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Andy | December 4, 2021

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MITO

Andy | December 4, 2021

I am a bit under impressed by MITO. For one, it’s not open source software and only works in Jupyter lab and not Jupyter Notebook. Despite all the marketing and hype it’s not that much of an improvement of what you can do with a few simple lines of PANDAS code. Another thing I didn’t like was you had to manually add a cell below the MITO window to see the generated code.

One thing that I thought was nice was the PANDAS code it outputted was clean and easy to read. It’s a nice browser of data frames – reminded me of view in R. The extension is free to use both for personal and professional use, you just can’t redistribute it.

Weather Update – December 4, 2021

Andy | December 4, 2021

Today. Feels like … December 9th.	Mostly cloudy. South wind 5 to 8 mph. and	40 degrees	,	4:22 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … November 26th.	Partly cloudy. West wind around 9 mph. and	28 degrees	,	7:10 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … December 12th.	Partly sunny. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. and	39 degrees	,	4:22 sunset.
Sunday Night. Feels like … November 10th.	A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. and	33 degrees	,	7:11 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … October 24th.	Showers likely before 1pm, then rain after 1pm. High near 58. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. and	58 degrees	,	4:22 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … December 3rd.	A chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. and	26 degrees	,	7:12 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … December 26th.	Partly sunny. and	35 degrees	,	4:22 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … December 14th.	A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. and	23 degrees	,	7:12 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … December 26th.	Snow likely before 3pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. and	35 degrees	,	4:21 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … December 21st.	Snow showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. and	21 degrees	, 13 max wind chill,	7:13 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … December 22nd.	Partly sunny. and	36 degrees	, 13 max wind chill,	4:21 sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like … December 21st.	A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	21 degrees	,	7:14 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … November 30th.	A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	43 degrees	,	4:22 sunset.

Good Morning – December 4, 2021

Andy | December 4, 2021

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Kind of a dark morning. ☁️

I couldn’t believe how dark it was when I woke up at six o’clock this morning and even at 7 AM it was hardly bright out. I like getting up early, as it cuts down on the darkness at the night, but the mornings still a very dark. I guess it’s called winter.

Overcast and 29 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a south breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at around 10 am. 🌡️

I am thinking of possibly walking down to the Normans Kill Gorge later today. 🏃‍♀️ I often find that trail to be obnoxiously crowded, even in the winter, although I do like the new park or maybe parklet down there — the Noonan Preserve, the section of land east of the rail trail along Normans Kill that was once part of Polly Noonan’s family compound on the southern border of the city. It’s a good place to take a pee in the bushes and walk down along the river. 😤 Men got to do what men got to do. And so far it’s not crowded like the rail trail, and they have a picnic table down there. 🐸

And maybe I could stop by CVS to get my COVID-19 booster. 💉 I was and are a bit hesitant to do it but I don’t think it’s a big deal. Maybe I should do my hike first, and then get the shot so I’m only miserable on the trip home. I’ll see how nice it is today. Otherwise, I guess I could do the COVID-booster at the Empire Plaza, that is when the state’s COVID clinic is open. 🦐 After that fancy restaurant meal I went to the other day at work function with all those people in close quarters, I really think I should get my booster. I don’t want to be sick the next day, but it sure beats getting COVID.

I am getting the tires put on Big Red on Wednesday, ⚫ and I’m hoping to get him inspected on Friday. 🔍 That way I will hopefully have a vehicle for next weekend, and if it’s nice, maybe I’ll head out of town. I am thinking it would be nice to go up to the Adirondacks, although lately I’ve been thinking more about the Finger Lakes, just because there isn’t a stay limit in the National Forest — well under 14 days — and that road is plowed, and the Finger Lakes are nice in the winter.