Oh you want to move to a Red State?

Oh you want to move to a Red State?

That’s the reaction people often give to me when I say that eventually I’m thinking about buying land and moving to state like West Virginia, Missouri or Idaho. States that are friendly to rural living.

But people say aren’t those states backwards and really conservative. They maybe. They probably don’t have really good transit services, welfare and public health care is likely limited. But if you don’t live in a city or are very poor and living on the margins, does it really matter?

The truth is most politics doesn’t effect ordinary life. Who wins on the ballot and pontificates your television might give you indigestion but I don’t really care as I doubt I’ll ever own a television.

For me, seeking the rural life, lower costs is more important then government services. I want to be able to get lower cost food and feed, cheaper fuel and low taxes on my land. I also want to be left alone.

I really don’t want to have to deal with animal rights advocates inspecting my farm or over zellous code enforcement telling me no on everything. Or worrying about some government bureaucrat worrying about the smoke from my trash incinerator or bonfire. While I want to live off grid and live as close to zero landfill as possible, I also don’t want wanky renewable energy and recycling scams rammed down my throat.

I want to own more guns and not have to ask permission of the government for my constitutional rights. As a law abiding citizen I should have the right to carry and protect without government permission. I don’t care about abortion – I know what happens when you ram your penis into a girl’s vagina. We throw too much away as a society today, no need to be throwing away human life unnecessarily.

I care about climate change and social well-being. But it’s not all my job to save the world. It’s mostly an urban problem, I’ll take care of myself, you take care of yourself.

NPR

Promises on fighting climate change are falling far short : NPR

World leaders will begin climate talks in Egypt in a little over a week, and tensions are expected to run high in the negotiations to reduce heat-trapping emissions.

Now, new research shows the world has already fallen drastically behind in adopting the changes needed to avoid a future with even more extreme storms, heat waves and floods.

Collectively, countries have promised to reduce heat-trapping emissions by about 3% by 2030, compared to 2020 levels. That's far from the 45% drop that's needed, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Program.

Today’s Almanac for Thursday October 27

Today’s Almanac

Night before dawn is 6 hours and 54 minutes,
Dawn starts at 6:54 am and runs for 27 minutes,
Sunrise is at 7:21 am which is 4 hours and 38 minutes before noon,
High noon, the transit of the sun, is at 12:39 pm,
From twelve noon to the sunset at 5:56 pm is 5 hours and 56 minutes,
Dusk lasts for 32 minutes concluding at 6:24 pm,
Leaving 5 hours and 35 minutes until midnight.

Weather Update – October 27, 2022

The week ahead … 😎

Today.
Feels like …
October 24th.

Sunny

Sunny.

Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

and

58 degrees , 5:56
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
November 13th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

North wind around 8 mph.

and

32 degrees , 7:23
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
November 1st.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

North wind 3 to 5 mph.

and

55 degrees , 5:55
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
November 26th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

Calm wind.

and

28 degrees , 7:24
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
October 19th.

Sunny

Sunny.

Calm wind.

and

60 degrees , 5:53
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
November 13th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

and

32 degrees , 7:25
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
October 17th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

and

61 degrees , 42 max dew point, 5:52
sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
October 4th.

Mostly Cloudy then Chance of Showers

A chance of showers after 2am. Cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 40%.

and

45 degrees , 7:26
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
October 17th.

Showers is likely

Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

and

61 degrees , 56 max dew point, 5:51
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
September 19th.

Showers is likely

Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

and

51 degrees , 7:27
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
October 7th.

Chance of Showers

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

65 degrees , 55 max dew point, 5:49
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
October 1st.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

and

46 degrees , 7:29
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
October 9th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

and

64 degrees , 50 max dew point, 5:48
sunset.

Daily Update – October 27, 2022

Good morning! Happy Thursday. 🌬

Mild but breezy this morning. Missed the time to leave for the express bus by a minute so going to take the later express in. Not sure if I will get my steps in today but I’m okay if it doesn’t happen I did it yesterday. Maybe I’ll figure a way to get steps in midday but probably not as I have a meeting.

Partly sunny and 52 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁️ Breezy, ️16 mph breeze from the west-northwest 🌬 with gusts up to 31 mph πŸ’¨πŸ’¨πŸ’¨. The dew point is 45 degrees. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 5 am. β˜ƒοΈ That will probably drop off the last of the leaves at this point.

I was up early ⏰ but that did not translate into catching the earlier express downtown. In two weeks with the time change mornings will be easier but still rather cold. Maybe at least I’ll still do my evening walk 🚢. Not going to be as delightfully warm today as the past two days but no rain today and more sun.

I went to the store 🏬 and stocked up my pantry for getting out of town this weekend. I have some plans but they are limited with my work needs. Also I filled the water container and got things ready to pack tonight, as I need to leave fairly early so I can be set up by 9 AM wherever I end up going for the weekend.