Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:00 a.m. in "This City." A current temperature of 36° will lead us to a post sunrise high of 51°. In GH, the temperature is currently 7°, although it feel like -8°. Here there will be riptides, while in GH, there will be light snow and a high of 22°.

Let's talk about yesterday. Mary and I took a nice long walk with Sugar the Weather Dog, and then Mary did some work while I watched TV and did crosswords. Sugar was exhausted, so she just watched the rains roll in around 12:00 p.m. Then she headed upstairs to find a hide-e-hole. Mary came down and we prepared our Super Bowl™ repast. We means that I watched a lot as Mary chopped, but that's a contribution, isn't it?  Sugar was there to assist in her role as household Sous Dog.

Since we had to wait for some things to soak and others to refrigerate, Mary and I took advantage of a lull in the rain to take a short afternoon walk with the intrepid weather dog. When we returned, the finishing touches were put on the football repast and then we settled in to watch some commercials and then the game itself.

We came away with a new found respect for the pain that football players experience and an even more profound level of incredulity at the final call by the Seahawks coaching staff. While the Patriots won, we felt as though the Seahawks lost the game more, if that makes sense.

Today's weather will preclude a lengthy walk with Sugar, but we'll take her for a bit of a constitutional for all of us. Sugar is a perfect catalyst to get us up and out when we may not really feel like going. Other than that, Mary has more work to do, and I have to get in some time with Abaigeal. Mostly though, I plan to veg out. I do have to empty and then reload the dishwasher, since I think we used nearly all of the silverware and dishes in the house.

The sun will rise at 6:37 a.m. and set at 5:26 p.m. Ciao.