It’s May 3rd and increasingly greening up in the city. In a few weeks green will take over the landscape. Spring will arrive with the damp and somewhat rainy conditions helping to jump start the process. Gray with a high around 60 today.

Today in 1973, The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world’s tallest building.

Happy Birthday to James Brown, Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons, Pete Staples of the Troggs. I guess it’s a big birthday party for those who like listening to the oldies station.

I am still recovering from vacation. It is really hard to get back into the groove after a nice vacation. That stylus really kicks you in the can.

I don’t have any real plans for the weekend but I am monitoring the weather situation. I really have things that need to get done in the city, so I’ll probably just stay in town.