Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is nearing 5:00 a.m. in "The City."

At this hour the temperatures have bottomed out at 54° before we rise again to today's high of 66°. Under partly cloudy or partly sunny skies, whichever you prefer, the sun will rise at 7:46 a.m. Tuesday, the day of my first of five knee treatments, the temperature will be 67° under mostly sunny skies. Looks like shorts weather may be back when I go.

We took a long walk with STWD yesterday morning, We covered nearly two miles in the cool temperatures of that fine fall morning. While most don't know the areas we walked, we found ourselves on Chinook Pier and Mary found a nice long sleeved shirt in pink that she really liked at one of the shops that is still open this late in the season. This one was less money and fit better than the one she had tried on the day before. What's not to like?

We continued our sojourn and then returned to the PE for lunch. Mary worked hard on a spinach and eggplant lasagna that required lots of chopping. I'm sure she loved the chopping and preparation. I loved the end result. It was delicious and about as healthy as you can get. As I understand it, the eggplant and it's skin are so full of nutrients, that this vegetable is off the charts health-wise. Included was some non-dairy ricotta cheese, tomatoes, and other goodies that were also very healthy. By the time I was done, I felt ready to conquer the world.Well not exactly.

However, during the preparations, I started reading the book the I had mentioned on the previous blog, Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel. My voice grew tired as I sat on the hard kitchen stool reading aloud, so I was dispatched to the library to get another copy so that both Mary and I could read silently after lunch. My large print version was easier for me to read, and I finished before Mary. Plus, since she is into post-apocalyptic fiction and movies more than I am, it took her longer to read. I am now done and that's all I have to say about that. We'll attempt to see the play and the author reading session this evening.

I have a few things to do today, and those are of the mundane, because I want to do them variety. Mary will finish reading the large print copy of the book that I passed along to her, and then we can discuss what we read as well as our personal critiques.

In sports, the men in blue swept their season ending series against the Brewers with a 3 - 1 win. A final record of 97 - 65 is the third best in the Major Leagues™ this year. Unfortunately, the two better teams are ahead of them in their division. Be there for the Wildcard game on Wednesday night! The Tigers finished the season with a definite whimper, following a 2 - 1 win over that other team from Chicago. My beloved Red Sox didn't fare any better, as they lost to the Indians, 0 - 2. The Bears came out a winner with a last second field goal by Robbie Gould, that iced a 22 - 20 victory. Not a slaughter as we used to say in Little League™ baseball, but a win none the less. The Lions play tonight. We'll be at the community center.

The sun will set at 7:19 p.m. this evening. Ciao.