Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:25 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature of 64° under rainy skies will also prove to be our overnight low too. The "Real Feel" temperature is 62° with a wind out of the southwest @ 17 mph.

We will see a continuation of the Small Craft Advisory from South Haven to Manistee until 5:00 p.m. today, with wind speeds of 10 to 20 knots and gusts possible to 25 knots propelling waves up to five feet in height. The sun rose this morning @ 6:11 a,n, and it will set this evening @ 9:12 p.m.

In between, showers will be possible with a 70% chance that increases to steady rain by later this evening. This weekend, the NWS is forecasting highs to reach 79 or 80 degrees with high humidity. 

I didn't blog yesterday because I was bummed out by the murder of 19 students and two teachers.in Uvalde, TX by a gun-toting terrorist with what has been reported as an AR-15 rifle with six or seven 30-round magazines. 

As a retired teacher who started my career before all of these shootings became commonplace, I had to learn along with my students how to shelter in place during Active Shooter Drills that became as regular as the fire drills that had been part and parcel twice per year. Along with Bus Evacuation Drills and Tornado Drills, those were the only things that we had to add to our plans. Sadly, once the massacre at Columbine High School took place, those Active Shooter Drills became additions to schools across this nation. 

I remember the day that the deaths of nearly 3,000 souls occurred at the World Trade Centers on 9/11 and the effect that had on me and my students. While horrendous, that act of terrorism was a one-time occurrence. These days, terrorist attacks on schools and their staff and students are all too common. 

So, I'll now resume my regularly scheduled blog, already in progress.

While I often say that "Baseball is life!", I just couldn't bring myself to go there for two games that turned into blowouts for the Cubs and my beloved Red Sox on Tuesday night. Even now, I will keep it short and mention that yesterday, the Cubs and the Sox fell, the Caps were rained out leading to a doubleheader tonight, and the Tigers took 10 innings to defeat the Twins.

Today, the Cubs play the Reds again @ 12:35 EDT. The Red Sox play that other team from Chicago, @ 8:10 p.m. this evening, and the Tigers are home tonight to play the Cleveland Guardians @ 7:10 p.m.

There were a couple of respites from the rain yesterday during which I walked STWD and Mary and I added new roses to our rose garden. Later, Mary and Ginger walked to the waterfront and back. While there, they took a picture of Dewey Hill as it greens up for spring.

With "The Season" officially beginning today, this was a chance to get a pic without the crowds.

Otherwise, we completed the indoor chores, I completed two crosswords and read more, while Mary made a couple of great meals. Later, while I crashed in the media room, Mary went down the proverbial wormhole and listened to her latest book until early this morning. That's enough for now. Ciao.