We live in a society that embraces change, especially technological change and the consumeristic possibilities that it makes possible for corporations to dove tail on and sell us things. To be anything but one who embraces change, is often seen as backwards, a luddite of sorts.
Change can be good and bad. We often describe change as progress, but is it not always the case. Sometimes a step forward really is two steps backwards. We should weigh both sides, realize that change has costs but also benefits. Change often involves the unknown. That, can be scary and threatening to one’s position and way of doing things.
Life would be boring if nothing would ever change. There would no opportunity for growth or progress. But I often get caught up in loss aversion, fearing what change means. I often over emphasize the negatives of change while ignoring the benefits. I can be a perfectionist, and when change doesn’t bring only the best be solely down on change. I’ll complain about all change brings and is below my expectations.
I don’t mean to be an eeyore, always complaining about how things are going to hell as the world changes not always for the better. Yet still, I can’t bring myself to always be looking out the happy window, embracing only the good while being blissfully ignorant of all that is lost with the change. But I do need to try to find some more balance in life, overcome my loss aversion while accepting both the good and bad of change.
I did not appreciate missing the express bus home yesterday or the smoke alarm repeatedly tripping off after cooking dinner. Or repeatedly hitting the wrong keys in VIM at work yesterday, half awake on a Monday. But the salmon and frozen asparaguswas good for dinner as was the larger paycheck with my new job.
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Clouds and 28 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind.There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. ️Things will start to thaw out at around 1 pm.
Made it through my birthday without anybody saying anything besides my mom= and a few people at work. I keep my birthday locked down on Facebook as I get tired of all the fake happy birthdays you get on Facebook. I really don’t appreciate all the unwarranted attention to myself and my age, I’d rather tell my story but otherwise he ignored. Maybe that’s why I don’t do the social media.
Yesterday was a Monday and kind of a shitty one but it was always silly stuff. The kind of things that you can hit escape and then u in vim and undo. I just wasn’t feeling Monday, even if was my forty first time around the sun . The smoke detector that kept going off time and time again from cooking smoke and moisture really set me off as did having to ride the local home. Then I had to piss and crap so badly that I barely made the toilet and had to clean up the seat but fortunately not my pants this time. All that fiber and water from eating lots of fruits and vegetables can be tough at times. Especially spaghetti squash which I find hard not to overeat but can he very lubricating of the gut and everything connected. Gawd, I’m getting old .
I got this enormous glass at work as a Christmas gift that I love and when it’s full of water and ice it’s so easy to overdo it and I was busy at the end of the day with work and didn’t have time to run to the bathroom before catching the shuttle back to the Plaza. And then missing the express bus . Yeap. Forgot my fork at lunch yesterday and didn’t have a spare one in my new office so the cooked part of lunch with peas, corn, peppers and tofu got skipped for lunch as that ain’t finger food. The milk I had in the mason jar for my coffee at work went rancid. That was a Monday, my birthday.
I’m thinking today won’t be such a shit show or so I tell myself. Woke up at five o’clock like usual with no alarm and made some good oatmeal banana pancakes. I’ve finally mastered a good recipe that is absolutely delicious topped with mango and blueberries with real maple syrup. The real stuff is so much better even if it’s slightly more calories. It’s not like I eat much meat or milk high in saturated fats these days or processed foods or added sugars so I figured I can use a little bit of natural sweetness occasionally like honey or pure maple syrup.
Went for a five mile bike ride this morning after breakfast before showering and catching the express bus downtown. Not so cold this morning for a change. My hands weren’t cold nor was my face. The cows on Meads Road were up and around chewing their cud not all huddled together. It was nice for a change. I probably would have gone for a longer ride, but time was tight as it was close to 6:50 AM when I got out riding. One thing is nice is that the mornings are a lot brighter then they were.
Today will have patchy freezing drizzle before 10am. Mostly cloudy , with a high of 33 degrees at 2pm. Typical for today. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 56 was set in 2013. 11.0 inches of snow fell back in 1966.
After all of it, dinner last night was good, even if the fire alarm problem was annoying. I am not sure why it’s been such a problem with the smoke detectors this winter. I got a new smoke detector hoping it would stop false alarms, without much luck. Fresh asparagus are hard to get this time of year, but the frozen ones weren’t bad. Looking forward to spring when the fresh ones are more available for a reasonable price, like around Easter. Evening walk was good too. I need to get back in the habit, if my fingers are cold all of the time, I should learn to toughen up and get better gloves. It’s not like I have as much of an opportunity to get steps in working in the suburban office, though come nicer weather when I don’t have to dress up as much, I’ll probably be back to riding back in and home from the office. I figure after President’s Day, there will be enough daylight in the evening to ride home, and that’s where the real calorie burning takes place. With the rain and cold, I’ve really gotten out of the habit, and my stomach and face are starting to show it.
Solar noon is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 29.6° from the due south horizon (-41.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 10.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour starts at 4:24 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (239°). The sunset is in the west-southwest (247°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:06 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 10 seconds with dusk around 5:35 pm, which is one minute and 18 seconds later than yesterday. The best time to look at the stars is after 6:10 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies and temperatures around 32 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 59 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 18 seconds over today.
