Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. Here in "The City", at 5:25 a.m., life is good. I am going to keep this short, because I've just spent 40 minutes watching the eulogy delivered by President Obama at the funeral service for Reverend Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, SC. I am too tired to do much more than make a list and to think about things that he evoked in my mind.

In sports, boys in blue, 2 - 3 losers to the Cardinals in 10 innings. The Tigers eked out a win over that other team from Chicago, 5 - 4. My beloved Red Sox tipped the Rays, 4 - 3, and the Caps nipped the Lansing Lug Nuts 2 - 1.

Today, not much is on tap. A walk with STWD, a trip downtown for some signatures on our petitions. The goal is to place an initiative on the November 2016 ballot to ban fracking in M, and also a viewing of the annual Art Walk in GH. Plus, a pause for reflection on how fortunate we all are to have friends and family when we need them most.

The sun will rise at 6:07 a.m. and set at 9:28 p.m. Ciao.