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

I awoke last night to sound of thunder, how far off I sat and wondered, started humming a song from 1962. Oops, once again I was channeling, this time Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and their hit song, Night Moves. That being said, of course I am going to link to YouTube™ for my enjoyment, and hopefully, yours too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFRVegQZ_r0

Speaking of night moves, I got up to find that STWD had repaired to her upstairs Hide-e-Hole due to that sound of that thunder. We have a current temperature of 69° under rainy skies. When I got up, we were experiencing what used to be called a "Gully Washer." The rain was pouring down on the manse and the entire PE, at what can best be described as a ferocious rate. No cars were plying the streets of GH and all that rain that hasn't fallen for weeks came in one big downpour.

After the sun rises this morning @ 6:57 a.m. and well before it sets @ 8:37 p.m., the NWS is forecasting additional T-storms. In fact, the NWS has also issued a Beach Hazard Warning through Wednesday evening. That means that the waves on the "Big Lake" will be high and the danger to swimmers has brought out the Red Flag that means that strong currents, especially near man-made structures, like our newly reopened South Pier will occur along with rip-currents that challenge the strongest swimmers, thus endangering their lives and the lives of any would-be rescuers.

Two foolhardy people lost their lives when they chose to ignore the Red Flag warnings and lost their lives near the South Pier. The Red Flag warnings have been the subject of several columns in the Grand Haven Tribune recently, with some citizens opining that although they are doing crazy things, the chances they take are at the their own risk. That would be fine if it wasn't up to the Grand Haven Dept. of Public Safety and concerned citizens to attempt their rescue due to laws and human decency. Alas, all we can do is warn people and move on.

Yesterday in baseball was a slow day. My beloved, 88 - 38, 1st in the AL East Red, dropped one to the 72 - 52, 1st in the AL Central Indians, 4 - 5. At least when the Sox lose, they lose to a solid team like the Indians. The Sox and the Indians play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m. EDT.

The 71 - 52, 1st in the NL Central Cubs, open a series tonight in Detroit against the 51 - 74, 3rd in the AL Central Tigers, also @ 7:10 p.m. The Cubs have been struggling to score runs lately, so perhaps the chance to feed off of the Tigers' pitching staff is just what the Cubs' hitters need.

The 63 - 63, 4th in the MWL East White Caps, took one from the 53 - 73, 6th place Lake County, OH Captains last night, 3 - 1. Tonight is 10-cent hotdog night @ the Fifth/Third Ballpark when the Caps welcome the 8th place, 53 - 73 Dayton Dragons @ 7:05 p.m.

I continued work on our picnic blanket yesterday. When we chose the fleece for the two-sided blanket, the Cubs on one-side and my beloved Red Sox on the other, the idea of no sewing required to put those fleeces back-to-back using knots was appealing. Unfortunately, even with Mary's assistance, it has been a struggle. I may finish tying the knots around the edges today if all goes well.

Mary continued to work on that index. It is hard work due to the subject matter and the numerous end-notes. She'd had enough by early afternoon and so we traveled south to pick up some additional flagstones for our back-forty path. This will be installed when John comes by to assist. I know my limitations. In addition, the remaining grass will be removed and the bare areas will be covered over with mulch to accommodate the needs of the fur-children.

Today, while Mary works, I am off to the big-box nearly everything store for some shopping. If I could index, I'd trade Mary. Oh well, a man's work is never done. At least I won't have to water. Ciao.