More on Why I Think Bernie Sanders is a Good Candidate.

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More on why I think Bernie Sanders is a good candidate …

  1. He speaks directly to the core beliefs of many Democrats, he’s not a “I’ll hold my nose and vote for the Democrat” candidate
  2. He is really good on issues that the Democratic base cares about — campaign finance, universal healthcare, climate change
  3. He is a Senator from one of the most rural states in America — Vermont — and he knows how to talk to rural voters and farmers
  4. He’s running against Trump, a wealthy-big city Republican — who can claim to care about the rust belt — but Trump is a man mostly disconnected from those voters
  5. He’s not a social issue driven candidate – he might be a socialist but he’s hardly out there on “grabbing your guns” or “gray rights”

Washington Cow Gives Birth to Quadruplets | Drovers

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Washington Cow Gives Birth to Quadruplets | Drovers

For Washington hay broker and rancher Scott English, seeing a set of twin calves isn’t an uncommon occurrence during calving season, but he was in for a surprise on Feb. 20 when one of his 7-year-old Angus-cross cows gave birth to quadruplets.

In fact, it’s so rare that quadruplets only occur in 1 out of 700,000 births, and four live, healthy calves only 1 in 11.2 million.

English and his wife Kimberly own English Hay Company, which handles hay brokering and trucking, and they also run 1,500 cow/calf pairs. They also feed all of their own cattle and have a contract with Tyson Fresh Meats, as well as growing corn silage and high-moisture corn.

February 29, 2020 Night

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Good evening! Partly clear and 18 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is 7. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. ☃ Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 2 pm. 🌡️

I went out for my evening walk 🌃 and the skies were filled with stars ✨. The breeze had died down so it wasn’t quite so cold which was nice. I spent some time working on the blog code and geo referencing old photos of Plattsburgh and Syracuse for future updates on the blog. Neat stuff ahead.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 14 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around January 27th. Maximum wind chill around 4 at 6am; Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 14 degrees. The record low of -9 occurred back in 1948.

Tonight will have a First Quarter 🌓 Moon with 34% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the west (274°) at an altitude of 18° from the horizon, some 246,965 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by September 4th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The moon will set in the west-northwest (291°) at 11:45 pm. The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Monday, March 9. The darkest hour is at 12:09 am, followed by dawn at 6:05 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:33 am in the east (100°) and last for 2 minutes and 56 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 36 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:11 am with sun in the east-southeast (106°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 45 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 35 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 18th. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 39 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 2017. 10.7 inches of snow fell back in 2005.❄

Tomorrow morning bright and early 🔆 I’ll probably head out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center and then maybe to Huyck Preserve. I like doing the morning walk 🚶 then an afternoon hike in the hilltowns taking in the scenery before heading out to my parents house. I just like the rural landscape. 🐮

In four weeks on March 28 the sun will be setting in the west (275°) at 7:17 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and one second later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 55 and 33 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 50 and 30 degrees. The record high of 85 degrees was set back in 1945.

Looking ahead, Average High is 50 🌸 is in 4 weeks, Average High is 60 🌼 is in 7 weeks, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 11 weeks, Memorial Day Weekend Starts 🏕️ is in 12 weeks and Summer ️⛱️ is in 16 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 82 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

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