Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 6:30 a.m. in "The City."

Last night I didn't have to stay up so late to watch my beloved Red Sox come from behind in game four of the 2018 World Series™ and defeat the Dodgers, 9 - 6, to take a commanding lead in the series. It took until the top of the 7th inning,. When both the X Man, Xander Bogaerts, and Brock Holt were walked by Dodger pitching, it was up to pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland to put some runs on the board. He stroked the first-pitch he saw over the right-field wall to pull the Sox within one-run, 3 - 4.

Moving on to the top of the 8th, Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, asked reliever Kenley Jensen to get six more outs, but the often homer-prone Jensen did it again, as he served up a home-run pitch to Steve Pearce who deposited Jensen's offering over the wall to tie the game @ 4 - 4.

By the top of the 9th, the Sox were ready to pounce and so they did, with walks and solid hitting loading the bases. Another chance for Steve Pearce to be a hero and he did not disappoint, stroking a bases clearing double to seal the deal. The Dodgers tried for a comeback in the bottom of the inning, but they couldn't overcome, and so the Sox won the game. Tonight, Sox manager Alex Cora, has opted to send lefty David Price to the mound @ 8:15 p.m. EDT to go for the win and the championship.

I hadn't planned to get into the kitchen yesterday, but the cooking muse struck me and I volunteered to make another of my famous stir-fry meals for brunch. Once again, it turned out well and I got to use some of our produce before it went south. We have left-overs, but that's okay.

Otherwise, we stopped in at the local pet food purveyor, Chow Hound™, to see if we could get a bowl that would slow Ginger's eating down a bit. While they didn't have the bowl we sought, one of the staff members there told us how to make a low-cost version of a dish that would slow Ginger down. A paper plate and a heavy can in the middle with the food spread around the can was the recommendation. Our experience proved him to be right, but we are opting to just spread the food on the floor in the kitchen and make Ginger work for her kibble to produce the same effect.

I got my new watch in the mail yesterday. No, I didn't really need another watch, but like vases, sometimes you just can't have enough. This watch features a guitar as the face. I think that the face looks remarkably like one of my girls, Abigael. I am betting that Adam would approve. Here is what it looks like on my wrist in this pic captured on our Smart Phone.

The sun will rise today @ 8:14 a.m. and set tonight @ 6:41 p.m. In between, the NWS is forecasting a 100% chance for showers and another Small Craft Advisory between 2:00 p.m. today and 11:00 a.m. Monday. Winds of 30 knots are likely on the "Big Lake", as are wave-heights of 4 - 6 feet early, building to as high as seven feet in the evening.

Otherwise, I am staying home today while Mary volunteers her time to the Congressional Campaign of Rob Davidson in an attempt to unseat the current congressman in our district. I'll also be watching part of the  Bears effort to defeat the visiting Jets.

I almost forgot to mention that the Spartans of MSU defeated the Boilermakers of Purdue in West Lafayette, IN yesterday afternoon, 23 - 13. Plus, the Huskies of NIU eked out a 7 - 6 win over the Cougars of BYU.

Ciao.