell to the Angels yesterday, 3 - 6. Fortunately for the Sox, the AL East-leading Yankees also lost, so the Sox and the Yankees are in a statistical tie for first place. The Yankees have a record of 40 - 32, while the Sox have a record of 41 - 33. The Sox and the Angels play again today @ 1:35 p.m.
The Caps are still winning, having defeated the Lansing Lug Nuts yesterday by the lopsided score of 16 - 1. That gives the Caps sole possession of 1st place in the MWL East. The Caps play the Lug Nuts again today @ 1:00 p.m. on a day devoted to a children's hospital and dog washes/races along with other activities.
Otherwise, we have nothing planned. I may or may not go to the local movie theater to see the flashback showing of The Blues Brothers @ 2:00 p.m. If I go, there is a huge bucket of popcorn in my future accompanied by a ginormous cherry cola. The movie also shows next Wednesday @ 2:00 p.m.
We do have to walk with the fur-children and set the sprinkler to stun to keep the new sod watered and healthy. Ciao.
Well, it's done. We are now the proud owners of a new lawn sprinkler. That's because we are also the proud owners of a new lawn in the back-forty. John dug up the old weed-infested and dog killed grass and replaced it with weed-free grass. Now, we have to water the sod daily for the next two weeks. Plus, we have to be sure to have a watering can to use on the spots where the dogs do their duties to dilute the damaging fluids, so to speak.
We have a current temperature of 63° under fair skies. Later today, the NWS is forecasting a high temperature of 69° under sunny skies. No rain of note is in that forecast. The sun will rise @ 6:06 a.m. and set @ 9:28 p.m.
I had to go downstairs after Mary, with Ginger's assistance, injured herself taking Ginger out for her final visit to the back-forty. I had to employ my best triage knowledge and assist Mary in the application of first aid cream and a flexible bandage. As anyone who has worked on cars knows, auto mechanics are forever repairing/bandaging what they would refer to as boo-boos, but what others would call major injuries. Give us a rag and some water and we're good to go.
Yesterday, we walked downtown to see the annual Grand Haven Arts and Crafts show. We didn't buy anything, but we did manage to wear Ginger out enough so that she lay down and we had to carry her part of the way back to the PE. Sugar didn't go as she would have expired, not just lay down.
I should mention that our Cubs' corner is now complete. The "W" and other headlines are prominently displayed where I can see them anytime I am sitting in the La-Z-Boy in the living room. I am including a picture here but only because I accidentally found it in my photo album that has inexplicably begun to save the latest pictures in the December 2011 folder.
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| I like it! |
Speaking of sports, the Cubs moved to 38 - 36 in the NL Central with yesterday's win over the Marlins, 5 - 3. That's still only good enough for 2nd place. As I've noted previously, the Cubs need to string some wins together, not win two and then lose two etc. We need to get some consistent starting pitching and some relievers to support those pitchers. The Cubs and the Marlins play again today @ 1:10 p.m.
The 32 - 42, Tigers are out on the West Coast and just lost to the 31 - 44 Padres in San Diego. Naturally, the Tigers are in 5th place in the AL Central and the slightly better Padres are in 4th place, several games ahead of the woeful Giants in the NL West. The final score in the game was 3 - 7. The Tigers and the Padres play again today @ 4:40 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox fell to the Angels yesterday, 3 - 6. Fortunately for the Sox, the AL East-leading Yankees also lost, so the Sox and the Yankees are in a statistical tie for first place. The Yankees have a record of 40 - 32, while the Sox have a record of 41 - 33. The Sox and the Angels play again today @ 1:35 p.m.
The Caps are still winning, having defeated the Lansing Lug Nuts yesterday by the lopsided score of 16 - 1. That gives the Caps sole possession of 1st place in the MWL East. The Caps play the Lug Nuts again today @ 1:00 p.m. on a day devoted to a children's hospital and dog washes/races along with other activities.
Otherwise, we have nothing planned. I may or may not go to the local movie theater to see the flashback showing of The Blues Brothers @ 2:00 p.m. If I go, there is a huge bucket of popcorn in my future accompanied by a ginormous cherry cola. The movie also shows next Wednesday @ 2:00 p.m.
