Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:00 a.m. in "The City."

A current temperature of 49° on the display of the DTWS as reported from the FPMS, and 47° according to the NWS in GR, are the current conditions here in GH. In addition, the view out the WW and also per the NWS shows dense fog that has caused the issuance of a Dense Fog Advisory by that self-same NWS. Their recommendations? Drive carefully and leave extra time this morning. Duh!

We will see that fog, and I mean literally see that fog, lifting @ 9:00 a.m. today. Then we'll experience temperatures rising to a high of 58° by early this afternoon and then falling slowly tonight to an overnight low of 43°. The sun will rise @ 7:31 a.m. and set @ 6:25 p.m. Temperatures will stay in the 40s to 50s for several days before they fall to the 30s by Saturday. We won't see temperatures returning to the 50s until Saturday, March, 4 and then they will plunge again back into the 30s. Even the arrival of all of the mulch, seeds, and other gardening supplies @ the big-box home center can't change what will happen. Maybe Punxatawney Phil was right.

I was active in the kitchen yesterday, once again exhibiting my evolving baking skills. This time, I used that recipe that I found on the internet as I baked some whole-wheat hamburger buns. After a few hours of time devoted to watching the dough rise, which I mixed and kneaded it in my Kitchenaid™ stand mixer voila, I had the buns pictured below.

In a totally unbiased opinion, John, our handyman/painter, gave them two thumbs up, as did Mary. I won't disagree.

No trains were witnessed yesterday. Either I and GTTSD missed them, or they didn't pass by. Maybe today. I went to the chiropractor yesterday and got the all clear. I don't have to incessantly wear my yak brace, but I still have to be careful how I bend, lift, and sit. I can also use the brace when I am going to do something that requires/causes extra strain on my yak.

While I was baking, Mary was chatting and John was painting. The downstairs bedroom looks 100% better. You never realize how dingy a room gets over time. Once I was back from the chiropractor, the baking was done, and Mary had finished chatting, she made lunch using her extraordinary beest on my freshly baked buns. What can I say? Wunderbar!

We finally ran some errands yesterday afternoon and ended our day @ our favorite watering hole for some onion rings and adult libations. Home in time to watch the evening news, some game shows, and NCIS on TV. Once those activities were over, I took the fur-children out and then moved to the upstairs media room while Mary happily knitted in the La-Z-Boy.

Today, I plan to do some reading, and some jigsaw puzzle solving. I finally found all of the edge pieces, so now Mary can help me. She is not a big fan of the tedium that is making the edge of a puzzle. I'd like to play with the girls too, but I don't want to place undue pressure on my healing yak, so that may be put off for another day. I also have to read more of the non-fiction book that I recommended for out monthly book club @ the Tri-Cities History Museum.

Don't forget, all of the Major League Baseball™ teams are fully engage in spring training as they head towards the first game of spring this weekend. Ciao.