Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 7:00 p.m. in "The City", where under cloudy skies, the current temperature is 37° and it feels like 37° with a slight wind out of the east @ two mph. 

Our overnight low temperature tonight will drop to 29“ before we rebound to tomorrow's high temperature of 40° under partly cloudy skies with the low-temperature tomorrow night forecast by the NWS to once again fall to 29°. 

The sun will rise tomorrow @ 8:07 am. and set tomorrow evening @ 5:10 p.m. We have no watches advisories, alerts, or warnings in the forecast at this time.

What a day in sports if you are a Detroit Lions fan, as the now 6 - 7 Lions rode the over 300 plus-yard passing performance of QB Jared Goff to a stunning 34 - 23 win over the 10 - 3 Vikings! Are the Lions showing some life? Will they make a run into the playoffs? Or, will they fall back to earth and become those Lions that we've all come to know and love? Stay tuned, as the Lions have a bye week next week before taking on the 4 - 8 Panthers on Christmas Eve. 

As for that group of men who like to pretend that they are a professional football team, one that more closely resembles the group which was once called the "Spare Bears", they had a bye week today and they will face the 12 - 1 Eagles next Sunday @ 1:00 p.m.

We managed to do myriad indoor chores today, listen to more of our shared ear-read, travel to the downtown area, stop for petrol, and make a donation at the Goodwill Store™ before we stopped at our own City Beach for a Mary and Ginger walkabout and a personal photo shoot for me.

The afternoon skies at the City Beach were very overcast, partially obscuring the outer lighthouse.

And the inner one too.

This gull was slicing his way through the foggy skies.

And way out there, these people were probably fishing, I believe.

This gull didn't bother to waste energy trying to fly.

And the beach by the State Park was mostly deserted.

With the exception of a few brave souls, Mary, and Ginger.

Tomorrow I have a visit to the lab at Trinity NOCH for some tests and that's about it. I probably have not mentioned it previously, but I am scheduled for a left-knee replacement one week from tomorrow, with a right knee replacement about ten weeks after that. 

71 years of living, walking on concrete, and bike riding took a toll on my knees. I've escaped knee replacement for the last several years with injections that provided a cushion between the bones in my knees, but those are no longer working, so....

Later tonight, I will be sitting in on my regular Sunday night Simple Songs for Ukulele session. So that is something to look forward to. Ciao.

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:30 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is a seasonal 40° with foggy conditions, although it feels more like 34° with a wind out of the northeast @ 10 mph. Our overnight low-temperature forecast from the NWS calls for 29° before we hit tomorrow's high temperature of 41° under partly cloudy skies. Sunrise tomorrow will occur @ 8:03 a.m. and sunset @ 5:09 p.m. with a low temperature to follow of 30°.

We didn't accomplish much today. Ginger got groomed, and I had an appointment at the hospital. We also found time to ear-read more of our shared ear-read of, The Road to Little Dribbling, by Bill Bryson. 

I have another print book to read, but I am holding off, as I just finished another book two days ago and I am not inclined to read another just yet. 

Oh, I also played my guitar early this morning, and I guess that was an accomplishment too.

We also read two newspapers and I completed three crossword puzzles and the daily crypto quote in the Grand Haven Tribune. Oh, I can add floodlight bulb replacement technician to my list of skills too. With Mary's assistance, I changed out the burned-out flood light in the back forty.

Not to be stay-at-home types, while Ginger was being groomed, we traveled over to Linear Park for a photo shoot. 

I took some random photos of the water. the scenery, and the waterfowl there, while Mary took a short walk down the lane.

Ginger will be upset that she was not along for Mary's walk.

As previously noted, I also took some photos of the water, the waterfowl, and the scenery.

With the leaves mostly down, the starkness of the channel is also photogenic.

There were so many Canada geese, that we believe they were taking a break from their southbound journey.

Sadly the high water levels and gales have badly eroded the paved paths in Linear Park.

But, plants and/or invasives still find a way to thrive there. 

Our coal tipple has neighbors across Harbor Drive, as these new apartments are now open for renters.

These Canada geese paid no heed to the sign that told them that their destination was a private marina with no outlet. Naturally, the playground across the channel was not in use today.

