Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, It is just past 1:30 a.m. in "The City."

We have a current temperature of 75° under partly cloudy skies. That threatened T-storm never materialized, so the fears of STWD were unfounded. She did spend some time in her hide-e-hole yesterday, and when we finally coaxed her out and placed the leash on her at about 12:30 p.m., she was shaking in fear and wanted to get home as soon as possible. Needless to say, the walk was short.

Later today, the temperature is forecast to rise to 81° under partly cloudy skies with a 20% chance of precipitation, That means that the small amount of rain that fell yesterday morning was insufficient to preclude any watering today. Sigh.

We watched CBS Sunday Morning in our media room yesterday while munching on bagels with a schmear of vegan cream cheese, onions, and Mary's beest. Mary was kind enough to walk the stairs and carry a tray with tea and those bagels. I know my limitations, so I don't attempt carrying a loaded tray up the stairs of the PE. Our media room is a comfortable place to watch TV on a Sunday morning or later in the day.

I have it on good authority that the stir-fry that I prepared for a late lunch yesterday was excellent, as it received the coveted and prestigious seal of approval from the chief cook and dishwasher of the PE. I incorporated a fresh green pepper from our garden, mushrooms, water chestnuts, julienned carrots, onions, bean sprouts, celery, and myriad spices. Mary says it was my best effort so far, but since I never follow a specific recipe nor do I really know what veggies I will have available, I never know for sure how my stir-frys will turn out. Still, I like to think that the addition of a garden fresh green pepper was the key ingredient.

In the afternoon, Mary was plugging away on the index, but it was slow going. I was doing the indoor chores, cooking, and reading, so I can't bear witness to the degree of difficulty. I'll have to leave that to the Russian judges.

I did finish my latest book, so now I am on to other books that I'd like to read, including one by Sinclair Lewis written in 1935. It is a semi-satirical political novel that chronicles politics from nearly 100 years ago. However so far, the story is oddly familiar and timely.

After Mary finished up indexing for the day, we walked downtown to get some exercise. All in all, we covered about three miles. Here are some random pictures that I took on our walk,

This is a hidden gem behind the Waterfront Stadium downtown.

The anchor is once again atop Dewey Hill for Coat Guard Fest™.

This is another view of that hidden gem, 

The channel of the Grand River leading to the "Big Lake" was choppy and devoid of most traffic as a result. 

Mixed sports news yesterday. The Cubs dropped the rubber game of their series with the Rangers, 1 - 3. That gives the Cubs a record of 55 - 36, still firmly in 1st place in the N. L. Central, a full 8.0 games ahead of the Cardinals who also lost. The Cubs host the Mets tonight @ 7:05 p.m.

The Tigers were victorious over the Royals, 4 - 2. That gives the Tigers a record of 48 - 44 in the A. L. Central, good for 2nd place, 6.5 games behind the Indians. Good news, the Tigers are 2.5 games ahead of the other team from Chicago, which has fallen to 45 - 46. The Tigers host the Twins tonight at 7:10 p.m.

My beloved Red Sox lost to the Yankees after winning six straight. The final score was 1 - 3 in an A. L. East game, leaving the Sox still in second place, 2.0 games behind the Orioles who also lost. The Sox host the Giants tonight @ 7:10 p.m.

The Caps are struggling, as they lost to the Clinton, IA Lumberkings, 3 - 7. The Caps are still in 4th place in the Midwest League East, with a record of 10 - 12. The Caps are in IA again this afternoon @ 12:00 p.m.

Mary made dinner consisting of barbecue tofu on rye bread accompanied by potato chips. My stir-fry was better. Just saying.

Today, I have another O/T appointment and I believe that I'll be walking to the hospital. I'd also like to go to the library for another book. I checked, and the book I am now reading isn't due until July 25.

Otherwise, we'll take the morning safari, I'll do the requisite watering of the gardens, and then I can settle in for some additional reading. Mary tells me that there is something I need to do for the index, so that may impinge on my plans.

The sun will rise @ 6:22 a.m. and set @ 9:19 p.m. Ciao.