Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and the world. It is just past 5:30 a.m. in "The City."

We have a current temperature of 67º under clear skies. Today's high temperature is forecast to reach 87º under sunny skies. The Relative Humidity Index calls for the RHI to be a little less sultry 59%.

Still no rain in the forecast and no indication of additional precipitation until at least one week from tomorrow. I'll be watering today and for many more days to come. Sigh.

Good news, the high temperature is still forecast to fall into the upper 70s after Saturday and the lows will be in the 50s.

According to the NWS, the barometric pressure is 30.04" and falling, while my DTWS shows 29.45" and steady. Neither reading is an indication that precipitation is in the offing.

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:50 a.m. EDT and it will set later this evening @ 8:47 p.m. EDT.

The now 13 - 3 Cubs and RHP Yu Darvish defeated the 7 - 10 Brewers last night, 4 - 2, to give the Cubs the best record in baseball. Darvish looked like the pitcher the Cubs gave that $126 million contract to three years ago, using a great mix of pitches and a fastball that hit 96 mph on the gun as he flirted with a no-hitter, before giving up a home run in the 7th. The Cubs and the Brewers continue their rivalry tonight @ 8:15 EDT, when RHP Tyler Chatwood, 2 - 1 takes the hill.

A side note, the Cubs bullpen still looks very suspect and erstwhile Craig Kimbrel, still isn't worth the money the Cubs paid to get him. Just one man's opinion, along with that of a million or so other Die Hard Cubs' fans.

My beloved 6 - 13 Red Sox lost their 4th straight last night, this one again to the 12 - 5 Tampa Bay Rays, 8 - 17. The Sox were unable to mount much of an offense as starting and losing pitcher, LHP Kyle Hart, made his first and perhaps last MLB™ start to now be 0 - 1. The Sox move on to NYC to face the 12 - 6 Yankees @ 7:05 p.m. EDT. No pitcher has been announced for the beloved.

Another side note, Red Sox OF Andrew Benintendi took some P/T yesterday, but then per the rules, he went home to watch the game. He is only 1 1/2 days since the rib injury he incurred tripping over 2nd base on a triple, so he has a long way to go.

The 9 - 7 Tigers were postponed for their double-header yesterday versus the 2 - 3 Cardinals, who now have 10 players and seven staff members who have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. The Tigers welcome the 10 - 9 Indians to Comerica Park for tonight's game that begins @ 7:10p.m. EDT when RHP Ivan Nova, 1 - 0, takes the ball for tonight.

Our lunch was homemade pizza with store-bought sauce, slightly augmented, atop Mary's homemade crust, the last of my vegan Italian sausages, ground in our food processor, another home-grown tomato, and topped with vegan cheese as we watched another episode of Dharma and Greg.

We also spent some time wrestling with the fur-children giving each a pawdicure and then a Greenies™ dental treat.

We did a double watch of Downton Abbey last evening. Earlier, Mary had prepared the fixings for our taco dinner that included more garden-fresh tomatoes, lettuce, more vegan cheese, and a filling made from an internet recipe for spicy tofu. I liked the filling and pronounce it a keeper.

Courtesy of our Senior Staff Photographer and her Smartphone camera.

Today, I have to water, again. Sigh. Mary may go to the Fast Lane™ for a small grocery order. Otherwise, the day is ours to stay indoors and out of the heat and humidity. Ciao.