Saying Goodbye to Cole Porter, Weekend Sun

Happy Friday, friends and fans!

The sun is out and it will be all weekend, with the exception of a possibility of scattered showers tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

Oh, and apparently, "because the information this site (National Weather Service) provides is necessary to protect life and property, it will be updated and maintained during the Federal Government shutdown," a notice on the NOAA.gov site tells us. Uh, OK.

Well, apparently information on tides is available, too, but not because the information is necessary to "protect life and property," but really because the websites from which that information is mostly derived are not government-affiliated. Oh, Lordy.

Not that NOAA doesn't have that information, but, uh, plenty of others do, too.

So, before the tide turns on that one (so, that was a little corny), here's the tide table for Sea Bright through the weekend:

2013-10-04  3:21 PM EDT  -0.03 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-04  6:32 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-04  8:34 PM EDT   New Moon
2013-10-04  9:21 PM EDT   3.61 feet  High Tide
2013-10-05  3:37 AM EDT  -0.08 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-05  6:56 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-05  9:47 AM EDT   3.91 feet  High Tide
2013-10-05  4:05 PM EDT  -0.12 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-05  6:31 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-05 10:01 PM EDT   3.61 feet  High Tide
2013-10-06  4:17 AM EDT  -0.11 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-06  6:57 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-06 10:25 AM EDT   3.98 feet  High Tide
2013-10-06  4:50 PM EDT  -0.16 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-06  6:29 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-06 10:42 PM EDT   3.55 feet  High Tide
2013-10-07  4:58 AM EDT  -0.10 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-07  6:58 AM EDT   Sunrise

And, your mystical moon and sun information for the day from www.tides4fishing.com:

"The moon rose in the east (96º) at 6:29 am and will set in the west (262º) at 6:14 p.m. … The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent. Today we have 11 hours and 35 minutes of sun. The solar transit is at 12:44 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 11 hours and 45 minutes."

Around the towns …

• Please keep the family of Cole Porter in your hearts and thoughts at this time as they prepare to say goodbye to someone so many were happy to have in their lives in one way or another. We are so deeply sorry for your loss.

• The weekend is pretty full with activity. Click here for the comprehensive list of what's going on.

Enjoy the weather. Savor the moments.

I'll see you around the towns …