We do have to walk with the fur-children and set the sprinkler to stun to keep the new sod watered and healthy. Ciao.
Friday, June 23, 2017
Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:30 a.m. in "The City."
Good news my loyal readers, I won't have to water the vast gardens of the PE today. We had a goodly amount of rain overnight that should be ending about 8:00 a.m. this morning. Mary got the fur-children out just before the skies opened up around 11:00 p.m. last night. With the lightning and thunder that came with the rain, STWD would have refused to go out once those began. Ginger wouldn't care, but she does not do well when she becomes a wet dog. Unlike retriever breeds who shed water, Ginger gets wet and then smells like a wet dog before she gets curly.
At any rate, the T-storms were not overwhelmingly intense, so STWD wasn't bothered enough to head to one of her hide-e-holes. Right now, she is lying on my side of the bed awaiting my return. I wasn't going to get up, but the usual pattern of internet outages from our cable company continued, so I got up to check the modem. It was blinking green and it only came back to life shortly after 3:30 a.m.
Speaking of the weather, the current temperature is 71° with no rain falling under the prevailing cloudy skies. Later today, after the sun rises @ 6:06 a.m. and well before it sets at 9:28 p.m., the NWS has forecast a high temperature of 72° under cloudy/partly cloudy skies until about 3:00 p.m. when the skies will clear and the sun will shine.
Sports news yesterday was interesting, The Cubs made some roster moves, placing Jason Heyward on the 10-day DL and sending slumping Kyle Schwarber to the Cubs' Triple AAA affiliate in IA for some work to regain his hitting stroke. His ML manager, Joe Maddon, and teammates like Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant believe that Schwarber just needs some time out of the spotlight to regain his World Series hitting success from last year when he came back from that horrendous knee injury to spark the Cubs to their first championship in over 100 years.
But I digress, the Cubs downed the Marlins 11 - 1 behind solid, if unspectacular, pitching by Jake Arrieta and home runs by Russell, Contreras, and Bryant. Switch-hitting rookie Ian Happ went 4 - 4, showing power from the right side of the plate. The Cubs are still in 2nd place in the NL Central @ 37 - 35. They hope to continue their winning ways when the Cubs and the Marlins play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Last night, the Tigers looked like what they are, a bad baseball team. They once again fell hard to the Mariners, 6 - 9, to fall to 5th /last place in the AL Central @ 32 - 40. At this point, I expect that Tigers' manager Brad Ausmus will be lucky to survive the full season before getting the ax. Does he deserve that fate? Probably not, but that's what happens when a team doesn't achieve. The Tigers move on to San Diego to face the Padres tonight @ 10:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox had the day off before welcoming the LA Angels to Fenway Park tonight @7:00 p.m. to play the first game of a weekend series. The Angels defeated the Yankees yesterday to allow the Sox to once again share a statistical tie with the Yankees in the AL East. The Sox have a record of 40 - 32.
The Caps defeated the Lansing Lug Nuts last night in a squeaker, 5 - 4. That gives the Caps a three-way tie with the Ft. Wayne, IN TinCaps and the Lake, County, OH Captains in the MWL East as the second half of their season begins. The Caps and the Lug Nuts play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Mary tried out her new food steamer yesterday and the vegan sausages she made are fantastic, definitely a keeper! She also tried a new approach to making vegan jerky in our food dehydrator, one I suggested, that incorporated the liquid marinade ingredients in the seitan versus later in the process. The resulting jerky tastes great and is not sticky. I like it and so do the fur-children!
We had John give us a price for laying sod in the back forty to replace the dead and dying grass that is caused by Ginger's visits. I know how to do it, but my yak says No, No! Plus, he will take a look at the clogged vents in my office and the media room to see if they can be made functional. As of now, both rooms are cold in the winter and warm/hot the other three seasons. Here's hoping.
We hope to take it easy today. Mary hopes to do that aforementioned sewing along with her regular Friday chat session and we'll both walk with the fur-children. I have a few things still on my agenda, but those should not require too much time, I hope. I want to get in some time with the girls and do some reading. Ciao.
