Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City."

You may have noticed that I missed blogging for a few days. That's because Mary and I traveled to Detroit/Dearborn over the weekend to see the Tigers play the Orioles in Detroit, they lost, and also to see the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Both activities were enjoyable, but a Tigers win would have made things better.

I guess that's a good way to segue into the sports report. I won't attempt to recreate the games that happened on Saturday and Sunday, but I can give you the current standings.

The Caps are now tied in the 2nd round of the MWL East playoffs against the Great Lakes Loons. with last night's victory over the Loons, 5 - 3. The Caps and the Loons play again tonight @ 6:55 p.m.

The Tigers won last night in a game that Mary's brother, Ed, and I watched in the media room. We also toggled back and forth to catch the Cubs versus the Cardinals.

The Tigers won 4 - 2 to stay in 2nd place in the  AL Central with a record of 77 - 66. The Tigers beat the Twins with a late inning rally by a final score of 4 - 2. Both teams play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.

The Cubs supported the nearly flawless pitching of starter Kyle Hendricks who took a no-hitter into the bottom of the ninth before giving up a home run. Closer Aroldis Chapman came in to get the save and preserve the victory with a final score of 4 - 1. Ben Zobrist and Dexter Fowler both hit home runs. The Cubs' magic number is now down to three. That means that any combination of Cubs wins and Cardinals losses in that number, gives the Cubs the NL Central championship. The Cubs and the Cardinals play again tonight @ 8:15 p.m.

My beloved Red Sox crushed the Orioles last night in an AL East game, by a final score of 12 - 2. Big Papi tied NY Yankee immortal Mickey Mantle on the all-time home run list with a tremendous blast. The Sox lead the Blue Jays, who won, by two full games. The Sox and the Orioles play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.

Here is our trip in pictures.

Our first stop just outside of Detroit was at Duggans Irish Pub.

Outside the hotel where we stayed was a terrific community garden plot.

As part of the 9/11 activities @ Comerica Park, the Detroit Police Dept. Pipe Band played their way into Comerica Park.

Across the street from the park is the Fox Theater.

Comerica Park is a great venue to see baseball in the sunshine or under the lights. 

A good selfies that I took from our seats without being able to see the viewfinder. 

You can't see the best part of our seats, the padded cushions, A table for everything was a great addition.

Now for the other weekend activities. Yesterday, we visited the Henry Ford Museum to see the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour exhibit. We learned many new things and the chance to revisit Beatlemania was terrific.

I took many pictures, but I selected a few to represent our visit.

The entrance to the exhibit. 

The drum kit used by the Quarry Men, the band the John Lennon founded before the Beatles, and John Lennon's guitar.

The Beatles played at the Cavern Club before the British Invasion of the USA. 

I think I fit right in with the "Fab Four."

Of course, there were many other  exhibits in the Henry Ford Museum that we didn't have time to visit. But we did stop in at the Dymaxion House prototype that is on exhibit. This house is the only remaining prototype of the two that created. The original design was the brainchild of R. Buckminster Fuller. It includes two bedrooms, two baths, a living room and a kitchen. 

Built in 1948, this example is still a great concept.

Mary loved the kitchen that only lacked an automatic dishwasher.

Of course, the museum has other kitchens on exhibit, some newer,

and some, very old.

No visit to a museum is complete without a Mold-O-Rama creation. This one is a 1965 Mustang.

It was time to get going so that we could meet Ed at the ferry in Muskegon. Five hours later, we arrived at the same time as the ferry.

We ate dinner at the Double Deuce and then headed home for an evening of baseball in the media room. Mary was working joyfully in her kitchen. 

Today, Mary will be picking up STWD from camp and then Mary, Ed, and yours truly will be going to Coopersville to see the farm and train museums.

The weather will be partly cloudy with a high of 74° with 78% relative humidity. There are no showers in the forecast until Friday and Saturday. The sun will rise this morning @ 7:23 a.m. and set @ 7:57 p.m. Ciao.