Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 12:30 p.m. in "The City."

I decided that two blogs in one 24 hour period was OK. Why? Why not?

We have a current temperature of 36° with a light rain falling out of cloudy-skies. Today, the NWS is forecasting more rain showers with a 50% probability. That's after the sun rises @ 7:57 a.m. and before it sets @ 5:10 p.m. We also have a Small Craft Advisory in effect until 11:00 this morning. Wind and waves will make sailing in small boats difficult for sailors with or without experience.

Had a great day yesterday. I did some coloring on a Santa Claus pic that Mary got for me the other day at the USPS facility in Spring Lake. I'm not done, but I like my progress for far. I used some of  the new colored pencils that we picked up earlier this week. They came in a package of 100!

We did get out with the fur-children yesterday, before the rains came. Thefur-children don't much like being out in the rain and it has been a long time since I've liked it either. When Mary and I were first married, we used to go walking in the rain all the time. When you are young and not afraid of falling, all things seem like a good idea.

We had hot dogs, homemade applesauce and cucumber salad for lunch yesterday. That was after we cleared some of the leftovers out of the refrigerator. Later, Mary tried a new way of making lasagna that I really liked. I'm hoping that, unlike her mother, Mary doesn't forget the recipe. The flavor was great and the texture was, to use a Goldilocks phrase, "Just right."

I also worked the crossword from yesterday's edition of the Grand Haven Tribune. With a little help from Mary, I was able to complete the puzzle. The weekend puzzle is always the hardest, as the puzzles get progressively more difficult as the week goes on.

I gave up on the Big 10 Championship game as the Wildcats of Northwestern  were thoroughly outplayed by the Buckeyes of Ohio State. Sadly, the Big 10 Championship dreams of the Wildcats ended in Indianapolis last night with a 24 - 45 loss to the Buckeyes.

Today is a day for more indoor chores. No walks with the fur-children as the sidewalks will be slick with water. Unlike many Michiganders, I won't waste time watching the woeful Lions. I used to save myself three hours on a Sunday afternoon not watching the Bears, so I am experienced avoider, Otherwise, not much is happening. Ciao.