Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City", where our current temperature outside the Weather Window stands at 66°, as we drop to the overnight/early morning low of 55°. Once the sun rises at 7:35 this morning, we are expecting what could best be described as the perfect fall day. 73°, sunny, and no precipitation in the forecast. Sunday looks like more of the same, and Monday will be similar with a high of 66°. As I've often said here, "What's not to like?"

In other news, the boss gave me the day off to recuperate from our long work day overnight on Thursday and early Friday morning. We didn't get up until noon, and then I thought I was fine. However as I predicted, by shortly after sunset I was like burnt toast. I went to bed shortly after we got back from the Post and was sound asleep while Mary watched Turner and Hooch on one of the movie channels. Like I said, the sun set and so did I.

In sports, the boys in blue defeated the Brewers in Milwaukee, 6 - 4. Hopefully "Next Year" with their newly renovated park, they will win more than they lose. Wrigley Field was constructed n 1914 and has undergone name changes and capacity increases over the years. Currently, the park can hold 41,160 fans. In Boston, my beloved Red Sox, are planning to add seats to historic Fenway Park, the oldest park in either league. It was built in 1912, and has a current seating capacity of 37,493 fans. As long as the don't try to remove the "Green Monster in left field, they can do pretty much what they want. My beloved lost to the Yankees, 2 - 3. In a much newer ballpark the Tigers fell to the Twins, 4 - 11. The Tigers are now just one game ahead of the Royals. There is no joy in Bean-town, but there is trepidation in Detroit, Michigan.

The Wolverines of Michigan play at Minnesota later today. They have a 2 - 2 record. The Spartans of MSU play at Wyoming later today too. Both Michigan and MSU are tied for second in the Big 10. Wisconsin leads the conference. The Northern Illinois Huskies have the day off, after being drubbed in Arkansas last week.

Today an early walk withe Sugar the Weather Dog, possibly to the farmer's market, and then home for a day of laundry. We have been so busy that it had to be put aside, and now it can no longer wait. Mary will be working, so Sugar and I will be on our own. While we didn't get to the "Bone Zone" yesterday, and I didn't play with the girls much, between loads we should be able to get those activities in.

That's about all for today. The sun will set at 7:34 p.m., which if you do the math, is one minute less than 24 hours. Sigh. Mary and I like it here, and if the weather doesn't' go completely weird, we plan to stay the winter. The tourists are mostly gone for the year, and a quiet small town life will be ours for a few months. We know we need the tourism, but it is nice to be able to walk the streets in peace. Ciao.