Earlier Sunsets are the Norm, Four Weeks Out to the Time Change

While the sun sets quite a bit later in Syracuse then Albany, with autumn underway and the time change only four weeks out, we are rapidly losing daylight both in the morning and evening.

6:30 pm sunset – Tuesday, October 9
6:15 pm sunset – Thursday, October 18
6:00 pm sunset – Sunday, October 28

Standard Time Begins – Sunset on Sunday, November 4 is at 4:51 pm
4:45 pm sunset – Saturday, November 10
4:30 pm sunset – Sunday, December 2
Earliest Sunset – Sunday, December 9 at 4:29 pm

4:30 pm sunset – Thursday, December 13
4:45 pm sunset – Saturday, January 5
5:00 pm sunset – Friday, January 18
5:15 pm sunset – Wednesday, January 30
5:30 pm sunset – Sunday, February 10
5:45 pm sunset – Thursday, February 21

 Conclusion

GINI Index by NY County

The Gini index is a measurement of the income distribution of a community’s residents. This number, which ranges between 0 and 1 and is based on residents’ net income, helps define the gap between the rich and the poor, with 0 representing perfect equality (everybody has about the same income) and 1 representing perfect inequality (some are very rich, some are very poor).

Geography Estimate; Gini Index
Schuyler County, New York 0.3852
Wyoming County, New York 0.387
Washington County, New York 0.3972
Livingston County, New York 0.3991
Wayne County, New York 0.4018
Hamilton County, New York 0.403
Orleans County, New York 0.4063
Chenango County, New York 0.4106
Genesee County, New York 0.4107
Cayuga County, New York 0.4122
Saratoga County, New York 0.4126
Lewis County, New York 0.4136
Jefferson County, New York 0.4159
Seneca County, New York 0.4171
Allegany County, New York 0.4184
Herkimer County, New York 0.4185
Putnam County, New York 0.4194
Cattaraugus County, New York 0.4196
Cortland County, New York 0.4219
Schoharie County, New York 0.4222
Essex County, New York 0.4231
Rensselaer County, New York 0.4235
Fulton County, New York 0.4236
Madison County, New York 0.4236
Suffolk County, New York 0.4267
Ontario County, New York 0.4276
Oswego County, New York 0.428
Delaware County, New York 0.4284
Dutchess County, New York 0.4317
Chautauqua County, New York 0.4323
Orange County, New York 0.4323
Tioga County, New York 0.4326
Schenectady County, New York 0.4327
Warren County, New York 0.4335
Franklin County, New York 0.4357
Otsego County, New York 0.437
Steuben County, New York 0.4374
Greene County, New York 0.4375
Clinton County, New York 0.4385
Niagara County, New York 0.4391
Yates County, New York 0.4398
Richmond County, New York 0.441
Queens County, New York 0.4457
Oneida County, New York 0.4462
Montgomery County, New York 0.4472
Broome County, New York 0.4484
Rockland County, New York 0.4496
Albany County, New York 0.45
Nassau County, New York 0.4523
Columbia County, New York 0.4527
Sullivan County, New York 0.4542
Ulster County, New York 0.4556
St. Lawrence County, New York 0.4561
Chemung County, New York 0.4566
Erie County, New York 0.457
Onondaga County, New York 0.4573
Monroe County, New York 0.4631
Tompkins County, New York 0.4925
Bronx County, New York 0.4946
Kings County, New York 0.5111
Westchester County, New York 0.5342
New York County, New York 0.5975

Brett Kavanaugh

I am fairly neutral about the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.πŸ™„ While I kind of liked Neil Gorsuch, as a hunter and outdoorsman, I can’t really say that about Kavanaugh, who strikes me as little more then just another conservative vote on the court. πŸ›Kavanaugh is just another prep-school, bratty suburbanite who has never left the land of marble countertops and brass door handles, not somebody of real intellect or a passion for seeking justice — one who got away with raping girls when he was young based on his economic privilege.πŸ€‘

But I do think he will be good for protecting the second amendment and our rights to own guns, hunt and fish, πŸ”« and limiting the size and scope of the federal government in many parts of our lives. We could finally see some more progress on second amendment — which would be wonderful news for many Americans. I am more skeptical on his views on limiting police powers, and protecting the first amendment and the rights of those accused of wrong doing by the government. I also wonder what his small government beliefs will be on efforts to control pollution by large corporate polluters? Or healthcare, labor and social justice?

Ultimately, I have very little say on who is on the US Supreme Court. πŸ‘ͺ It’s not my appointment to make. I voted for Jill Stein for President in 2016, but evidently she didn’t win and elections have consequences or so I’m told. For the most part the decisions on the Supreme Court won’t impact my ordinary life, but it’s still a fascinating debate worthwhile to watch.πŸ—ž