Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just passing 3:45 a.m. in "The City."

In sports, the boys in blue took one from the Nats, 4 - 2. They have a record of 29 - 25, which finds them in third place in their division. Today's game is the rubber game, an so it will be a good raod trip if the boys win. They have not yet shown evidence of the famous June Swoon.

The Tigers finally broke their losing streak against that other team from Chicago, 7 - 1. Sadly, their record of 29 - 28 also finds them in third place in their division. Justin Verlander is due back from rehab soon, but he can only pitch every four or five days. My beloved Red Sox, with a record of 26 - 31 have fallen to fourth place in their division. They did however beat the As for the second game in a row, 4 -2. The Caps have a record of 28 - 28, after beating the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 8 - 7. The B'hawks lost to the Tampa Bay Lighting, affectionately known to their fans as the Bolts, 4 - 3. And as expected, American Pharaoh won the Triple Crown going away in the Belmont Stakes. It took 37 years to get the 12th Triple Crown winner, but American Pharaoh did it. It also took his trainer, Bob Baffert, a long time too.

Wow, I didn't think a sports update could take that long.

Yesterday, after we walked to the farmers market and I walked solo to the aforementioned big-box home center. Mary made scrambled tofu and potatoes for breakfast after we returned. When you get up at 7:45 a.m., you can get a lot done before 10:00 a.m. We worked on the latest index. I finished my part of the project, for now, and so the rest is up to Mary until I get the call to put on my editor's hat. I think I can find time for the girls tomorrow, since the National Weather Service is predicting rain and T-storms. The rain is forecast to begin by 9:00 a.m. at 30%, and the T-storms are supposed to begin in earnest, at 2:00 p.m.with a 90% chance of certainty. STWD will let us know for sure.

Mary made her famous sauerkraut and Swiss cheeses sandwiches for lunch. She also took time to craft a cucumber salad as the perfect side. Later we went downtown in the afternoon to gather some signatures for the petitions we volunteered to do. Many people were approached and some of the reasons for being unable to sign were interesting. It is s learning process for everyone.

We stopped into see Sally on the way back before getting home. Mary crafted a down and dirty spaghetti. We were hungry, but it tasted great to me.

The sun will rise at 6:15 a.m. and set at 9:21 p.m. Ciao.