Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City."

I have not been to bed yet. I guess you could say that I got my second wind after I drifted off a bit around 8:30 p.m. last night. We watched NCIS and then I took the fur-children out for what I hope is their final out until later this morning.

Yesterday, we didn't get up until around 11:30 a.m. and then I sat down to read and @ 12:00 p.m., Mary went upstairs for her Tuesday chat session. I sat down to read the book that I just finished about 30 minutes ago. I believe that the author, Robert Knott, who wrote this book, Appaloosa, did a creditable job of carrying on for the late Robert B. Parker.

I am now just one book short of the 10 that I need to get my "Free" gift for reading during the winter. I say free, but our tax dollars support the library and so the books are part of our tax expenditures. A fair trade I say.

When Mary returned from her chat session, she made her own version of macaroni and cheese, vegan style. I liked it. Later, she wanted to know if I wished to accompany her on some errands. I said I would if she were driving. We stopped at the library, the bank, and Health Hutt before a stop @ JWs for a quick snack.

Once home again, I took STWD out for her pre-dinner activities and then I took GTTSD out for hers. They both made quick work of their dinner and then Mary made some sandwiches utilizing her vegan extraordinary beest with jalapeno mustard. She then elected to go upstairs while I read more.

After NCIS, I came up to the media room and watched NCIS New Orleans before I once again began to read in earnest. Mary was happily watching MSNBC though I don't know why she tortures herself with the endless stream of bad news.

She came up to bed and I continued to read until just before 1:00 a.m. The fur-children hung out with me for a bit in hopes of getting a treat, but I disappointed them and so they left me to my own devices.

We have a current temperature of 31° under cloudy/rainy skies. Later today, the high temperature will reach down to 29° with no chance of precipitation and windy conditions. That Gale Warning from yesterday continues in effect until 4:00 a.m. today. We'll have two days of cold and then by Friday, temperatures will once again move upwards. In fact, Saturday's high is forecast by the NWS to reach 47°!

For Cleveland Indians fans, their pitchers and catchers report in just four short days, while the pitchers and catchers for my beloved Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers report in five days. The Cubs pitchers and catchers report the next day.

The sun will rise today @ 7:51 a.m. and set @ 6:07 p.m. Ciao.