Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:15 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature per my DTWS is 64°, whereas per the NWS it is 62° with a wind out of the south blowing @ 15 mph, the "Real Feel" is  60°. The 15 mph wind may or may not, be a result of the winds blowing on the shores of Lake Michigan that have caused the NWS to keep a Small Craft Advisory in force until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. That Small Craft Advisory is due to winds is due to the 20 - 25 knot winds with gusts up to 30 knots propelling waves up to eight feet in height. Surf's Up! A current barometric presure of 29.15" og Hg and rising is also on the display of my DTWS.

The sun will rise later this morning @ 8:06 a.m. and set later @ 6 :52 p.m. All times shown are in Eastern Daylight Time until next month.

What can I say, you've heard it here before, but the beloved do not have a solid bullpen and thus, once starting LHP Chris Sale faltered following six innings and after only giving up a solo home-run in the top of the first, the Sox' bullpen imploded en route to a 1 - 9 loss to the visiting Astros, who now lead the best of seen ALCS, 3 - 2. Game six is in Houston Friday night @ 8:08 p.m. with RHP Nathan Eovaldi on the mound for the beloved and it is a must-win game for the Red Sox. In fact, that Sox would have to win two in Houston to win the AL Pennant and move on to the 2021 World Series. What are the odds? Let's just say that moving mountains is probably more likely. 

We made a pick-up at the big-box nearly everything store yesterday afternoon with Ginger along for the ride. She and Mary had walked earlier, but once the rains threatened, we were not going to put her down to get her paws and fur wet. Wet terriers are not a thing of beauty.

Later in the evening, the thunder rolled and STWD adjourned to her upstairs hide-e-hole for a feeling of safety. 

Otherwise, this should be a quiet day here on the Palatial Estate and at the manse in particular. I have more reading to do, more crossword puzzle solving to accomplish, and more resting to be done. I spent time in the kitchen yesterday making some squash-kale soup, so today is a day of retirement for yours truly. Mary is still working on her latest cross-stitch project and it is coming along nicely. By the by, Mary came to bed earlier this morning on the heels of "reading" her book once the batteries had gone to zero-power on her tablet, mid-sentence. Ciao.