Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "The City", where our current temperature outside the Weather Window is 49 brisk degrees under dark skies. We are headed for an overnight low of 45° before we rebound to a high of 61° under sunny skies. The balance of the week will see steadily rising temperatures and sunny skies too. Sugar the Weather Dog will like that forecast.

Speaking of the intrepid Weather Dog, I got her to go out early yesterday morning before the storms set in. Mary and I fooled her, gave her a treat and Sugar and I set out around 9:00 a.m. That was before her breakfast, and it was a good thing, because shortly after we got back the skies opened up. The day cleared after lunch time, but by then Sugar was glad to stay inside. Me too.

I have a short sports report today. Adam reminded me that I forgot to mention that the Bears are on tonight. I mentioned that they were on TV, but not that they were a Monday night game against the Jets. The Lions played against the Packers yesterday, and beat them 19 - 7. The boys in blue are winding down the 2014 baseball season with another loss to the Dodgers, 5 - 8. My beloved Red Sox defeated the Orioles 3 - 2. I read an article on the Internet that indicated that since the Sox traded away most of their quality pitching at the trading deadline, they were now going to be in the market for a lot of pitching. In fact, they may want to talk to Cole Hamels of the Phillies, but he could cost the Sox their rookie sensation, Mookie Betts. One of the pitchers that the Sox traded away, Jon Lester, will be a free agent at season's end.

Since Betts was recalled from the Sox' Pawtucket, RI team in mid-August, he has hit .294, going 35 for 199 with three home runs, 11 RBIs, and five stolen bases. He could be the keystone for the outfield for many years. But without pitching, the Sox haven't a chance of winning. I hope that my beloved Red Sox don't give away the bank in an effort to return to the post-season. Theo Epstein who is now the GM with the boys in blue knows what happens when you do. Oh, the Tigers lost to the Royals, 2 - 5. The Tigers have become my newest cardiac kids.

Today I have an appointment at the yak doctor this morning. I am feeling fine, but I need to get a refill on the anti-inflammatory medication that he prescribed. I tried to call his office on Friday to avoid this visit, expense, and waste of our time, but I guess it wasn't to be. I guess that it can't hurt to find out if I can continue the anti-inflammatory on an ongoing basis. If so, I can get a prescription for three months and save some money. Still, if I could have done it over the phone, it would have saved a lot of time and expense.

I heard the train going south about 12:30 a.m. I haven't heard nor seen the northbound run yet.

I am done with the highlighting. It was an interesting book and I learned a lot. Our nation has a long way to go.

Otherwise, I spent some time with the girls and paid scant attention to the TV and pro football. Like I used to do, I saved several hours on a Sunday afternoon. Tonight, I'd like to try the opening episode of the latest NCIS spin-off,  NCIS New Orleans. At the minimum, there were great scenes of the "Big Easy" and Bourbon St. in particular in the pilot for the show that ran on NCIS last season.

The sun will rise at 7:29 a.m. and set at 7:42 p.m. as the days get shorter. Ciao.