Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 4:45 a.m. in "The City", where my DTWS is displaying a current temperature reading of 37.8°, while the NWS is showing 35°. The six mph winds out of the east make it feel like 29° according to the NWS. 

This being winter and close enough to November, there is yet another Gale Warning being forecast by the NWS beginning @ 9:00 a.m. today and continuing until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night from Holland to GH. 

Today, the southeast winds along the shores of Lake Michigan are expected to reach 35 knots, with waves of four to seven feet or more possible. However, the winds will increase as the day progresses, reaching 40 to 45 knots overnight, with waves possible from 12 to 15 feet in height on Monday!!! Surf will be up and a photo-op is imminent late today or tomorrow.  

The sun will rise today @ 8:01 a.m. and set later @ 5:09 p.m.

Speaking of sunsets, the sun set on the 10 - 3 Hawkeyes of Iowa last night in Indianapolis, as Head Coach Jim Harbaugh's 12 - 1 BIG 10 Champion Wolverines crushed the Hawkeyes, 42 - 3. The announcers valiantly tried to keep fans across many towns not in Michigan or Iowa, perhaps there too, from tuning out as the Wolverines rolled to victory. The Wolverine's next opponent has yet to be announced. 

The 9 - 4 Huskies of NIU dispatched the 7 - 6 Kent State Golden Flashes to win the MAC 10 conference title as the Huskies soundly defeated the Golden Flashes, 41 - 23. 

Yesterday, we took the fur-children for individual abbreviated walkabouts. I have it on good authority, that Ginger was being combative with the people that she and Mary met as they walked. Of course, Ginger is not big enough to get into much trouble, but she can be a literal handful, so Mary and Ginger returned to the manse after a brief sojourn. 

STWD and I walked several blocks. She had a lot of pep in her step yesterday, as she enjoyed the chance to smell newly uncovered things in the neighborhood.

Last night, I had a light dinner of soup and then repaired to the media room to watch the Michigan game and eat a huge bowl of popcorn while Mary worked on her cross-stitch project in her  office. She is making great progress. Her latest focus is a multi-colored shelf of books which requires a change of floss many times. 

Earlier yesterday, we transplanted the mums from their fall homes in pots near the front steps of the manse to new homes in the parkway garden and near the deck in the rear of the manse. As Mary said, "They'll either live, or die trying." Here's hoping.

Today, we have more reading and stitching to do along with more indoor chores. There also more Hallmark Channel™ movies to be viewed this evening too. Ciao.