September 28, 2020 Afternoon

Good afternoon! Party sunny and 74 degrees in Delmar, NY.Β β›… There is a south breeze at 11 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 67 degrees. The skies will clear around 3 pm. With the rain and dampness, it’s increadibly muggy and unpleasant, so I’m not minding being back home although I thought about camping one more night up north and working from the library up there.

This afternoon will be scattered showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 75 degrees at 1pm. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 10th. Maximum dew point of 67 at 12pm. South wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. It became humid as the day progressed. The high last year was 82 degrees. The record high of 83 was set in 2014.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:47 pm with sun having an altitude of 45.1Β° from the due south horizon (-25.7Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:06 pm with the sun in the west (261Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (268Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 6:43 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:09 pm, which is one minute and 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the southeast (124Β°) at an altitude of 13Β° from the horizon, 246,057 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 7:44 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 74 degrees. The dew point will be 65 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 11 hours and 51 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy πŸŒ₯, with a low of 63 degrees at 4am. 17 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 6pm. South wind around 10 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 2000.

Another beautiful fall weekend coming up, but somewhat cool. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Typical average high for the weekend is 65 degrees. Not sure what my plans are for the weekend, but I am still going to evaluate it. I want to do a Central NY trip, but I’m not sure I’m in a rush to get out camping this weekend. But who knows if the weather is nice.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Columbus DayΒ β›΅ when the sun will be setting at 6:17 pm with dusk at 6:45 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny skies and temperatures between 66 and 44 degrees. It was nice in Pennsylvania that day, but a bit cloudier. Typically, the high temperature is 61 degrees. We hit a record high of 85 back in 1954.

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Will Anyone Care? | The New Yorker

Donald Trump Barely Pays Any Taxes: Will Anyone Care? | The New Yorker

Three enterprising reporters for the New York Times published a bombshell report Sunday evening on Donald Trump’s financial life, making it clear that the President of the United States is a desperate, cash-hungry grifter who paid no federal income taxes at all in ten of the fifteen years leading up to his run for office and has, in his frenzied quest to stay afloat, “propped up his sagging bottom line” by exploiting his office.

Readers learn that Trump, who inherited an immense fortune from his father, found countless ways to squander his capital. And, like his old man, he also found countless ways to short the government, including, according to the Times, paying his daughter Ivanka legally dubious consulting fees. At the same time, Trump has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars in debt that he must soon repay. He is an almost comically inept businessman; he is the sum of his debt and bankruptcies. Nearly everything he touches turns to lead. Were it not for his investments in Trump Tower, “The Apprentice,” and little else—and were it not for the tireless ministrations of his accountants—he would likely be on his back. The question is: Will anyone care?