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."

I got up around 4:00 a.m. and did my usual kitchen duties. Mary is good at loading the dishwasher and I don't mind emptying it, so a great division of duties.

Yesterday, we had both an interesting lunch around 12:00 p.m., and later, an equally interesting dinner. Lunch was Mary using up the contents of many small bowls from the refrigerator to make a burrito? I liked it..

Later, for dinner, Mary tried a recipe for baked cauliflower-cheese bread with marinara sauce that turned out more like a cauliflower casserole. The taste was great, but she believes that she didn't get enough of the water squeezed out of the cauliflower. Nonetheless, I liked the taste and with a bit of refinement, who knows?

We have a current temperature of 49° as a light rain continues to fall. I know of the rain because the view out the WW shows that the street and the rooftop of the manse are wet. That's like the local version of the weather rock. If it is wet, it's raining.

We anticipate a high temperature today of 56° with light rain throughout the day @ 90% and cloudy-skies. Tomorrow, Saturday, the chance for rain is down to 70% and that's in the evening. However, the high temperature will only reach 44°. The sun will rise soon  @ 6:45 a.m. and set later tonight @ 8:39 p.m. That's just before Mary's brother, Ed, is scheduled to arrive here for a visit.

Sports news yesterday was once again half and half. The 12 - 11, 3rd place in the NL Central Cubs, dropped a game in the standings following their loss to the 16 - 11, 1st in the NL West Dodgers, 1 - 2. LHP Jon Lester came off the IL and pitched well, but as is all too often the case, when he pitches, the offense struggles to score runs. The Cubs' lone run came off the bat of Alberto Almora Jr., who got his first dinger of the season. The Cubs are off to AZ to face the 15 - 11, 2nd place in the NL West, D'Backs, tonight @ 9:40 p.m., when RHP Kyle Hendricks gets another crack at the D'Backs.

My beloved, 11 - 15, 4th in the AL East Red Sox, took a game from the 12 - 12, 3rd place in the AL Central Tigers, 7 -3. RHP Rick Porcello got his first win for the Sox against three losses. RHP, 0 - 4 Jordan Zimmermann took the loss. It looks like the Red Sox offense is starting to come alive, but this was against the Tigers, so... The Sox welcome the 16 - 9, 1st in the AL East, Tampa Bay Rays to Fenway Park tonight @ 7:10 p.m. No Sox pitcher has been announced for the game.

The Tigers are off to Chicago tonight to meet up with that 9 - 14, 4th place in the AL Central other team from Chicago @ 8:10 p.m. EDT. LHP Dan Norris, 1 - 0, goes for the Tigers as LHP Carlos Rodon, starts for that other team.

The 9 - 10, 6th in the MWL East Caps, won a wild one over the 12 - 8, 1st place in the MWL Lake County, OH, Captains, 10 - 9. Both teams go again tonight @ the Fifth/Third Ballpark, starting time, 6:35 p.m.

I finished those aforementioned pavers and vacuumed winter our of our Renegade yesterday. With the assistance of my trusty yak brace, I didn't hurt myself. Plus, I used my left arm to move those pavers and it feels none the worse for wear. I'll take that. On the other hand, Mary abused her own baking yak to do some gardening too. I suspect that she will feel it today. I'd like her to try a couple of ibuprofen to help in her own recovery, but she eschews most OTC drugs, so...

Today, we'll be staying out of the rain and drying the paws of the fur-children after they do their duty. I'll try to do more drawing, and reading. I want Mary to stay off of her feet too. We don't need two broken people in one household. Ciao.