Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:00 a.m. in "The City."

Yesterday was a sad day for the United States and the SCOTUS. Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg passed away at the age of 87. She was appointed to the SCOTUS by President Clinton and approved by the Senate in 1993. She was the one of the most influential jurists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. She will be missed.

I'd be remiss if I didn't wish my Jewish friends a happy Rosh Hashana, The holiday which celebrates the beginning of the Jewish New Year, began yesterday @ sundown and continues until Sunday night. Mazel tov my friends.

We didn't go out yesterday beyond the vast gardens of the Palatial Estate. The fur-children had to make do with looking out the windows and barking at the passing people and their pets. Perhaps today.

I decided to break my self-imposed no-activity rule yesterday, as I did some baking. I chose, with a bit of "guidance" from Mary, to bake some garlic break-apart rolls. Although they can be a bit labor-intensive, they turned out great.

Looking good in the pan.

And out.

Of course, we had to sample some after they had cooled a bit and we can attest that this batch is as good as any other. 

In baseball news, the 31 - 20 Cubs and RHP Kyle Hendricks, 6 - 4, held the 31 - 22 Twins to no runs, as the Cubs defeated the Twins, 1 - 0. Hendricks gave a pitching clinic as he struck out ten Twins' hitters for the win. RHP Jeremy Jeffress, 4 - 1, got the save in relief. The Cubs and the Twins square off again tonight @ 8:15 p.m. EDT, when RHP Alec Mills, 5 - 3, and fresh off his no-hitter, gets the start. Mills was named the NL Central Player of the Week, due to his recent outing.

My beloved 19 - 33 Red Sox, 19 - 33 Red sox had their game versus the 30 - 21 Yankees in hand when starting RHP Martin Perez left the game in the 6th with 7 Ks and the score @ 4 - 0. That lead didn't last as the relief corps let the Sox down and the game ended in a final score of 5 - 6. The Sox and the Yankees play again tonight @ 7:30 p.m. when RHP Chris Mazza, 1 - 1, takes the ball for the beloved.

The 21 - 29 Tigers are fading fast, as they lost 0 - 1 to the 28 - 23 Indians last night. Starting RHP Michael Fulmer looked good as he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery. The 2021 season looks better for the Tigers with a mix of 2nd year and veteran pitchers and the emergence of other position players too. The Tigers and the Indians go again tonight @ 6:10 p.m. EDT when RHP Spencer Turnbull, 4 - 3, makes his next start.

I was up at sunrise yesterday, so I took some pix out the WW.

The sun was partially obscured by the trees across the street.

Same here.

Overall, yesterday was a great day. We finished the Mary Trump book after my baking session and I read more in my latest novel, Half Moon Bay, by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. I am liking this novel  a lot more than the book I gave up on. Mary was doing what she loves, knitting, stitching, and reading. 

We watched a couple of episodes of Dharma and Greg and an entire episode of Counterpart too. TV news was just too much to take with the passing of RBG. We are trying to watch our favorite evening game-shows, but the seemingly incessant political ads make that a chore. 

We have a current temperature of 41º that feels like 39º with winds of 4 mph. There is a Frost Advisory in effect for parts of West Michigan, but since we are close to the shores of Lake Michigan in GH, that is not yet one of our worries. Today's high temperature of 62º under sunny-skies will be with an RHI of 55% before tonight's low of 45º.

Today, I hope to get in more music time, more puzzle solving, more living, and more retirement. Mary's plans are to repeat her favorite activities and maybe we'll collaborate on a walk in the cemetery with the fur-children. 

The sun will rise today @ 7:29 a.m. EDT and set later @ 7:46 p.m. Ciao.