Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:00 a.m. in "The City."

I'm listening to Coast to Coast AM, and its guest host, Richard Syrett. He is a Canadian broadcaster who often subs for the regular host, George Noory. I just heard him play another of his Canadian themed segue songs, this one entitled, Let it Ride by Bachman Turner Overdrive, known to Mary and I from long-ago as The Macro Men, a name given to them by one of our first neighbors, Dave D. Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKSUQ9ANoOE

At any rate, a real blast from the past.

We have a current temperature of 38° under clear-skies. We also have a Small Craft Advisory in effect until 8:00 a.m. today. As the day wears on, we'll be under a Winter Weather Advisory starting @ 4:00 p.m. today and continuing until 8:00 a.m. Sunday. One to three inches of heavy, wet snow are in the forecast from the NWS, with the concomitant hazardous driving conditions and the possibility of power outages caused by that snow on tree branches that can bring down wires. Our high temperature today will reach 43° and of course, with showers in the afternoon that will turn to snow. The sun will rise later today @ 6:44 a.m. and set later @ 8:41 p.m.

Mary's brother, Ed, arrived last evening around 8:00 p.m. after visiting our downtown and Muskegon. He was tired from the long drive from the Chicago area where he was visiting friends. Later today, @ 2:00 p.m., we are planning to visit Muskegon again to see a play @ the Frauenthal Theater, followed by dinner @ Don Luis.

Tomorrow, we have a visit planned to the Ottawa County Parks System's Grand Ravines Park. We had hoped to do a Wildflower Walk and see the lodge there. Weather may alter those plans.

Sports news yesterday was once again mixed.

My beloved, 11 - 15, 4th place in the AL East Red Sox, were postponed by rain in their game against the 16 - 9, 1st place in the AL East Tampa Bay Rays.  The Sox and the Rays will try again today, @ 4:05 p.m. The starting pitcher for the Sox is scheduled to be LHP David Price, 1 - 1, versus RHP Charlie Morton, 2 - 0, for the Rays.

The 12 - 13, 3rd place in the AL Central Tigers, were involved in a slug-fest against that 10 - 14, 4th place in the AL Central other team from Chicago. Miguel, Miggy, Cabrera has found his home-run stroke, but in a game in which he nearly hit for the cycle, it wasn't enough, as the Tigers lost, 11 - 12. Ouch. The Tigers also placed RHP Jordan Zimmermann on the IL with what has been diagnosed as a sprain of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament in his pitching elbow. He will be lost for at least seven days, and maybe longer. He joins two other Tigers' starters on the IL.That means that the already beleaguered Tigers' pitching staff is in deeper trouble. The starting pitcher for tonight's game against the Rays @ 7:05 p.m. has yet to be determined.

The 12 - 12, now 4th or tied for 3rd place in the NL Central Cubs, lost a game that they were never in, as RHP Kyle Hendricks, 1 - 4, couldn't seem to get anybody out and he was relieved by a newly called up from Triple A Iowa, RHP Dillon Maples. Maples has had two previous call-ups and he hopes to stick this time around. Tonight's game will start @ 8:10 p.m. EDT, as RHP Yu Darvish, 1 - 3, takes the mound against RHP Zack Godley, 1 - 1 for the 2nd place in the NL West D'Backs.

A couple of bright spots for the boyus in blue. Kris Bryant may have found his own hitting stroke, as he nailed a 2 run home-run. Albert Almora Jr. went four for four in last night's game.

The 9 - 11, 5th place in the MWL East Caps, fell to the 13 - 8, 1st place in the MWL East Lake County, OH Captains, 5 - 6 last night. Today's game begins @ 4:00 p.m.

So, that's about it for yesterday and today. We'll get up when the mood strikes us, feed and let the fur-children out, and then drop them off @ overnight camp, until Monday. Since we'll be in and out today and Sunday, it is easier for all. Ciao.