Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just before 4:00 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 13° under snowy skies with windy conditions, Due to that wind, it feels like 6°. Today's high is forecast to reach 19°. The sun will rise today @ 7:44 a.m. and set later @ 6:14 p.m.

There is a Gale Warning in effect right now until 7:00 p.m. Saturday. That Gale Warning extends from  St Joseph to Grand Haven. South gales to 35 knots and waves of 5 to 8 feet are expected.

That Gale Warning is accompanied by another Small Craft Advisory, until 10 a.m. this morning. The strong Gale Force Winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.

The advisories, watches, and warnings also include a Winter Weather Advisory with an additional one to two inches of snowfall possible between now and 10:00 a.m. this morning. Just a light dusting.

Yesterday was a great day to watch John do the work that I don't want to do in order to preserve my yak. He came by, changed the light-bulbs in the kitchen ceiling fixture, caulked the sink area, and assembled our new bedroom nightstands. All told, he was here about four hours and my yak thanks him for his efforts.

I mostly watched him work between reading additional pages in my novel about the librarian from the unfinished book wing of the library in Hell, or as another fictional character, Radar O'Reilly, used to say in the TV show, Mash, HE double hockey sticks.

Otherwise, we accomplished very little yesterday, much to our liking, We hope that today will be another that follows that pattern.

I am still working on that song for the Irish Jame Session tomorrow, and I think it is sounding fine.

Ciao.