Good mornig or good evening, wherever you may be, It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "The City."

I feel sorry for those who lost their lives and property in West Virginia due to the once every 1,000 year floods that are happening there. We get rains, and sometimes the Grand River overflows its banks or jams with ice floes, but we don't generally lose everyone and everything that is important in our lives.

I also feel the same sorrow for the people who live out west. As high temperatures soar well past 100°, they re experiencing fires that have consumed thousands of acres and hundreds of buildings, and which are almost beyond the capabilities of the men and women who are tasked with ending the conflagrations. Whether you believe in global warming, climate change, or other forces, we are in a world of hurt.

Here in GH, the current temperature is 59° that feels like 59°. No rain is falling outside the WW, and none is expected until Sunday, when T-storms are forecast by the NWS at 60%. I'll have to water the gardens and lawns of the PE, but that is a regular chore that does not threaten anyone's life nor property.

Mary and I started our chores after a lunch of barbecue baked tofu and Coleslaw, both made by Mary in her kitchen. We took a short safari with STWD afterwards, which was cut short by the sound of a 21 gun salute at the local funeral home. The Honor Guard from VFW Post 2326 was honoring a recently deceased member as we walked at about 1:30 p.m. The sound of the shots was enough to convince Sugar that it was time to get home, as fast as her little legs could carry her. I sat down to read and Mary went up to chat.

Yesterday, Mary had a double chat session, The first came after our IT guru lost track of time and the chat started and stopped at approximately 12:00 p.m., instead of the regular Friday chat time of 2:00 p.m. The regular chat began at 2:00 p.m. and that apparently went off without a hitch.

Mary worked more on her indexing project and I read until it was time to go to Muskegon to retrieve her yarn that she had left behind during her weaving class. If you recall, the last time we tried, we had forgotten that the store was closed on Mondays. When we arrived yesterday, we were surprised to see a for rent sign on an empty store front. Fortunately, I had the brilliant idea to call the store. In checking for the phone number, we learned that the store had moved 200 yards to the west and that they were indeed still in business.

We stopped in, retrieved the yarn filled bag that had made the move with the store and Mary selected some yarn for pair of yoga socks for Steph. As we were leaving, I had to remind Mary to take the bag of yarn that we had originally come to retrieve.

We stopped at our favorite watering hole for dinner, just ahead of the crush of tourists that descended following a busy day of vacationing. The regulars had mostly departed, so we were able to get a seat at the bar.

Sports news yesterday was once again a mixed bag. The Cubs eked out a win over the Marlins, 5 - 4, on the strength of two home runs, one by Kris Bryant and another by rookie catcher/first baseman Wilson Contreras that drove in two RBIs.

When I first tuned, in the Cubs were up by four runs after a torrid four run first inning. But a grand slam home run by the Marlins quickly tied the score and it was the second RBI by Contreras who started the game at catcher, but moved to 1st base when an injury to 2nd baseman Ben Zobrist, caused Cubs' manager Joe Maddon to reshuffle his team. Zobrist had been hit in the ankle by a pitch, but X-rays were negative. Contreras added another game winning RBI later in the game.  The Cubs now have a 10 game lead over the 2nd place Cardinals in the N. L. Central.

The Tigers fell to the Indians, 4 - 7. Sadly, the Indians are leading the A. L. Central over the 3rd place Tigers by 5.0 games. The Tigers have a record of 38 - 36. Pitching is still a real concern for the Tigers.

My beloved Red Sox also eked out a win, in their case over the Rangers, 8 - 7. That finds the Sox still in 2nd place in the A. L. East, 1.5 games behind the division leading Orioles. The Sox have a record of 41 - 32,

The Caps fell to the Lugnuts, 7 - 12. That gives the Caps an 0 - 2 record in the Midwest League Eastern Division, good enough to maintain their hold on 8th place.

Today, not much is on tap.Water the lawns and gardens of the PE, finish the indoor chores, and read after the morning safari with the intrepid one. Mary will get back to indexing, and surfing the Internet.

The sun will rise at 6:06 a.m., and set at 9:28 p.m. Ciao.