Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 12:00 a.m. in "The City" where the current temperature is 75° under cloudy-skies. It feels like 75° with a wind out of the south @ six mph. The overnight low will drop to 72° before we rebound to tomorrow's high-temperature of 79° with an increasing chance for T-storms by late afternoon into the evening hours. The overnight low tomorrow is forecast by the NWS to fall to 68°.

We had a real gully-washer early yesterday morning that knocked several of my tomatoes off the vine and which washed some of the dirt out of the vast gardens into our shared driveway.

There are some statements and advisories for this morning into tonight too. 

First, is a Beach Hazard Statement for Mason, Muskegon, Oceana and Ottawa counties. Strong currents will be hazardous to swimmers and people foolhardy enough to venture out onto the piers from 8:00 a.m. today until 8:00 p.m. this evening. 

Second, is a Dense Fog Advisory from Holland to Manistee until 8:00 p.m. tonight. 

Finally, there is a Small Craft Advisory in effect from 8:00 a.m. today until 8:00 p.m. tonight, also from Holland to Manistee with wind-speeds of 10 - 20 knots with gusts up to 20 knots that will produce waves from three to five feet in height. Once again, Surf's Up!

Baseball news yesterday was mostly good. 

The 48 - 50 Cubs and starting RHP Zach Davies handcuffed the 30 - 69 AZ D'Backs, 8 - 3. This may be one of the last games for that 2016 World Series group of players, Baez, Bryant, and Rizzo. Pitcher Zach Davies may also be on the move as the Cubs dump salary and players who never produced more than one World-Series championship. Today's game will also be @ 2:20 p.m. EDT when RHP Alec Mills, 4 - 3, makes his next start.

My beloved, 60 - 38 Red Sox triumphed over their rivals, the 50 - 46 NY Yankees, 6 - 2. The win went to RHP Yacksel Rios, 3 - 0. The Sox and the Yankees meet again in Fenway Park today @ 4:05 p.m. as Nathan Eovaldi, 9 - 5, makes the start for the Sox.

The 47 - 52 Tigers were on a roll, but starting RHP Wily Peralta looked good for a while until the 40 - 55 Royals came to life and defeated the Tigers, 3 - 5. The tigers and starting RHP Casey Mize, 5 - 5, meet the Royals again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.

The 32 - 37, White Caps defeated the 33 - 37 Lansing Lug Nuts at home last night, eking out the win, 6 - 5. The Caps and the Lug Nuts play again tonight @ 7:05 p.m.

I was a busy beaver yesterday. I read a lot, made three different vegan items in the kitchen, and vacuumed the upstairs. STWD should be bald based upon the amount of hair she sheds and vacuum up along with the amount of fur which I remove with a Furminator™ every time we go out for her offerings. Alas, she has a thick and full coat, which includes an undercoat, that is supposed to keep her warm in the winter and cool in the summer. 

Today is another of those indoor chore days and more reading. I need to play more music and work on my art if there is enough natural light. 

In spite of what may seem like my complaining and while retirement has proven to be a full-time job, I am okay with that as there is always something that needs to be done. That's enough for one blog. Ciao.