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We found our spot. My travel companion and I have been doing Michael Corleone Sicilian walks everyday. We’ve discovered so many little hole in the wall eateries and drinking spots, but today is among the best. The eclipse will be Wednesday at the time of this photo.

A couple of gin drinks at Gin Sóller and onward and upward. Need to keep researching.

I was surprised too. I don’t have the best internet connection at times so I thought it might be wrong. Thanks, @CAPE for researching.

I am reading that this summer is the hottest summer in Spain since records began in 1961. The first half of our trip was in the drier central and southern regions where it was very hot, but also dry, so any shaded area was very tolerable. But Barcelona, and now Sóller in Majorca are hot AND humid. I think this week is 12 - 15 F above normal. It’s rough in the full sun, especially since we are averaging about 7 miles a day of walking. It’s been an awesome trip though because mid-Atlantic summers have prepped me well. Today we seek out our spot for the eclipse! It’ll be a different experience for this compared to the last two as totality is at 8:30PM here, so the setting eclipsed sun will be just above the sea.

Watching from Mallorca and Pikesville may get clipped.

Well, clearly I’m more lazy than you.

¡Excelente! ¿Dónde está febrero?

I’ve got maybe 20 good years left. Let it snow.

According to my pet-sitter, over 1.50” yesterday.

I asked a friend to go harvest while I’m gone and she sent this pic. Obviously, peppers and basil are doing well, but tomatoes are always late for me and just coming on.

Then again, I’m sitting in a square in Granada, Spain, just after sunset sipping a cerveza, so I don’t really give a sh$t.

Get them both out of here. The good news is that next year while MLB sits out the season, our prospects get another year to develop. The better news is that wherever Adley ends up, he gets a year older sitting out.

What’s the cost of Gaussman?

Sitting at an outdoor bar in Seville, after 8pm, and it’s still over 100. But dry! No problema. ¡Todo está bien!

We’re going to need a bigger wall filter.

It’s not on the books but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

Perfection this evening too. Nice to get a stretch of nice porch evenings during the weekend for those that are still doing the weekday grind.

I’m heading to Spain for three weeks culminating with the eclipse in Mallorca. It’s going to be 100+ for the first week but I’m looking forward to a real feel less than actual temps.

And possibly less injured arms. I feel like Albernaz has mismanaged the pitching staff all year, but I don’t care anymore. He might end up being a good manager, but I still think the front office goofed going with an unproven guy with this team.

I saw one sitting here on the porch, and that made me think of it, but I haven’t heard any. I blame the lantern flies.

By the way, where are all the annual cicadas??? I haven’t heard any this year.

Whiskey on the porch here!

Can we finally put any talk of the O’s being buyers to rest?

Picked up 0.89” here, which isn’t as much as I thought. I was in the city last night and they definitely got more.

It seems that I got lucky yesterday compared to nearly CoCoRaHS stations, and ended up with .77” from early and afternoon storms. The two closest stations to my east got about half that. I also didn’t expect to still smell smoke today.