Good morning or good evening, wherever ou may be. It is just past 6:30 a.m. in "The City."

The sun already rose @ 6:15 a.m., and it will set later this evening @ 9:08 p.m. We have a current temperature of 58° under cloudy skies. The NWS is forecasting rain and possible T-storms for this morning around 8:00 a.m. and then cloudy conditions after 11:00 a.m. Tomorrow looks like a sunny day with a high around 63°.

Given all of the things I have to get done tomorrow, that is a welcome forecast. I have to get my few hairs cut and my beard trimmed, I have to visit the chiropractor for my yak, and I have so much reading to do that I don't know if I will ever get it done. Retirement is so demanding.

Since I've been away from the blogosphere for many days on a visit to Washington, D.C., I'll just pick things up from here.

The Cubs were rained out yesterday at "The Friendly Confines" which haven't been that friendly of late. At any rate, the Cubs are currently residing in 3rd place in the NL Central with an overall record of 21 - 20. They try to play the Brewers again today @ 2:20 p.m.

The Tigers have an identical record of 21 - 20, also good for 3rd place in the AL Central. They play the Rangers in TX tonight @ 8:05 p.m.

My beloved Red Sox are struggling with an overall record of 21 - 21, only good enough for 4th place in the AL East. They play the "As" in Oakland this afternoon @ 4:05 p.m.

The Caps are doing well with an overall 2nd place record in the MWL East of 28 - 14 following their win over the Lake, County Captains yesterday by a final score of 6 - 2. They play the Captains again today @ 1:30 p.m.

We had a great trip on AMTRAK with the exception of straining my yak while in D.C. That's why I am visiting the chiropractor tomorrow. My yak is feeling better, but I am the impatient type.

I/we took numerous pictures on our trip. The best way to chronicle them is to include as many as I can here and let you pick out the ones of interest to you. So here goes.

Dr. King's stature is very impressive in person

Juxtaposed against the 

Washington Monument

              The memorial to Dr. King has many of his greatest sayings carved into the granite walls

I'm always moved by the Korean War Memorial

The Washington Monument at one end of the Reflecting Pool

The Lincoln Memorial is at the other end

We visited Mt. Vernon, George Washington's estate, during our stay.

The view from the porch @ Mt. Vernon overlooking the Potomac River is spectacular

Indeed

In the rebuilt blacksmith's shop, the smith is making items for sale in the gift shop

Mary was captivated by the workshop where the slaves turned the wool shorn from Washington's sheep into yarns and cloth.

Sadly, the slaves were forced to live in less than humane conditions, separated from family, by gender and distance.

On one of our outings, we discovered the National Postal Museum

Who knew?

We stayed in a new hotel, "The Pod" near the gates to Chinatown, which is so gentrified, that few Chinese can afford to live there anymore. 

For Adam., this is a roundhouse in Maryland or Virginia

Another view.

As noted previously, an undiscovered treasure in D.C.

I think that's enough for today. My printer is offline and I can't print anything. I was trying to print a revised index to my Irish Jam music, but so far, no luck. Maybe Mary can offer somadvice. Ciao.