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

What a day yesterday. We arose early to watch CBS Sunday Morning to witness the final broadcast by the 22-year host, Charles Osgood. The show was very well crafted and showcased Osgood's long and varied career in broadcast journalism, music, and writing. Osgood's successor will be Jane Pauley.

Afterwards, we took the morning safari with STWD and then I did some serious gardening. Mary placed Haven Henge in its new location in the garden near the deck and then I got to work. I planted the new plants in the gardens of the PE. Not a big deal to some, but it seemed to go on and on and on. When accompanied by the ritual watering that the new plants deserved and needed, the process took about one and one-half hours. That did give me a serious number of additional steps on my weekly journey.

I coupled that gardening with some serious housework while Mary was indexing, and before I knew it, the day had once again gotten away from me. I have to keep reminding myself that I am of a certain age and I can't do all of the things in one day like I used to do. At least majority of the chores are done for a few days. I seem to be able to find new things to add to my To Do list each day. We walked to the Double Deuce for dinner where we tinkered with their menu by ordering a pizza with lots of varied vegetables, but no cheese. It turned out great.

In sports, I didn't subject myself to the Bears game last night, as there was a Cubs game on TV. I do know that the Bears fell to the Cowboys and their rookie fourth-round draft pick QB by a final score of 17 - 31. That leaves the Bears @ 0 - 3 in the NFC Central. The Bears host the Lions next week.

A nice segue to the Lions game, which was a loss to the Packers by a score of 27 - 34. The Lions will have their regular starting QB Matthew Stafford, while the Bears may still be without their starting QB, Jay Cutler due to a thumb injury. Plus, the Bears defense is decimated by injuries and they had to start four rookies last night. Let's just say that the Bears often have a difficult time with the Lions. and leave it at that.

The NL Central 1st place Cubs took another game from the 2nd place Cardinals last night by a final score of 3 - 1. That gives the Cubs an 18 game lead over the Cardinals and 57 wins @ Wrigley Field this year, a Wrigley record. Jon Lester pitched another gem. The Cubs are now @ 99 - 56 and nearing their goal of at least 100 wins this year. The Cubs travel to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates tonight @ 7:05 p.m. in search of the 100th win.

The Tigers tried to rally @ Comerica Park, but it is hard to come back from a huge deficit and they lost to the Royals by a final score of 9 - 12 in spite of a grand slam off the bat of Victor Martinez. The 2nd place Tigers are still seven games behind the losing Indians in the AL Central. Those Indians come to Detroit to face the Tigers tonight @ 7:05 p.m.

My beloved 1st place in the AL East Red Sox eked out a win over the Rays by a score of 3 - 2. The Sox' magic number is down to two. The Sox are off today before traveling to the "Big Apple" to face the Yankees on Tuesday @ 7:05 p.m. Any combination of Sox wins and Blue Jays losses that total two, clinches the division for the Sox, By the by, the Sox lead the 2nd place Blue Jays by 5. 5 games.

Two sad notes in sports yesterday. Jose Fernandez, a 24-year-old pitcher for the Miami Marlins, lost his life in a boating accident early Sunday morning, The Marlins canceled their game with the Atlanta Braves yesterday.

Retired golfer Arnold Palmer passed away yesterday @ the age of 87. He is credited by many of today's golfers for making golf the popular sport that it is today. His many PGA wins and his epic battles with Jack Nicklaus were the stuff of legend.

We have an appointment in Holland to have that balky mirror switch replaced this afternoon. Before that, I have an appointment to have my few hairs cut and my beard and eyebrows trimmed. Those two appointments will be enough for me today.

Mary printed out the latest indexing job and that will be hitting my desk very soon. I believe that this is a two color highlighting job for me. Once again, I'll be paid in beans.

The current temperature is 67° under cloudy/rainy/T-stormy skies. The rain should stop before morning and well before we travel to Holland. That 67° is higher than the forecast high for today of 64°. It looks as though fall is really here. The sun will rise today @ 7:37 a.m. and set @ 7:34 p.m. The next prediction for showers by the NWS is Tuesday. That means that I may not have to water again until Thursday. Ciao.