Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:00 a.m. in "This City."

Cubs' manager Joe Maddon has a new motto for this year, "Embrace the Target!" As those of us who have suffered with the Boys in Blue for far too long surely know, and I've only suffered for 57 years, the target is a World Series™ title. But as Maddon himself says, it can also be the target that is on the back of every player's uniform since last year. That target was placed there by the players themselves after the great, but unrequiting season they had in 2015.

No matter, on 4/03/16, the Boys in Blue open the regular season in Anaheim against the Angels. The following day, 4/04/16, my beloved Red Sox take the field against the Indians of Cleveland. The fans of the Tigers will have to wait until Tuesday, 4/05/2015, to see their team open against the Marlins. Each time your favorite team takes the field for the opening of the 2016 season, they have the same record, 0 - 0. Yes my friends, I am a baseball fan and I'm proud of it.

Yesterday, we didn't do much until the late afternoon. Mary chatted, I read and played Winnie, and we had a late lunch. Then we were off to Pensacola to see the festivities for the 2016 Downtown Pensacola Gallery Night. Much like the Mardis Gras Parade activities there, the streets are blocked after 5:00 p.m., and throngs of people come to town. Vendors sell, musicians play and artists display their wares and works. In addition, the city is hosting their annual Pensacon™, the Pensacola Comic Convention. Superheroes, supervillains, zombies, and Star Trek characters abounded on the streets of the city.

We had spent so much time in rush hour traffic getting there, that we had to walk about a bit. Parking was at a premium, but we found a free spot. A quick tour, a quick libation at the Irish pub, and then back on the road to brave the traffic in the opposite direction as we headed for home.

Today, we are off to Pensacola again for the ukulele jam and a chance to play some high end guitars and ukuleles afterwards. Then home again for an NCIS marathon and some additional relaxation/retirement.

Sunday we'll be watching the Daytona 500™ and munching on some veggies and dip, cheese and crackers, and possibly reheated chili. I'm not going to project beyond that.

The current temperature here is 61°, but it feels like 58°. We're heading for today's high of 68 sunny degrees. The skies will turn cloudy Sunday through Tuesday with similar temperatures, However, there is a strong chance for T-storms on Tuesday.

The sun will rise in a few hours at 6:26 a.m. and set later at 5:41 p.m. Ciao.