Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:30 a.m. in "The City."

This blog is going to be a tad longer, as I just have too much to say.

Yesterday it did rain, but not as much as forecast by the NWS. Today, they promise mostly sunny skies and a high temperature of 74°. Currently, the temperature is 64° according to the NWS, while here in the Weather Center, the DTWS shows 65.8°. There are T-storms in the forecast from the NWS for Wednesday evening with a 90% chance. We'll see.

Sporting news yesterday was mostly good. The boys in blue, behind Jake Arrieta, stopped the Braves 8 - 2, with Bryant, Rizzo, Heyward and Montero hitting home runs in support of Arrieta's seven strong innings. That gives the Cubs a MLB™ and N. L. C. best record of 42 - 18, nine games better than the 2nd place Pirates. That other team from Chicago is now 31 - 31, good enough for 4th place in the A. L. C. .5 games behind the Tigers.

The Tigers solidly defeated the Yankees 6 - 1 behind another string pitching performance, this one by Justin Verlander. That gives the Tigers a record of 31 - 30 in the A. L. C. good for 2nd place, 3.0 games behind the Indians.

My beloved Red Sox crushed the Twins 15 - 4, for an overall record of 36 - 25 in the A. L. East, tied for 1st place with the Orioles. Xander Bogaerts had another monster game, with a two run homer and four RBIs. Wow! Not to be outdone, Jackie Bradley Jr., Big Papi, Mookie Betts, Sandy Leon, and Chris Young had solid days too. The Sox are the highest scoring team in the major leagues. Again, Wow!

The Caps fell hard to the Lansing Lug Nuts, 1 - 9. That gives the Caps a solid hold on 2nd place in the M. W. L. East with a record of 35 - 24, one game behind the South Bend Cubs.

We had a nice safari to the GHFM with STWD yesterday. While on our safari, we discovered that one of our local brew pubs was having a fest with live music on the waterfront. But later in the afternoon, we felt that a fest in an open parking lot was not appealing, thus we ended up at the Double Deuce, 22 Below, for dinner.

In between, I did more reading in The Court Martial of Paul Revere, by Michael M. Greenburg. An interesting take on one of the heroes of the American Revolution. I'm about half way through another book for my Beachcomber's Book Bingo effort. Some of my reading was done in bed, some on the deck, and some on the front porch as I enjoyed the nice temperatures of yesterday. It had seemed warmer while we were on the morning safari, but relaxing time spent reading was much better.

Mary placed the dividers in the latest book for indexing, and then placed the manuscript on my desk. I may or may not get to highlighting it later this morning. I had to order more pink highlighters, Mary's favorite highlighter color, because I am down to one. They'll be here Tuesday, one day after my bodhran. Mary's new breadbox arrived yesterday, necessitating a revised kitchen organization plan.

Today, grilling out is possible, as Mary got some veggies at the GHFM to go with the tofu she marinated in the jerk seasoning she had made the previous day. When last seen last night, before I retired to the media room, she was making bread dough. Yesterday, she also had a busy day of chopping, stirring/mixing, and baking in her kitchen. Our midday repast was a salad fresh from our gardens which she harvested a few minutes before serving. Lettuce and basil were the featured items to accompany sandwiches made with her roast beest.

Today TV, walking,  reading, and maybe grilling are on tap. That should keep us busy. Mary will be working on the index, or not, and I may be highlighting, or not. The sun will rise at 6:04 a.m. and set at 9:25 p.m. Ciao.