Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It will probably be just past 1:30 a.m. in "The City" when I finish writing. Hey, a new style of opening. Hope it isn't too disconcerting for my long time readers.

Yesterday, we didn't get up as late as the day before, but almost. STWD stayed in with us and that made the morning more palatable for all concerned. When we finally got out for the morning safari to pick up the Grand Haven Tribune, it was nearly noon. Mary prepared lunch afterwards that included a veggie hot dog and a new taste treat sensation, Tater Tots™ prepared on her waffle iron. I had my tots with my preferred condiment, malt vinegar, while Mary used the more traditional ketchup.

Mary had to admit that this version of comfort food was a surprising treat, Duh? Dinner was prepared after we returned from the Post. A sweet potato and baked barbecue tofu that was slathered in Mary's previously prepared spicy barbecue sauce was delicious.

We had originally gone to the Post to both take a walk on a beautiful later afternoon, and to inquire about Sally. She is up and about, but not working according to the men at the Post. She is still working through her health concerns.

Elsewhere in the news, Mary had her chat session, during which she got more news about the "Ransomware" that is invading computers, large and small, across the country. One of the indexers from OR was called to her mother's house when mom's computer was infested. It appears that the only way to stop the ransomware infestation is to notice when a screen demanding a call to the "Computer Kidnappers" appears on the computer display. This can happen whether you have a few or many windows open, even if you are focused on another project. If you hit any key, you are "Kidnapped."

The advice from our IT guru is to "touch" nothing that requires clicking on an icon with your mouse. You should shut off the computer with the actual power button on the computer, not the way that most of us use, the on-screen power button, Then, you must power down your modem, and run any antivirus programs that you have with the machine disconnected from the internet. A failure to act as I described, will result in permanent damage and/or an inability to access your personal files. A bag of cheese doodles coupled with a computer and a willingness is all that is needed. Welcome to the internet age.

In trainspotting news, there were none to spot yesterday.

In sports news, the boys in blue fell to the Brewers 4 - 5, in spite of good outings by Anthony Rizzo and Ben Zobrist. The Tigers game was cancelled. My beloved Red Sox defeated the Pirates 6 - 3, on the strength of a solid performance by David Price, who said he felt the best he has in several weeks. Given how many times he has been traded over the last few seasons, it is not surprising that it took weeks to feel good.

Today we are off to Comstock Park to attend that presentation on vegetable gardening in small spaces and containers. It should be good. We'll have to get up a bit earlier to allow for breakfast and the morning walk with the intrepid one.

As of now, the temperature is 29° and that's what it feels like according to the NWS. Later today we are supposed to see a high temperature of 51° under sunny skies. Tomorrow a similar temperature is in store, but the skies will be cloudy and a 60% chance of showers is a possibility in the evening.

The sun will rise at 7:37 a.m. and set at 8:05 p.m. Ciao.