Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 12:30 a.m. in "The City."

We show a current temperature of 24° under mostly cloudy skies. Later today, the NWS is forecasting a high temperature of 36°, also under mostly cloudy skies.The sun will be rising @ 7:32 a.m. and sunset will be @ 5:24 p.m.

Thursday afternoon, Mary and I traveled to Muskegon for my appointment at the yak doctor. I received an injection in my spine to relieve the inflammation of one of the disks in my spinal column. I had been given a prescription for valium to make me more steady while lying face down on the table in the procedure room. Let's just say that the valium didn't do a thing. The injection pain was not as bad as the pain that I got from lying in a prone position,

However, I survived the pain of both lying down and receiving the injection. It has now been about 36 hours since the procedure and Mary says my speed of walking has increased. The discharge directions note that relief may take from two to three weeks. Here's hoping that the effects will last for a significant time period, otherwise surgery will be the only resolution.

Ginger and I did some trainspotting yesterday. At 10:11 a.m., MMRR locomotive #2019 passed by heading south towing five CHCs, 11 DBTCs, and five DWTCs, with red stripes around their mid-section and two DWTCs with green stripes in the same location.

At 1:55 p.m. that same EMD GP 38-2 locomotive was spotted by Ginger and I heading north towing one DBTC and four DWTCs.

Mostly, I read the book that I chose for our book club, the latest biography about the late prizefighter, Muhammad Ali. He was an interesting man and the book is offering new insights into his thoughts and character. I am about 1/2 the way through.

Today, I plan to watch the Spartans of MSU take on the Buckeyes of the Ohio State University, game time 12:00 p.m. Mary has promised a nice brunch and also some popcorn for my viewing pleasure. Later, she also plans to make a vegan pot roast with vegetables for dinner. I plan to put horseradish on my pot roast.

Otherwise, not much is on our agenda. I finished the laundry yesterday and between football and reading, I will have my day complete. Mary has nearly completed our Christmas tree skirt. It has been a long process since she doesn't work on Christmas items until after Thanksgiving. Ciao..