In Linear Park, monitoring wells have been installed to check for seepage of carcinogens from the site of the demolished Sims II power plant. 

As I noted, much of Linear Park is in need of rebuilding and so the city has taken the first steps to apply for a grant to pay for the expensive repairs/rebuilding.

But trees being what they are, many continue to grow.

Tomorrow, we hope to do as little as possible. I still have to get to check the air pressure in the tires of our Jeep™ Renegade. Otherwise, we have no plans. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It has just passed 11:00 p.m. in "The City."

Our current temperature under cloudy skies is 40°, although it feels more like 35° with a wind out of the northeast @ six mph. We have no alerts, watches, or warnings in the forecast.

Once the sun rises @ 8:00 a.m., the daytime temperature tomorrow is forecast to reach 44°, before it drops after sunset @ 5:09 p.m.. when we are forecast to drop to an overnight low of 33°.

We did some ear-reading today, but mostly, we watched as the fall clean-up took place and the landscape crew cleared away the fallen leaves that came from our few trees, our neighbor's trees, and most of all, the leaves that blow in from nearby Central Park every year. 

This year, I wasn't up to the task and neither was Mary, so the leaves continued to pile up here on the palatial estate. 

At any rate, I took several pictures of the leaves in various piles, both in the back forty and out in our front and parkway gardens. 

The back forty pile grew as the men worked with leaf blowers.

Gas-powered machines like these were employed. If Mary were Queen, she'd ban them all!

Until it was a huge mound of leaves.

Which along with the leaves from the back, were drawn into this machine and trailer.

But once the work was all done, the area was clear of leaves. 

Which included all of the vast gardens. 

The men had difficulty closing the gate on their trailer as it was so packed with our leaves. 

But everything is s now leaf free, and the foliage is neatly trimmed.

Tomorrow, we have more ear-reading to do, more indoor chores, more newspapers to read, and more walks to be taken by Mary and Ginger. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. across the nation and across the world It is just past 6:45 p.m. in "The City." 

The skies are clear with a current temperature of 37° which will also be our overnight low tonight. We have passed the sunset today. Tomorrow's sunrise will be @ 8:00 a.m. with sunset @ 5:10 p.m.

The NWS has continued the Small Craft Advisory until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, from St. Joseph to Manistee, with wind speeds from 15 to 25 knots and gusts possibly up to 30 knots that may produce waves from four to eight feet in height.

Tomorrow's high temperature will reach 44° with an overnight low temperature of 32°. In between, the NWS is forecasting cloudy skies with windy conditions. 

I watched enough of the 5 - 7 Detroit Lions game to see improvement, as they defeated the 4 - 8 Jacksonville Jaguars, 40 - 14.

I eschewed watching any of the fiasco that saw the 3 - 10 Chicago Bears lose to the 5 - 8 Green Bay Packers, 19 - 28.

Since I had the time afforded to me by not watching pro football, I took time to vacuum the upstairs. When I came down, Mary had just returned with Ginger from their safari to the waterfront, where they took some pictures of the calm channel, the deserted recreation area nearby, and the ongoing construction at the former site of the Grand Haven Tribune.

Here is what they saw and what our Senior Staff Photographer photographed using Mary's Olympus TG-6  Tough DSLR camera. 

Unlike the last few days, the channel was quite calm in spite of that Small Craft Advisory.

But the temperature was cold enough to deter anyone from playing "Bags."

Ping Pong, or Foosball.

It always seems to take forever to get a new building up and out of the ground. Any tall building starts with underground plumbing and an elevator tower, as shown in this picture.

Here at the manse, along with my vacuuming, I took pictures of our decorated Christmas tree utilizing my own Olympus E-M10 III DSLR camera using two different settings.

I used the Auto function, which selects the best settings for the shot.

While for this shot, I used the Scene setting with the multi-shot Backlight HDR function, which compiles several shots to create a picture with the ambient lighting. 

I almost forgot to mention, that Mary requested that I look at our large cordless vacuum because it seemed to have lost its ability to vacuum. It turns out that I had to get some tools from the man cave and extract a clog from the inlet of the machine. It works much better now and I can add Vacuum Repair Technician to my list of skills.

