Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 11:15 p.m. in "The City", where the NWS has issued three, count them, three, Watches and Alerts. These include a High-Wind Watch for portions of central southwest and west-central Michigan. The High-Wind Watch is scheduled to go into effect at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow and last until 1:00 p.m. 

There exists a possibility of strong winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts possible up to 60 mph!

In addition, the NWS has issued a Storm Watch from St. Joseph to Manistee, with southwest winds of 30 to 40 knots and gusts possible to 50 knots, and waves as high as 13 feet are possible!

But, the NWS wasn't done yet. They have also added a Small Craft Advisory also for St. Joseph to Manistee from 7:00 p.m. tomorrow until sometime Thursday afternoon. For that, wind speeds of 15 - 20 knots and gusts up to 30 knots may propel waves from four to seven feet. I am at loss to explain why there are both a Storm-Watch and a Small Craft Advisory with such different factors, but there you have it. 

Our current temperature is 46° with rain, but a quick glance out the Weather Window indicates to this reporter that the rain has yet to begin here. It feels like 41° with a wind out of the west @ 12 mph. Tomorrow's high temperature will be 11° warmer than today with the high reaching 56° with an overnight low-temperature of 47°. The sun will rise tomorrow @ 8:07 a.m. and set tomorrow evening @ 5:12 p.m.

I had a great P/T appointment today and if all goes according to plan, I should be done with P/T after my appointment on Thursday. I don't ever expect to feel 100% pain-free, but my stamina is markedly improved, my balance is definitely better, and my lower yak doesn't fatigue as easily. So, all in all, I like it!

Lunch after my return was a garden salad with fried tofu and tartar sauce as the main dish as we watched another episode of Chuck.

After lunch, I went walkabout with STWD before Mary and Ginger went to the post office and then down to the beach at Grand Haven State Park. I returned home before they did and tried without luck to fix the lights on our Christmas tree. 

I had already decided to make more vegan Italian meatballs and burgers, but since it was getting late, I had to enlist the aid of my Sous Dog, Sugar. Her task is to eat the mushroom parts that don't find their way into the meatballs and burgers. 

Finally, Mary and Ginger returned and I sat down to read the newspaper and work the two crossword puzzles that come with Tuesday's Grand Haven Tribune, and then we had a nice dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. Mary had had her secret recipe pasta sauce simmering in the Crockpot™ all afternoon and it was great with my meatballs!

It always seems that when I have a 12:00 p.m. P/T appointment, I return to the manse a little after 1:00 p.m. and then the day just seems to slip away. 

Tomorrow, Mary and Ginger plan to walk over to Duck Pond and Swan Lake to vary their destinations. I'd like to paint and play music. That's enough for one day. ciao.