Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is 3:05 a.m. in "The City." A current temperature outside the WW of 37.9° Fahrenheit is not bad by the standard of a regular Michigan winter's day. Indoors, the temperature is 66.5°, also measured in degrees Fahrenheit. Both are under a waning gibbous moon. Sunrise will occur later this morning at 8:15 a.m. and the days are indeed getting longer, as sunset will occur at 5:16 p.m.

Our high today is forecast to be 39° under cloudy skies. Tomorrow, the forecast is for a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain along with windy conditions anywhere from 25 mph to 40 mph. There is also a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. STWD will not be happy.

Yesterday was an interesting day. I placed more pieces in my jigsaw puzzle, finished the crossword from the Grand Haven Tribune, and together, Mary and I walked with STWD to The Baker's Wife for a loaf of bread. Is that mundane enough for you?

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that poor Sugar was frightened by the sound of gunshots in the distance. Apparently, it is pheasant hunting season (male only) here in Michigan through January 1. As Sugar and I waited outside the bakery, Sugar was shaking, torn between her desire to protect Mary and an equally strong (perhaps stronger) desire to get home and protect herself. Trooper that she is, she hung in there until Mary reappeared, and then pulled strongly for home.

We had leftovers from our Christmas dinner for brunch and then later we made our last stop for 2015 at our favorite watering hole for dinner. In between, we were going to stop at the Lakeshore Museum District in Muskegon for a tour of the Hackley and Hume homes which are decorated for the holidays. Unfortunately, neither of us had consulted the weather for Muskegon, which is often very different than GH and so the rains that were over in GH were steady in Muskegon. Maybe next year. You don't want to rush things.

Today, I'll have the privilege of watching the Lions play their second to last game this season at 1:00 p.m. The Bears, next week's opponent for the Lions, play at the same time. Mary will be working, so I'll have the media room all to myself. STWD will probably join me.

Speaking of the intrepid one, she and I will be on safari later this morning. A tour of GH south and east of here will probably ensue. Sugar always likes to locate other dogs in GH, and those directions always lend themselves well to that endeavor.

Otherwise, that's about all I have to say about that. I will be doing some additional highlighting and then back to retirement. That is of course unless I finish that highlighting effort yet this morning. Ciao.