We have continued to ear-read our collective book, The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson. This book is a chronicle of Bryson's walking tour of his adopted country, Great Britain, and is a sort of sequel to his previous book, entitled Notes From a Small Island. In that book, Bryson chronicled a motor tour of the island he had taken about 20 years earlier. His goal was to see how much things had stayed the same and how much things had changed. We are enjoying The Road to Little Dribbling very much.

I have my Sunday night Simple Songs for Ukulele Players session tonight @ 9:00 p.m. 

Tomorrow, we have hopes that our fall/winter clean-up will take place. Otherwise, not much is planned. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:00 a.m. in "The City" under a Gibbous Moon, which means that the side of the moon that faces the earth, appears more than one-half lit by the sun. As December progresses, the moon will appear more full as we head through December and toward the new year.

But, I digress, as is often the case. 

We have a current temperature under clear skies of 30°, although it feels like 21° with a  brisk wind out of the southeast @ 12 mph. That wind is the vestige of the Gale Force Winds that propelled 18-foot waves on the "Big Lake" and totally inundated the piers and the lighthouses here in GH and swamped most structures up and down the shores of Lake Michigan Friday into Saturday.

Plus, we have a Small Craft Advisory in effect from St. Joseph to Manistee until early Monday morning, with winds of 15 to 25 knots and gusts up to 30 knots that will produce waves up to eight feet in height.

Fortunately, the high-temperature today will increase after sunrise @ 7:59 a.m. to 38°, with an overnight low temperature after sunset @ 5:10 p.m., of 37°. That 38° high temperature will make it five to six degrees warmer than yesterday. Tomorrow will be even warmer, with a 44° high temperature under cloudy skies. We're hoping for a final fall clean-up of the grounds of the Palatial Estate tomorrow.

We had a very productive day yesterday. 

Mary got a lot of cross-stitching accomplished, we read the newspapers, and I finished the crosswords and the Cryptoquote from the Grand Haven Tribune and the crossword puzzle from USA Today. I also decorated our Christmas tree. Collectively, we did more ear-reading. Mary also solo ear-read her novel, while I used my time to finish a novel recommended by Mary entitled The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michele Richardson. While this book was different than my usual reading genres, I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

This novel was based on the real-life exploits of the WPA-sponsored Kentucky Pack Horse librarians prior to WWII. Those brave librarians were part of President Roosevelt's New Deal Acts designed to bring books and jobs to the people of rural Kentucky and also based on the blue-skinned people of Kentucky, who suffer from a genetic affliction called Methemoglobinemia, which causes them to appear blue and to be shunned by most people. 

In Kentucky in the 1930s, blue-skinned people were considered "Colored" and were barred from using public facilities like restrooms, marrying people outside their own "race", and too often were hunted by zealots who meant them harm. 

While I was decorating our tree, Mary was cross-stitching upstairs, and then later, she walked with Ginger downtown where she witnessed the staging of the annual Jingle Bell Parade and the lighting of the community Christmas tree in Central Park. That parade and lighting always draw big crowds to GH and this year was no exception, judging by the traffic both pre and post-parade.

Later, I watched the 13 - 0 Big 10 Champion Wolverines of Michigan come to life in their usual second-half style and finish off the Big 10 West 8 - 5 Boilermakers of Purdue. As requested, Mary made popcorn for my viewing while she stayed downstairs and did more ear-reading and whatever else she chose to do.

Today, I hope to do less and relax more. Ciao.

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 11:00 p.m. on a blustery night here in "The City", with a 14 mph wind out of the south making the current temperature, 35°, feel more like 26° under cloudy skies. 

We expect a low-temperature tonight of 35° before we rebound one more time to tomorrow's high temperature of 48°, which will be about seven degrees warmer than today.

We currently have a Small Craft Advisory in effect from St. Joseph to Manistee, with winds of 15 to 25 knots and gusts possibly up to 30 knots propelling waves up to eight feet, until 12:00 p.m. tomorrow, when that Small Craft Advisory will be superseded by a Gale Warning, also from St. Joseph to Manistee, with wind speeds of 25 to 35 knots and possible gusts up to 45 knots that will propel even higher waves up to 14 feet! 