Maybe I’ve been overly cranky, but the smoke detector thing in particularly really set me off yesterday, especially after such a long and difficult birthday. I am so done with winter, ready for nicer weather and longer days. At least the mornings and evenings aren’t as dark we move into February. I have a lot to look forward to once we get over the hump of winter. I think what I really need is just more time in the wilderness. Maybe this weekend.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy , with a low of 25 degrees at 4am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 11th. South wind around 7 mph. In 2023, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 18 degrees. The record low of -26 occurred back in 1948.
It’s always nice to see a bit of money in bank account before the money goes into retirement, investments, and my landlord’s slice. My apartment is a dump but it’s affordable.
A picture perfect weekend on tap. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 35. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 35. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees. I am thinking of doing an overnight in the woods this weekend, though I wish I had skis but I should be able to ride roads if the trails have too much which they might. Kind of a birthday weekend camping adventure. But a week late. Probably won’t head too far out of town for that. President’s Day Weekend, depending on how much snow there is, I might head up to the Adirondacks or Madison County.
As previously noted, next Tuesday is Save the Pine Bush Turns 43 when the sun will be setting at 5:16 pm with dusk at 5:44 pm. On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 41 and 21 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 34 degrees. We hit a record high of 55 back in 1991.
Calm wind.There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. 
️Things will start to thaw out at around 1 pm. 
without anybody saying anything besides my mom= and a few people at work. I keep my birthday locked down on Facebook as I get tired of all the fake happy birthdays you get on Facebook. I really don’t appreciate all the unwarranted attention to myself and my age, I’d rather tell my story but otherwise he ignored. Maybe that’s why I don’t do the social media.
The kind of things that you can hit escape and then u in vim and undo. I just wasn’t feeling Monday, even if was my forty first time around the sun 
. The smoke detector that kept going off time and time again from cooking smoke and moisture 
Then I had to piss and crap so badly that I barely made the toilet 
and had to clean up the seat but fortunately not my pants 
this time. 
All that fiber and water from eating lots of fruits and vegetables can be tough at times. Especially spaghetti squash 
which I find hard not to overeat but can he very lubricating of the gut and everything connected. Gawd, I’m getting old 
.
at work as a Christmas gift that I love and when it’s full of water 
and ice 
it’s so easy to overdo it and I was busy at the end of the day with work 
and didn’t have time to run to the bathroom before catching the shuttle 
back to the Plaza. And then missing the express bus 
. Yeap. Forgot my fork 
at lunch yesterday and didn’t have a spare one in my new office 
so the cooked part of lunch with peas, corn, peppers and tofu got skipped for lunch as that ain’t finger 
food. The milk 
I had in the mason jar for my coffee 
at work went rancid. That was a Monday, my birthday. 
or so I tell myself. 
Woke up at five o’clock like usual with no alarm 
and made some good oatmeal banana 
pancakes. I’ve finally mastered a good recipe that is absolutely delicious 
topped with mango and blueberries with real maple 
syrup. The real stuff is so much better even if it’s slightly more calories. It’s not like I eat much meat or milk high in saturated fats these days or processed foods or added sugars so I figured I can use a little bit of natural sweetness occasionally like honey 
or pure maple syrup.
Not so cold this morning for a change. My hands 
weren’t cold nor was my face. The cows 
on Meads Road were up and around chewing their cud not all huddled together. 
It was nice for a change. I probably would have gone for a longer ride, but time was tight as it was close to 6:50 AM when I got out riding. One thing is nice is that the mornings are a lot brighter then they were.
, with a high of 33 degrees at 2pm. Typical for today. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 56 was set in 2013. 11.0 inches of snow fell back in 1966.
even if the fire alarm problem was annoying. 
I am not sure why it’s been such a problem with the smoke detectors this winter. I got a new smoke detector hoping it would stop false alarms, 
without much luck. Fresh asparagus are hard to get this time of year, but the frozen ones weren’t bad. 
Looking forward to spring 
when the fresh ones are more available for a reasonable price, like around Easter. 
Evening walk was good too. I need to get back in the habit, if my fingers are cold all of the time, 
I should learn to toughen up and get better gloves. It’s not like I have as much of an opportunity to get steps in working in the suburban office, though come nicer weather when I don’t have to dress up as much, I’ll probably be back to riding back in and home from the office. I figure after President’s Day, there will be enough daylight in the evening to ride home, and that’s where the real calorie burning takes place. 
With the rain and cold, I’ve really gotten out of the habit, and my stomach and face are starting to show it.
is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 29.6° from the due south horizon (-41.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 10.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 
starts at 4:24 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (239°). 
The sunset is in the west-southwest (247°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:06 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 10 seconds with dusk around 5:35 pm, which is one minute and 18 seconds later than yesterday. 
The best time to look at the stars is after 6:10 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies 
I think what I really need is just more time in the wilderness. 
Maybe this weekend.
before the money goes into retirement, investments, and my landlord’s slice. 
My apartment is a dump but it’s affordable.
Saturday, sunny, with a high near 35. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 35. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees. I am thinking of doing an overnight in the woods this weekend, though I wish I had skis 
but I should be able to ride roads if the trails have too much which they might. Kind of a birthday weekend camping adventure. 
But a week late. Probably won’t head too far out of town for that. President’s Day Weekend, depending on how much snow there is, I might head up to the Adirondacks or Madison County.
when the sun will be setting at 5:16 pm with dusk at 5:44 pm. On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 41 and 21 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 34 degrees. We hit a record high of 55 back in 1991.
