Plains of Nebrasky-o – YouTube
"Is there anybody left to walk a muddy mile,
Is courage a word that's only said,
Is it true them dusty days are days that never really were,
But are only tales in books to be read?"
August 14, 2018 – Next Sixteen Weeks
As we head into the second half of August then in to the autumn season, 🍂 the sun starts setting much earlier 🎃 and the daily temperatures start to decline. 🍁 Sixteen weeks out, we will be well into the month of November, with hunting season 🦌 and Thanksgiving just around the corner. 🦃
| Week | Date | Dawn | Sun- rise |
Sun- set |
Dusk | Day | Avg High | Avg Low | Record Hi | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aug 14 | 5:31 am | 6:01 am | 7:57 pm | 8:28 pm | 13:55 | 81 | 60 | 97 (1988) | 44 (1941) |
| 1 | Aug 21 | 5:39 am | 6:09 am | 7:47 pm | 8:16 pm | 13:37 | 80 | 59 | 98 (1916) | 42 (1977) |
| 2 | Aug 28 | 5:47 am | 6:16 am | 7:35 pm | 8:04 pm | 13:18 | 78 | 58 | 98 (1948) | 42 (1982) |
| 3 | Sep 4 | 5:55 am | 6:24 am | 7:23 pm | 7:52 pm | 12:59 | 77 | 56 | 97 (1929) | 37 (1946) |
| 4 | Sep 11 | 6:03 am | 6:31 am | 7:11 pm | 7:39 pm | 12:39 | 74 | 54 | 98 (1931) | 36 (1917) |
| 5 | Sep 18 | 6:11 am | 6:39 am | 6:59 pm | 7:27 pm | 12:19 | 71 | 51 | 91 (1891) | 35 (1986) |
| 6 | Sep 25 | 6:18 am | 6:46 am | 6:46 pm | 7:14 pm | 11:59 | 68 | 48 | 91 (2017) | 29 (1963) |
| 7 | Oct 2 | 6:26 am | 6:54 am | 6:34 pm | 7:02 pm | 11:39 | 65 | 45 | 85 (1927) | 30 (1972) |
| 8 | Oct 9 | 6:34 am | 7:02 am | 6:22 pm | 6:50 pm | 11:19 | 63 | 42 | 83 (1949) | 27 (2001) |
| 9 | Oct 16 | 6:42 am | 7:10 am | 6:10 pm | 6:39 pm | 11:00 | 60 | 39 | 88 (1947) | 25 (1978) |
| 10 | Oct 23 | 6:50 am | 7:19 am | 6:00 pm | 6:28 pm | 10:41 | 57 | 37 | 81 (1947) | 20 (1969) |
| 11 | Oct 30 | 6:58 am | 7:27 am | 5:50 pm | 6:19 pm | 10:22 | 54 | 36 | 80 (1946) | 20 (1969) |
| 12 | Nov 6 | 6:06 am | 6:36 am | 4:41 pm | 5:11 pm | 10:04 | 52 | 34 | 73 (2015) | 15 (1951) |
| 13 | Nov 13 | 6:15 am | 6:45 am | 4:34 pm | 5:04 pm | 9:48 | 49 | 32 | 69 (1964) | 13 (1981) |
| 14 | Nov 20 | 6:23 am | 6:53 am | 4:28 pm | 4:59 pm | 9:34 | 46 | 31 | 72 (1991) | 6 (1986) |
| 15 | Nov 27 | 6:30 am | 7:02 am | 4:24 pm | 4:55 pm | 9:22 | 43 | 28 | 66 (1896) | 8 (1957) |
| 16 | Dec 4 | 6:37 am | 7:09 am | 4:22 pm | 4:53 pm | 9:12 | 40 | 26 | 63 (1998) | -9 (1940) |
Are diesel’s days numbered? A view from a trip to BYD’s electric bus factory | Ars Technica
"Buses emit a lot of carbon dioxide, but BYD is making our fleets cleaner."
August 14, 2018 4:14 pm Update
One month from now, September 14th, the sun will be setting at 7:03 PM and the average high is 73.
August 14, 2018 3:34 pm Update
Today I decided to request my absentee ballot, but I needed a stamp. 🗳 The closest post office to my office is located in the Capitol. 🔥 I go there to buy the stamp, and the Capitol Building is closed because of a fire alarm going off. ✉️
Despite this stunning example of voter suppression, by my very own government, 🏛 I was able to walk back to the Capitol later on, get my stamp, and mail out my absentee ballot application. 📬
Bog River Open Up A Little Bit
The first mile or so of the Bog River Flow is mostly flooded stream. But as you get closer to Hitchens Pond, it starts to widen a bit.
Taken on Friday August 13, 2010 at Hitchens Pond.how Dollar General took over rural America
"As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the US, often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as an admission that a town is failing."