Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:15 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is 39° under partly cloudy skies, while the wind chill makes it feel more like 35°, due to wind out of the south @ five mph.

The NWS has issued a Wind Advisory beginning tomorrow @ 10:00 a.m. and continuing until 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night, for Allegan, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties. Wind speeds are forecast to be between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts possibly up to 50 mph, resulting in windblown debris and possible damage to power lines. That's on land.

However, the NWS has also issued a Gale Watch for the shores of Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to Manistee, from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night, with 20 to 30-knot winds, with gusts possibly up to 40 knots, propelling waves as high as 10 feet in height. If it wasn't for the rain in the forecast @ 100% tomorrow, I believe that the surfers would be out here on the "Third Coast." 

The overnight low tonight will drop to only 34° before we rebound to tomorrow's rainy high temperature of 44°, followed by another overnight low temperature of 34°.

Sunrise on Thursday will be @ 7:50 a.m., followed by sunset @ 6:07 p.m.

Well, the computer mystery was solved. Mary took time to think the problem through and determined that the problem was that the Thumb Drive we were trying to access was too old for Windows 11. So once we tried a more up-to-date Thumb Drive, voila, no more problem. 

However, Windows 11 needs a Memory Card Reader to access pictures from either of our cameras. We received one of those from that big-box e-tailer late Wednesday, plugged it into the computer, inserted the SD card from my camera, and once again, voila, the problem was resolved. 

Otherwise, things are quiet here at the manse of the palatial estate. I stopped reading that book I was uncertain about, Hokuloa Road, and Mary explained the ending, which I know I would have found unenjoyable. I am going to start another book soon.

Meanwhile, back at the manse, we are still ear-reading Little Souls, by Sandra Dallas and we are thoroughly enjoying it. 

Mary continues to ear-read her own book, cross-stitch, take Ginger to her grooming appointment, and try to stay ahead of the indoor chores. 

As previously referenced, we went downtown yesterday to utilize the heated sidewalks and I traveled further than the day before. Today, we didn't go because Ginger was freshly groomed, and my body begged me to rest for a day. Since tomorrow is a rainy day, it will be Friday before we try again.

I am still working on crossword puzzles, painting, playing music, and trying to stay active to regain the strength I lost due to my knee surgery. 

Speaking of which, my right knee is scheduled for March 20.

So, that looks like enough for one day. Ciao.