Good news my loyal readers, I won't have to water the vast gardens of the PE today. We had a goodly amount of rain overnight that should be ending about 8:00 a.m. this morning. Mary got the fur-children out just before the skies opened up around 11:00 p.m. last night. With the lightning and thunder that came with the rain, STWD would have refused to go out once those began. Ginger wouldn't care, but she does not do well when she becomes a wet dog. Unlike retriever breeds who shed water, Ginger gets wet and then smells like a wet dog before she gets curly.
At any rate, the T-storms were not overwhelmingly intense, so STWD wasn't bothered enough to head to one of her hide-e-holes. Right now, she is lying on my side of the bed awaiting my return. I wasn't going to get up, but the usual pattern of internet outages from our cable company continued, so I got up to check the modem. It was blinking green and it only came back to life shortly after 3:30 a.m.
Speaking of the weather, the current temperature is 71° with no rain falling under the prevailing cloudy skies. Later today, after the sun rises @ 6:06 a.m. and well before it sets at 9:28 p.m., the NWS has forecast a high temperature of 72° under cloudy/partly cloudy skies until about 3:00 p.m. when the skies will clear and the sun will shine.
Sports news yesterday was interesting, The Cubs made some roster moves, placing Jason Heyward on the 10-day DL and sending slumping Kyle Schwarber to the Cubs' Triple AAA affiliate in IA for some work to regain his hitting stroke. His ML manager, Joe Maddon, and teammates like Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant believe that Schwarber just needs some time out of the spotlight to regain his World Series hitting success from last year when he came back from that horrendous knee injury to spark the Cubs to their first championship in over 100 years.
But I digress, the Cubs downed the Marlins 11 - 1 behind solid, if unspectacular, pitching by Jake Arrieta and home runs by Russell, Contreras, and Bryant. Switch-hitting rookie Ian Happ went 4 - 4, showing power from the right side of the plate. The Cubs are still in 2nd place in the NL Central @ 37 - 35. They hope to continue their winning ways when the Cubs and the Marlins play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Last night, the Tigers looked like what they are, a bad baseball team. They once again fell hard to the Mariners, 6 - 9, to fall to 5th /last place in the AL Central @ 32 - 40. At this point, I expect that Tigers' manager Brad Ausmus will be lucky to survive the full season before getting the ax. Does he deserve that fate? Probably not, but that's what happens when a team doesn't achieve. The Tigers move on to San Diego to face the Padres tonight @ 10:10 p.m.
My beloved Red Sox had the day off before welcoming the LA Angels to Fenway Park tonight @7:00 p.m. to play the first game of a weekend series. The Angels defeated the Yankees yesterday to allow the Sox to once again share a statistical tie with the Yankees in the AL East. The Sox have a record of 40 - 32.
The Caps defeated the Lansing Lug Nuts last night in a squeaker, 5 - 4. That gives the Caps a three-way tie with the Ft. Wayne, IN TinCaps and the Lake, County, OH Captains in the MWL East as the second half of their season begins. The Caps and the Lug Nuts play again tonight @ 7:00 p.m.
Mary tried out her new food steamer yesterday and the vegan sausages she made are fantastic, definitely a keeper! She also tried a new approach to making vegan jerky in our food dehydrator, one I suggested, that incorporated the liquid marinade ingredients in the seitan versus later in the process. The resulting jerky tastes great and is not sticky. I like it and so do the fur-children!
We had John give us a price for laying sod in the back forty to replace the dead and dying grass that is caused by Ginger's visits. I know how to do it, but my yak says No, No! Plus, he will take a look at the clogged vents in my office and the media room to see if they can be made functional. As of now, both rooms are cold in the winter and warm/hot the other three seasons. Here's hoping.
We hope to take it easy today. Mary hopes to do that aforementioned sewing along with her regular Friday chat session and we'll both walk with the fur-children. I have a few things still on my agenda, but those should not require too much time, I hope. I want to get in some time with the girls and do some reading. Ciao.
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