Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:30 a.m. in "The City."

I had a great Father's Day. Adam called before he and Steph headed out to the traditional Father's Day car show. He did send me some pictures of the cars there, so I felt bonded. I was happily in bed, listening to the morning news programs. A win-win for all.

The weather yesterday was very comfortable here in W. Michigan, as it should be in mid-June. We've had too many hot days already, so the respite was very welcome. We have a current temperature of 62° under partly cloudy skies. Today's high is forecast to be 71°, also under partly cloudy skies. The NWS is forecasting temperatures in the mid to upper 70s for the foreseeable future. Much better. The sun will rise today @ 6:05 a.m. and set later @ 9:27 p.m.

Part of my Father's Day was enjoying the latest vegan culinary creation from Mary's Kitchen. She tried a recipe for vegan meatless meatballs that turned out great. She served them with pasta and I pronounce them a keeper.

I have some indoor chores to do today, but they can wait as we may run some errands instead. My cuckoo clock needs some repairs and a tune-up. One of the hands is broken, so it needs a professional to provide some TLC. Fortunately, we have "The Clock Doctor" nearby in Spring Lake, so the repairs should be expedited.

The sports that I watched/checked into yesterday produced mostly solid results.

The Cubs once again reached the .500 mark in the NL Central with a mark of 34 - 34, following their 7 - 1 win over their division rivals, the Pirates. Sadly, while that gives the Cubs a 2nd place position in their division, that same record would put them in 5th in the AL East and 4th in the NL West. Most of the divisions in the Major Leagues are showing weak results this year. The Cubs are home tonight to face the Padres @ 8:05 p.m.

The Tigers continued their losing ways with a 1 - 9 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. That loss gives the Tigers a 32 - 36 record in the AL Central and sole possession of 4th place. The Tigers play the Mariners tonight in Seattle @ 10:10 p.m.

My beloved Red Sox eked out a win over the Astros, 6 - 5 to move into a tie for 1st place with their record of 38 - 30, statistically tied with the Yankees, who lost yesterday, their 6th loss in a row. The Sox are in Kansas City tonight to play the Royals @ 8:05 p.m.

The Caps dispatched the Lansing Lug Nuts yesterday, 10 - 1. That gives the Caps a 1st half record in the MWL East of 45 - 24. The Caps are off today and will send several players to the All-Star game on Tuesday,

I have no specific plans for today other than to read and those aforementioned indoor chores. Mary may or may not have specific plans, but I don't know. I took GTTSD out @ 3:00 a.m. and then I put away the dishes that Mary had washed following her kitchen adventures yesterday. She showed remarkable creativity in the stacking of the dishes and utensils in the drainer, utilizing one utensil to hold another. I was impressed.

She also had a flash of brilliance while at the grocery store yesterday, snapping a picture of the navigational map attached to every shopping cart to assist her in organizing her future shopping trips. I have it on good authority that she had to make several trips back and forth in the store aisles yesterday to get all of the things that she wanted, so the picture should remove or reduce those back and forth trips in the future.

That looks like enough for one day. Ciao.