Good morning or good evening, wherever  you may be. It is just past 7:00 a.m. in "The City." 

My DTWS is displaying a current temperature of 46° under cloudy-skies according to the NWS, as my view out the WW is dark, with a side of dark. The "Real Feel" is 44°, once again per the NWS with a wind out of the northeast @ two mph. The sun will rise this morning @ 8:08 a.m. and set later @ 6 :49 p.m. Once again, all times ae shown in EDST.

The NWS has issued a Gale Watch  from St. Joseph to Whitehall starting sometime tomorrow evening and ending sometime Monday afternoon. How's that for accuracy? Northeast Gale Force winds of 35 knots may propel waves up to three feet. Three feet? Mariners are cautioned to stay in port. We have have seen more concern from the NWS over Small Craft Advisories with lower wind-speeds and higher wave heights. What makes a Gale Watch with the numbers I've just stated more dangerous? Go figure.

Today at noon, the 6 - 0 Wolverines of  Michigan entertain the 3 - 3 wildcats of Northwestern in a Big-10 matchup.  

The 5 - 2 Huskies of NIU travel to Central Michigan University to face the 4 - 3 Chippewas, also @ noon in a MAC 10 game..

What can I say, there is no joy in Bean Town. My beloved Red Sox and their manager Alex Cora went to Houston last night and were thoroughly outplayed by Dusty Bakers' Astros. The Sox lost a must-win, best of seven game, 0 - 5 to the Astros, to find themselves watching the World Series from their respective couches this year. 

I was concerned about the Red Sox less than stellar bullpen and I was sadly proven right. While starting RHP Nathan Eovaldi pitched well while he was on the mound, giving up only one unearned run to the Astros early in the game, the Red sox bullpen once again imploded and the rest is history. Wait until next year is a saying that goes with the Cubs, not the Red Sox. 

We had a visit from the people who do our fall cleanup and winter snow removal yesterday to trim our overgrown hedges, cut back some trees, transplant a dogwood tree and some Hostas, cut back the jungle between our garage and that of our neighbor, and do a general fall cleanup. Everything looks great, but more leaves will be falling. 

I had a P/T appointment yesterday that went well. I made some vegan Italian burgers too and finished the Thursday crossword puzzle. I gave up on another novel that just wasn't working for me and I am starting another. Mary is still cross-stitching and ear-reading her book.

Today is indoor chore day and watching the Wolverines hopefully win their game over the Wildcats. That's all folks. Ciao.