Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is well past the sunrise which occurred @ 7:51 a.m., but also well before sunset @ 7:11 p.m. this evening. 

Right now, per my DTWS, the temperature is 64° with a barometric pressure of 29.36" of Hg and rising.

The NWS has issued a Small Craft Advisory from St. Joe to Manistee from 5:00 a.m. tomorrow until 4:00 p.m. Monday afternoon, with winds speeds from 15 to 25 knots and wave heights from three to five feet.

Well baseball fans, my faith in the Red Sox was rewarded or restored last night, as the Sox and RHP Tanner Houck, in relief of LHP Chris Sale, hammered the Rays, 14 - 6. Along the way, the beloved hit five home-runs as J.D. Martinez returned to the lineup as DH. He had four hits on the night, one of those in the form of a three-run dinger. Sox starter Chris Sale got pounded in the bottom of the first inning for five runs before Sox' manager Alex Cora have him the hook in favor of Houck who faced 30 batters and also retired 30 batters. 

The Sox woke up their bats, put on their hitting shoes, and the rest was baseball history, as the ALDS is now tied @ 1 - 1 going into Sunday's game @ Fenway Park. That's when LHP Nathan Eovaldi once again starts for the Sox @ 4:07 p.m. EDT.

As Ken "Hawk" Harrelson used to intone for that other team from Chicago, "Put it on the board, YES!"

Speaking of that other team, they have now dropped two to the Houston Astros in Houston in their ALDS Central Division series. They now return to Chicago for a must-win game @ Guaranteed Rate Field beginning @ 8:07 p.m. EDT.

College football has a full slate today, as the 5 - 0 Spartans of MSU travel to SHI stadium in New Brunswick, NJ, to face the 3 - 2 Scarlet Knights @ 12:00 p.m. today. 

The 5 - 0 Wolverines of Michigan travel to Nebraska to face the 3 - 3 Cornhuskers @ 7:30 p.m. tonight. The Huskers are ready for a big game, so the Wolverines will have to bring their "A" game to Lincoln if they want to remain undefeated.

The Huskies of NIU are also on the road today for a MAC 10 game against the 3 - 2 Rockets of Toledo beginning @ 12:00 p.m. EDT.

I suggested a change for dinner last night, to what we have dubbed Mary's Vegan TVP Helper, and it turned out great. Mary's secret blend of numerous spices, spiral chickpea pasta, and other ingredients were a great repast. Of course, no animals were harmed  in the making of our dinner. 

Otherwise, I am still enjoying my novel, working my crossword puzzles and reading the Grand Haven Tribune for both of us, while Mary is still cross-stitching.

Today is indoor chores day and if it dries up, a walk with the fur-children may be in order, that is if the Spartans handle the Scarlet Knights this afternoon. Ciao.