I don't know if the surf will be up, as those waves may be too harsh for even the most die-hard surfers.

The sun will rise tomorrow @ 7:56 a.m. and set tomorrow evening @ 5:10 p.m. In between, the skies will be cloudy and winds are forecast to blow @ 22 mph.

A quick note on sports. The 12 - 0 Wolverines of Michigan will travel to Indianapolis, IN Saturday night, to face the 8 - 4 Hoosiers of Indiana @ 8:00 p.m., to decide which team will be the Big 10 champions. 

The Huskies of NIU and the Spartans of MSU are done for the season.

We collectively got our new modem up and running today. I think that Mary was more diligent than me, and her perusal of some websites told us that although our overall internet speed improved dramatically, the speed of our ancient PCs only improved a small amount, due to their aging hardware. So, we discussed what to do, and Mary agreed that I needed a new PC. She graciously ordered a new one for me to do that voodoo that I like to do and I'll be getting it next week.

While we were sitting in Mary's office doing that computer research, I espied an interesting effect being produced by the prisms hanging in our upstairs window. A Stonehenge photo that Mary purchased during a trip we took to England several years ago, and which is displayed on her bookshelves, had one of the rainbows produced by one of those prisms superimposed on it. 

 

I thought I was seeing things, but I like to believe it was an omen of good things to come. 

 

We've begun the set up of our new Christmas tree, something that I wanted and which Mary also graciously agreed to let me purchase. I have a thing about Christmas.

Be that as it may, I was not inclined to take an afternoon walk, so Mary and Ginger set out to get to the waterfront in spite of the inclement weather conditions. Mary was dressed in her new long winter coat and Ginger was styling her new sweater.

Here is Ginger on our deck modeling her new sweater after their return.

While they were on safari, they spotted the freighter Calumet transiting the channel, heading toward one of the docks in Ferrysburg. Mary snapped a few pictures of the Calumet with her Smart Phone. The Calumet is a Great Lakes freighter built in 1973. She measures 630 feet in length and she is 68 feet wide. She is capable of carrying almost 20,000 tons of dry cargo at 14 knots, propelled by twin 12-cylinder diesel engines.

This is the wheelhouse of the Calumet with the setting sun as a backdrop.

This is the Calumet in all her glory, with the Lynn Sherwood Stadium in the foreground and that same setting sun in the background.

One thing is for certain, the Calumet, like many of the ships that visit the Tri-Cities docks, fills the channel and attracts a lot of attention and photographers.

Since we finished the indoor chores today, tomorrow is set aside for some phone calls, cross-stitching, reading of both varieties, crossword solving, and that's about it. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 1:15 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is 48° under cloudy skies with windy conditions prevailing. The "Real Feel" temperature is 40° with 23 mph winds directly out of the east. 

Today's high temperature will be 22° lower than yesterday's high, reaching only 33° with an overnight low of 28°. Winter-like weather has returned with a vengeance.

The sun will rise this morning @ 7:55 a.m. into cloudy skies, with the wind blowing @ 27 mph with gusts possible up to 40 mph!

Those winds are part of the Wind Advisory that is in effect until 8:00 a.m. today for portions of central, south-central, southwest, and west Michigan, which may cause loose objects to be blown around and some damage to trees and a few power lines. 

In addition, there is a Gale Warning in effect until 4:00 a.m. Thursday from St. Joseph to Manistee, with wind speeds up to 35 knots and wave heights from eight to thirteen feet. Surfs up!

We decided it was time for our annual visit to the Holland, MI Kerstmarkt for a perusal of the things available for purchase. Ginger likes to get out and ride with her humans and we were happy to oblige.  

It seems as though some vendors are holding off until December, but we found yet another ornament for our Christmas tree that depicts the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan.

I took along my camera to capture some pix of the Kerstmarkt. 

Many stalls or booths were not open yesterday afternoon. 

But, this vendor was displaying various wooden toys for sale.

Ginger was especially interested in this booth selling hot dogs.

The booth where we purchased our ornament used lasers to cut ornaments and this coffee table.

Additionally, on our way home, we stopped at the Grand Haven State Park for some pix of Lake Michigan, the lighthouses, and the environs.

