Kind of sunny but cool. But a nice day for a drive out in the country, where I’m going to start to look at properties and then maybe do an evening hike down along the Switz Kill at Partridge Run. Both to scope things out and because I want to think what I’m getting myself into. I have options, maybe too many options, and that’s the problem. Do I really want to live in country, raise animals and garden? Do I want to give up my travels and adventures, as tired and worn out as they seem now? Or do I want to live the urban life, ride and walk most of my adventures? I really liked Downtown Troy.

I don’t know who I want to be when I grow up. I could see if I could keep renting my current apartment for another year, the higher rent is still pretty competitive. The more my research shows about my landlord, I’m not sure if he really has more aspirations then being a slumlord. Buying the building doesn’t necessarily mean he has the cash now to knock it down. Most of the other buildings he owns aren’t exactly “A” quality buildings, especially those sub-100k very old and worn out buildings in Coeymans where he got his start. Most of them look like my apartment.

Good afternoon! Partly cloudy 🌤 and 27 degrees at Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a north-northwest breeze at 14 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is 16. Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around noontime. 🌡️

I woke up feeling pretty damn frustrated, frazzled and sad, after a tough week. 😫 Kind of like I went to bed last night. That database upgrade project at work, along with issues with telecommunications on Thursday and Friday, really drained me by the end of each day. Plus the recording of the podcast, and just looking at houses on Zillow and other sites, really zapped me. I am still so fried. Next Friday, is March 1st, hopefully the landlord will accept my paper check, and I’ll have my new office, as former Data Services director will be off on her retirement journey. While I’ve had the title and all the authorities of the position since January 1st, it’s like I had training wheels until next Friday, with somebody with 42 years of experience to fall back on when I didn’t know the answer.

This afternoon will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 31 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees below normal. But wait until next week. Northwest wind around 15 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 38 degrees. The record high of 74 was set in 2017. 8.0 inches of snow fell back in 1962.❄

First of the plan is to buy a bottle of wine 🍷 as a gift to my friend who is taking me around to look at land and property tomorrow, and give advice. I also got him another little gift that I think he will like. Just little things. It’s been years since we’ve been together in Boy Scouts, 🤠 🏕 and I look forward to getting back together with him and his wife tomorrow. Then to get gas, ⛽ and just drive around Berne until dark, with my mountain bike 🚵‍♀️ in case I want to pull over and take a closer, slower look at property. 🔍 I’ll bring my laptop too, 💻 as I have the full NYS Property Tax database saved on it.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:10 pm with sun having an altitude of 37.8° from the due south horizon (-33.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:00 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (251°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (258°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:38 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 6:06 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waning Gibbous 🌖 Moon in the east-northeast (78°) at an altitude of 2° from the horizon, 252,207 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:40 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 27 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be 16. ☃️ There will be a northwest breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 11 hours and one minute of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over yesterday.

There were a few houses on Zillow I really liked, 🏡 but first I want to talk to my friend tomorrow along with my parents to get their advice and think about it a bit more before I run out to make a decision that will impact my live well into the 2030s. While I know requesting a tour isn’t a commitment, and I should move forward on getting pre-approved, I’ve held back for now. I don’t want to drag my feet too much, but I also don’t want to rush too much. 💸 Going to be warmer soon, so that will help with the air leaks in my apartment, 🌬 and I also based on researching my new landlord, I don’t think I face that much of risk of immediate eviction, even if I know in the long run the current arrangement isn’t sustainable for me. I’ll assume he’ll replace door if it rots away and can no longer be shut. 🚪 This dumpy apartment, even with the rent going to the mustang-driving cigar-smoking slumlord, 🏎 is probably the most financially responsible choice as I can ride my bike to work or take public transit. 🚌

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 10 degrees at 5am. 10 degrees below normal. Going to be a really cold night for future. Maximum wind chill around 4 at 2am; Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph. In 2023, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 12 degrees. The record low of -14 occurred back in 1914. I’m surprised that record is so cold but alas it still is February. By the end of the week though I might be able to keep the heat off as it will be above freezing.

Looking ahead, next Saturday is Read Across America Day 📚 when the sun will be setting at 5:48 pm with dusk at 6:14 pm. On that day in 2023, we had cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 41 and 35 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 40 degrees. We hit a record high of 65 back in 1991.