An Introduction to an Open-Source Geographic Information System | Mississippi State University Extension Service
This is a really nice tutorial all on a single page that reading it can really cover the basics of QGIS.
Upcoming Holidays – March 26, 2022
- Two Saturdays until 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 – Apr 9
- Three Saturdays until Average High is 60 🌷 – Apr 16
- Six Saturdays until 8 PM Sunset 🌇 – May 7
- 16 Saturdays until Last Sunset After 8:30 PM 🌆 – Jul 16
- Five months – National Dog Day 🐩 – Friday Aug 26
- 24 Saturdays until 6:30 Sunrise 🌇 – Sep 10
- 25 Saturdays until Constitution Day 📜 – Sep 17
- 27 Saturdays until October 🎃 – Oct 1
- 28 Saturdays until Average High is 65 🍂 – Oct 8
- 32 Saturdays until Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ – Nov 5
- 34 Saturdays until Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌 – Nov 19
- Eight months – Small Business Saturday 🛍️ – Saturday Nov 26
- 37 Saturdays until 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ – Dec 10
- 39 Saturdays until Christmas Eve 🎅 – Dec 24
- Nine months – Boxing Day 🥊 – Monday Dec 26
I have to wonder how much of the Ukraine – Russia War is just about replaying the 2020 US Election 🐴 🐘
I have to wonder how much of the Ukraine – Russia War is just about replaying the 2020 US Election 🐴 🐘
Pretty much every body knows what has happened over the past few years. President Trump was buddies with Russia as they cut him a good deal on financing, likely chopping a few points off his interest rate on financing his junk bonds, saving him millions in monthly payment on loans. Lower interest rates means more pocket money as less monthly payments. The Ukrainians in contrast gave Joe Biden’s son a no show job, buttering up President Joe Biden.
I doubt any politician would be so brash or frankly stupid to do a quid pro quo, but politicians know who butters their bread and takes care of their needs. Much corruption is not explicit but informal and resides subtly in the back of folks minds. Most partisans know that Ukraine takes good care of their fellow Democrats, while Russians care for the GOP. It’s not bribes being handed out, it’s knowing where their friends are. Most people know that standing with the Ukrainians isn’t about standing for peace – especially when the US is arming them – but demonstrating to the public you are a good Democrat, standing up against the Russia and the GOP.
I don’t believe we should be war mongering in Eastern Europe. It sucks to be an Ukrainian resident right now, although ordinary Russians are also suffering a lot. But we should be focused on back home and not Russia or Ukraine. We should be a voice for peace, not war.
Weather Update – March 26, 2022
Figure it’s best to enjoy the morning before things go down hill 🌦️
Unless you like rain and cold it’s hard to argue that the best is yet to come. But within a few days things will moderate. Spring is still coming and probably in two to three weeks things will green up locally.
| Today. Feels like … March 21st. |
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A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Mostly cloudy.
Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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47 degrees | 7:15 sunset |
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| Tonight. Feels like … April 4th. |
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A chance of rain showers, possibly mixing with snow after 1am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy.
West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
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32 degrees | 6:44 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … February 27th. |
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A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 3pm. Cloudy.
West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
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39 degrees | 7:16 sunset |
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| Sunday Night. Feels like … February 14th. |
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A chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy.
Northwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
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17 degrees | 5 max wind chill | 6:42 sunrise |
| Monday. Cold ! |
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Mostly cloudy.
Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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25 degrees | 4 max wind chill | 7:18 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … February 10th. |
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Partly cloudy.
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16 degrees | 3 max wind chill | 6:40 sunrise |
| Tuesday. Feels like … February 20th. |
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Sunny.
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37 degrees | 3 max wind chill | 7:19 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … February 28th. |
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Mostly clear.
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21 degrees | 14 max wind chill | 6:39 sunrise |
| Wednesday. Feels like … March 17th. |
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Mostly sunny.
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45 degrees | 14 max wind chill | 7:20 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Feels like … April 1st. |
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A chance of snow showers, mixing with rain after 8pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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31 degrees | 6:37 sunrise |
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| Thursday. Feels like … April 4th. |
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A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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53 degrees | 7:21 sunset |
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| Thursday Night. Feels like … April 24th. |
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Showers likely. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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40 degrees | 6:35 sunrise |
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| Friday. Feels like … April 13th. |
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A chance of showers. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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58 degrees | 7:22 sunset |
Daily Update – March 26, 2022
Good morning! Happy Saturday, final one of March 🌷
Spring is coming or so we tell ourselves, they have the tulip gardens planted in Washington Park.
Partly cloudy and 38 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind.Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 5 pm. ☃️
Made it to the weekend. ☺ I guess it really wasn’t that bad of a week though there was a lot of meetings and projects going on especially the second half of the week. But I expect a quiet weekend.
I decided to start the weekend with a walk 🚶 out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 🐸 via Meads Road. 🐮 I doubt I’ll see a bald eagle 🦅 this week but you never know. I get more steps in that way and it’s a pleasant morning.
Got an early start 🌄 although by my standards not that early a little after seven 7⃣. The blue skies are expected to turn to rain 🌧️ by mid day and a fairly wet afternoon. I think I will skip getting another dress shirt in favor of just running to the laundromat mid week. 🚿 I can either wear a dress shirt twice or dig for an old dress shirt if I need to cover a day and I don’t have time to get to the laundry.
Did my usual evening walk and the spring peepers 🐸 were singing 🎶 their song. Got dark early with the cloudy skies although truth be told I like to push dusk at the park 🏞 to see more wildlife. Deer 🦌 and rabbit 🐰 about, also heard the owl 🦉 and saw some red wing black birds 🐦 which I know doesn’t surprise me or any one else in Delmar.
Had fish 🐠 last night and left my windows open 🔲 during my evening walk to air things on out. I like fish but I don’t like that fishy smell after you come back inside. I put the storm windows in as tomorrow I’m going to need the heat through Tuesday it looks. I’m hoping it’s the last time until October or maybe November now. Can’t believe the high on Monday will be around 27.
Three weeks until Easter weekend. 🐰 I’m thinking that would be a good weekend to head up to the Adirondacks ⛺ but like anything it depends on the weather. I might take off a few days to tack on to that weekend.