I like to include this dune in my photos.

Naturally, the beach was devoid of most people as the waves crashed upon the shore. 

I zoomed in for this shot. 

But pulled back a bit for this one. 

What is any photo op without a shot of an empty playground?

Today we plan to be retired. I will be making more vegan burgers, setting up our Christmas tree, possibly replacing our cable modem with a high-speed version, and working some crosswords, that is if I can find the time. Being retired takes a lot of time and effort. 

That looks like enough for one day. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:15 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is 41° under clear skies with a "Real Feel" temperature of 38°. owing to a slight wind out of the northwest @ four mph. 

The NWS is showing a current barometric pressure of 29.64" of Hg and falling, while my own DTWS is showing 29.00" of Hg and rising, here on the shores of Lake Michigan. 

The low temperature this morning has already been reached with that 41° reading, and today's forecast from the NWS calls for rain beginning around 6:00 a.m. and continuing off and on throughout today and into this evening as we hit our high temperature after sunrise @ 7:52 a.m. and later our sunset @ 5:12 p.m. 

There are no advisories, watches, warnings, or alerts for any additional weather-related events. 

Yesterday was a day for college football fans, as the 12 - 0 Wolverines of Michigan destroyed the Buckeyes of the Ohio State University, 45 - 23, without the Wolverines star RB, Blake Corum, injured in last week's game. The running and passing prowess of Wolverine's QB J.J. McCarthy overwhelmed the efforts of the OSU defense and the Buckeyes Heisman Trophy candidate, QB C.J. Stroud. 

Now it's on to Indianapolis, IN, and Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big 10 Championship game versus the 8 - 4 Big 10 West champions, the Boilermakers of Purdue, at 8:00 p.m. Saturday night, 12/03/22. After yesterday's strong showing, I think that the Wolverines' chances for a 13 - 0 Big 10 season look very good.

The 5 - 7 Spartans of MSU fell hard to the 10 - 2 Nittany Lions of Penn State yesterday, 16 - 35. Nuff said.

Sadly, the 3 - 9 Huskies of NIU were also outplayed by the 2 - 9 Akron Zips yesterday, losing 12 - 44. Also, Nuff said.

I once again put on my plumber's hat yesterday and repaired the downstairs toilet for the final time, replacing the last of the mechanical pieces that I had not already replaced. My able apprentice plumber, Mary, and my own sous terrier and plumber's assistant, Ginger, who later assisted with my latest batch of Funfetti cookies, had already gone to that nearby big-box home center for the replacement part before I was even up and about. Mary got the part, and Ginger got petted. The actual repair took less than five minutes. 

Mostly, we read the newspapers, listened to our collective ear-read, worked the crosswords, assisted with the cryptograph in the Grand Haven Tribune weekend edition, and watched that aforementioned Wolverines' defeat of the Buckeyes.

Today should be another day of retirement, ear-reading, watching the rain fall, cross-stitching, and other artistic pursuits. Ciao. 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 4:55 a.m. in "The City" on a dark and wintry night. Oops, I was channeling Snoopy there for a second. 

Our current temperature under cloudy skies is a seasonal 43° with a wind out of the northeast @ 16 mph that makes it feel more like 35°. 

We have a Small Craft Advisory in effect from St. Joseph to Manistee until 4:00 p.m. today, with winds blowing @ 25 knots producing waves up to five feet in height, In short, to borrow from the Bard, "Much ado about nothing" here on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Today, the sunrise will occur @ 7:49 a.m. and the sunset will be @ 5:13 p.m. In between, the NWS is forecasting a high temperature of 45°, which is five degrees cooler than yesterday, with the day starting out cloudy, but giving way to sunny skies later before we drop to an overnight low temperature of 40°.

Well, another Thanksgiving Day has come and gone and that means two things. First, Mary with slight assistance from yours truly pulled off another Vegan Thanksgiving repast. Ph, I can now get to my annual Christmas decorating, that's number two.

