Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Partly cloudy and 73 degrees in Bethlehem, NY. There is a south breeze at 11 mph. The dew point is 65 degrees. The heat and humidity are rapidly climbing this morning. Going to be a hot one to start the week but it will cool down as the days progress. 

Today will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high of 88 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 68 at 12pm. The record high of 100 was set in 1953. The sun will set at 8:28 pm with dusk around 9:01 pm, which is 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. Today will have 14 hours and 53 minutes of daylight, a decrease of 1 minutes and 40 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low of 63 degrees at 5am. One degrees above normal. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 6pm. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1875.

0.6 inch of rain expected between Monday 9am and Tuesday 1am. Within the next four days, a total of 0.6 inches of rain is expected. We have some muggy weather coming up. Monday 9am – Tuesday 12am. Maximum temperature will be 88 degrees, a heat index reaching 92, and a maximum dew point of 68. Friday 10am – Monday 12am. Maximum temperature will be 93 degrees, a heat index reaching 97, and a maximum dew point of 69.

Today is the 200th Day of Year. Only 165 days remain. In 23 weeks it will be boxing day and a party burning up all that Christmas wrapping paper. 

On this day in 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives his car off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies. Don’t drive drunk, especially if you’re a prominent senator. And in 1984, there were McDonald’s massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. Nice people doing nice stuff.  After that, California implemented strict new gun control in that state, and there have been no more mass shootings. Har. Har. I spent too many hours listening to Cam Edwards’ 40 acres and a Fool, and his NRA News shows. He’s one of the few conservative commentators that I enjoy, because he’s quite thoughtful and honest. And he’s a hobby farmer and likes shooting guns a lot. 

There are 2 weeks until First Day of August when the sun will be setting at 8:14 pm with dusk at 8:46 pm. First day back to work after my vacation. The average high temperature is 82 degrees, with a record high of 101 in 1933.

Misplaced my house keys this morning, so I’m running late for work. I caught the late bus downtown. Gave me time to fold my laundry and move photos from the weekend on my laptop. Last week was such a headache, so I’m kind of trying to avoid getting started on Monday even though I have a shit ton of work to get done today. 

I’m actually kind of dreading today. Next week at this time, I’ll be sitting in the woods, getting ready to spend my day poolside. So if I survive this week, I’ll be okay. I will retire last week’s debt, and never look back or dwell on my stupidity any more. 

You can’t change your day, but you can change your attitude.