Notable: I was looking at the latest Siena Poll and the Farm Workers Bill of Rights polls quite well in Upstate, 71-21 percent approve and even Republicans support it 54-32 percent. I am sure some in agriculture community feel differently, but it shows how popular a policy can be non-related parties.
This week we talked to Chris, a 35-year-old white man from rural Pennsylvania. Chris wrote in that he thought, “the U.S. should have a velvet divorce,” a reference to the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia — now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic — in 1993. Chris went on: “I live in heavy Trump country but know he’s an idiot, but even Trump haters wouldn’t agree to break up the U.S. And certain areas (the South, the Midwest) would be horrible for minorities and destroy the environment. But it’s obvious the U.S. has run its course.”
I like to think of myself as a rational person, but I’m not one. The good news is it’s not just me — or you. We are all irrational, and we all make mental errors.
For a long time, researchers and economists believed that humans made logical, well-considered decisions. In recent decades, however, researchers have uncovered a wide range of mental errors that derail our thinking. Sometimes we make logical decisions, but there are many times when we make emotional, irrational, and confusing choices.
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Two weeks to World Mosquito Day 🐞. Mostly sunny and 68 degrees at the CDTA Bus Stop #10595. ☀ There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 61 degrees. Modestly humid not too bad.
It’s the second gear of the week. 🍳 I’m much better rested today as I got to bed at a reasonable hour last night. It will be the weekend before you know it. I didn’t make the express bus 🚍 I didn’t go for my evening walk yesterday but I was exhausted because I stayed up too late on Sunday.
Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 84 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 4pm. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1900.
The sun will set at 8:09 pm with dusk around 8:40 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for possible thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 78 degrees. The dew point will be 67 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 21 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy , with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Six degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 6pm. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies. It was very sticky. It got down to 69 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1994.
Tooth filling is fine. 😁 Except for the $25 copayment on my credit card and my memory of the procedure it’s hard to remember it even happened.
Continuing to play with tax roll data. 📄 There is so much I can parse out of the PDF files 📂 that are standardized throughout the state. I actually want to test other communities to ensure my code works state wide. 💻 I’ll post the code later on.
A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Maximum dew point of 55 at 6am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 81 degrees.
There is a Pine Bush meeting on Saturday. 🌲Not sure if I’m going to stay in town. Maybe do an overnight locally in the woods? I’m not sure, I’ll have to think about it more. ⛺ There ain’t a lot of summer left.
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until World Mosquito Day 🐞 when the sun will be setting at 7:49 pm with dusk at 8:18 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 80 and 60 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 80 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1937.