We had my personal favorite, Ocean Spray™ jellied cranberry sauce, along with a delicious vegan roast, not turkey, but a much better tasting and more moist version that required no sacrifice on the part of another living thing. This was a new recipe and is a definite keeper, although Mary would probably agree that the effort to get it into the oven was considerable. Mushrooms, onions, garlic, and myriad herbs and spices along with some strenuous kneading made this a memorable main dish. 

Mary also made the bread the day before that became one of our side dishes, dressing, with Mary's secret blend of herbs and spices, and finally, her version of green bean casserole. It was all delicious.

As an aside, Mary believes that because she did not have her cooking schedule calculated and written down, she had to work extra hard to accomplish our meal. I appreciate her work nonetheless. 

Here is a pic of her efforts, with yours truly in the background.

I was delighted by Mary's efforts.

All in all, Thanksgiving was a day to give thanks, that is unless you are a Detroit Lions fan, as they fell to the Buffalo Bills, 25 - 28. I think that the Lions were jobbed by the zebras several times during the course of the game. That's just one semi-partisan fan's opinion. 

Earlier in the afternoon, we made it out to the back forty to do some light outdoor chores, after which it was time for Mary's kitchen extravaganza. 

Today should be a day of relaxation for all parties here at the manse. We'll continue to listen to our ear-reading, Mary will do more cross-stitching and ear-reading on her own book, and I'll try to get to some artistic pursuits and reading too.

Tomorrow my early afternoon will be consumed by the contest @ 12:00 p.m. in Columbus, OH between the Buckeyes of the Ohio State University, and our own Wolverines of Michigan. I am concerned that the Wolverines may get stomped by the Buckeyes, who are looking for revenge over last year's loss to the Wolverines. 

Otherwise, not much is on tap here at the manse. Ciao.

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:00 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is a seasonal 42°, although it feels more like 35° with a wind out of the southeast @ 12 mph under partly cloudy skies. 

Our low-temperature forecast from the NWS calls for a drop to 36° overnight before we rebound to a very lovely 46° for tomorrow's high temperature with an overnight low of 41°.

Sunset today happened @ 5:15 p.m. The sunrise tomorrow will occur @ 7:47 a.m. with sunset @ 5:14 p.m.

We didn't do much today. However, we are listening to a book about the code-breaking women and men both before and during WWII. That inspired Mary to try her hand at the Cryptograph in today's Grand Haven Tribune. She was successful!

Earlier this afternoon, we traveled to Muskegon to make a return. Then we stopped at Hidden Cove Park on the shores of Mona Lake, a memorial to all veterans, but very specifically to the veterans of the War in Vietnam. I took some pictures of the Bell UH-1 helicopter located there. The UH-1 in its many incarnations began service in 1959 and saw extensive use during the Vietnam conflict. The UH-1 is commonly called The Huey.

A Bell UH-1 "Huey"

A pic of a restored US Marines Sikorsky UH-34D, as used in Vietnam that I found on Facebook™. These were also used by the US Marines during that war.

I also took pictures of Mona Lake and the flora found there.

Dandelions are hearty perennials. 

It was an overcast day.

But, the lake is not frozen over, yet, due to the warm temperatures.

I wanted to include this shot of Mona Lake through the now leafless trees in the park.

Recent Gale Force winds are the likely cause of this tree's demise. 

The same tree is seen from the opposite side. 

Nearby, these trees are just overgrown.

Otherwise, we didn't accomplish much today. I say we, but Mary started a loaf of "Pot Bread" for her vegan Thanksgiving feast, which will be accompanied by a vegan faux turkey. green bean casserole, and my favorite, cranberry sauce, as prepared by the fine folks at Ocean Spray™.

A quick note on sports. Last Saturday, the Spartans of MSU fell to the Hoosiers of Indiana in OT, 31 - 39. The Wolverines of MI were nearly upended by the Fighting Illini of Illinois, but the Wolverines prevailed, 19 - 13.

On Sunday in two games I did not watch, the Lions were victorious over the  Giants, 31 - 18. However, the Bears succumbed to the Falcons, 24 - 27. 

Next Saturday @ 12:00 p.m. the 11 - 0 Wolverines travel to Colombus, OH to face the also 11 - 0 Buckeyes of OSU, in a game that many pundits say will not produce a good outcome for the Wolverines. 

That looks like enough for one blog. Ciao.