February 22, 2016 Night

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Good evening! Currently 24 degrees and moonlit skies with a few clouds with a 6 mph north wind. The wind chill value is currently 17. Not too cold and a bright snow moon under those February skies. Look for a low around 19 and continued clear skies. Calm wind.

Tonight will have 13 hours and 3 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over last night. Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:39 am with the first light at 6:11 am, which is 1 minutes and 32 seconds earlier then today.

Tomorrow will be partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Increasing clouds as the day progresses and late tomorrow, look for snow. Snow turns to rain on Hump Day, with 1-2 inches of rain and temperatures in the 50s by the Thursday.

The Albany Young Democrats meeting was fun. Went out for a drink to Lynn’s Uptown Bar. Then went for a very pleasant evening moonlit walk. Now watching the PBS News hour. Pretty tired tonight I have to admit.

Been thinking about getting a wireless keyboard to use with my laptop and monitor. Ever since I got my TV tuner with its remote, I’ve been thinking I wish I could control my laptop remotely when hooked to the screen for purposes of playing previously video and other media. It seems like there are several options for wireless keyboards between $20 to 40. I’m going to do some more research than order or pick up a keyboard later in the week I think. Although I do got to watch my budget, as rent is due soon and my car insurance bill is due next month – and I hope to get out camping soon.

I hope you had a good day. It was a Monday but we survived. Sleep well!

February 22, 2016 Evening

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Good afternoon! Currently 35 degrees and mostly cloudy with a 16 mph west wind. The wind chill value is currently 25. That wind really makes it feel cold, even though the mercury is above freezing.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Tonight will have 13 hours and 3 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over last night.

Tonight is February’s Full Snow Moon. The Last Quarter Moon is on March 1st and the New Moon is on March 9th.

Tuesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Fairly mild, but Wednesday is when the roads will get sloppy.

Looking ahead to the weekend, we have seasonally cold but sunny weather. Saturday will be partly sunny, with a high near 38. Saturday Night will have a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Sunday will be partly sunny, with a high near 34. Sunday Night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Traffic seems to be moving well tonight on the 787. Some traffic but we have the fast bus driver who bullies her way through traffic. I’m not complaining.

Albany County Young Democrats meeting tonight. It’s only my second meeting I’ve been to in recent years but it’s fun to get involved in politics once again, especially with the presidential election coming up. Always kind of interesting to learn more about our governmental leaders and the process they use to get elected.

While the sum will have set by the time you read this post, right now as I type this post the sky is full of color. The days are rapidly growing longer. I can not complain about that. It’s not pitch black when I get home most nights now. Three weeks and it’s Daylight Savings Time and the sun will set after 7 pm.

I hope your Monday is going well. Have a great evening!

February 22, 2016 Morning

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Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Currently 29 degrees and sunny with a 9 mph north wind. The wind chill value is currently 21.

Today will continue to be sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Tonight the sun will set at 5:36 pm with darkness around 6:04 pm, which is 1 minutes and 16 seconds later than yesterday. Today will have 10 hours and 55 minutes of daylight, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

There are 3 months, 8 days until Memorial Day when the sun will be setting at 8:25 pm (Daylight Savings Time). Aren’t we all looking forward to the unofficial start to summer minus maybe black fly season. I wonder if the mild winter will effect the black flies this year? I have no idea.

Happy Birthday to the late Ted Kennedy, the liberal icon of the US Senate. He shares a birthday with another liberal, David Axlerod, the famous Obama political strategist who turns 61 years old today. If it’s also your birthday, have a great one.

Today in 1871, Frank Woolworth opens his first store in Utica. The last Woolworth’s store would close in the early 1990s. I vaguely remember going there as a child.

Another morning that I decided to get an early start and take the express bus to work via the Park and Ride. I enjoy taking that 9/10th mile walk to kick off day, especially on a bright and sunny morning like today. When I get in the office the sunlight will be pouring in on my desk and I will get a jump on the business of the day.