Day: September 9, 2019

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September 9, 2019 Night

Good evening! Partly clear and 60 degrees in Delmar, NY. πŸŒƒ Calm wind. The dew point is 53 degrees.

After dinner – a quick dinner of ravioli and cheese 🍝 I went for my evening walk 🚢 then down to the library to download some movies. πŸŽ₯ I then came home, put my wash away, had a glass of cold apple juice 🍏 and retired to bed fairly early. I also ironed m clothes and got ready for a busy day at work tomorrow. πŸ‘•πŸ‘–πŸ‘”

I am so happy I found my Bluetooth adapter 🎧 as I really like being able to watch movies at home with the headphones on so I’m not bothering my neighbors but I’m also not tethered my laptop or my device. I can ride the exercise bike 🚲 or lay in bed watching a movie.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌀, with a low of 52 degrees at 5am. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 14th. Maximum dew point of 53 at 9pm. Light north wind. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 34 occurred back in 1978.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous Moon πŸŒ” with 91% illuminated. The moon will set at 2:47 am. The Harvest Moon πŸŒ• is on Friday night with a chance of t-storms then chance of showers. The sun will rise at 6:28 am with the first light at 6:00 am, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ„ Tonight will have 11 hours and 13 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 49 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 75 degrees at 3pm. Typical for tomorrow. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6pm. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 60 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1931.

In four weeks on October 7 the sun will be setting at 6:27 pm,πŸŒ„ which is 49 minutes and 28 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had cloudy, mist and temperatures between 72 and 52 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 63 and 43 degrees. The record high of 89 degrees was set back in 1963.

Looking ahead, Autumn πŸ‚ is in 2 weeks, Columbus Day πŸ›₯️ is in 5 weeks, Average High is 55 πŸ‚ is in 7 weeks, Veterans Day πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ is in 9 weeks, Cyber Monday πŸ›οΈ is in 12 weeks, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 12 weeks, Earliest Sunset of the Year βŒ›οΈ is in 3 months and Festivus πŸ– is in 15 weeks.

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No Person is Illegal.

That’s what the signs often say, protesting the president’s official actions and unofficial remarks and tweets about immigration. But did you ever take time to think about the meaning of the word illegal?

Here is how the Merriam Webster Dictionary defines illegal:

not according to or authorized by law

I think too often we view law on its face as as a legitimate authority, when in many cases its just a justification for the coercion by the government against private citizens and businesses. Law doesn’t have any force on its own – it only exists as a justification for legal action.

While undoubtedly law is good in the sense it limits the power of government and provides predictability and certainty for citizens and businesses – law is not moral or right.

To be illegal is not to be a bad person or entity but it does subjects an individual or business to the risk of prosecution or court judgement against the entity for violating a set out policy by law makers.

September 9, 2019 Morning

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Yes it has. But the fare box is broken on the bus so I’m getting to ride to work for free! πŸ†“ 🚍 Two weeks to Autumn πŸ‚. Mostly cloudy ☁and 52 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north breeze at 5 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 50 degrees.

I also found the Bluetooth adapter for my laptop so I can once again listen to music in bed 🎢 or ride my exercise bike while watching videos I’ve downloaded. πŸ“Ή So I guess I’m winning on this Monday morning.

Today will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 72 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 16th. Maximum dew point of 50 at 8am. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Should be another nice fall like day. πŸ‘A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1959.

It was a good weekend but it sure came and went quickly. Back to work today, πŸ’Ό the Monday meeting in two hours. Hopefully the week will go fast, gong down to city tomorrow probably will at least break the week up.

The sun will set at 7:16 pm with dusk around 7:45 pm, which is one minute and 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At sunset, look for partly clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 66 degrees. The dew point will be 49 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 12 hours and 48 minutes of daytime, an decrease of 2 minutes and 49 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌀, with a low of 50 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 19th. Calm wind. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 34 occurred back in 1978.

Still having display errors and freezing of the digits on the display in my bedroom. πŸ“ŸI think I need to fix one of the solder joints which had probably come loose. Despite the clouds around this morning, high pressure is building in this morning, at least according to the display.

The weekend forecast doesn’t look real great. πŸ˜• Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 66 at 2pm. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Maximum dew point of 59 at 4pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 73 degrees.

This weekend I’m helping my sister move πŸšͺon Saturday then on Sunday I’ll probably go hiking again, maybe back on down to the Catskills I’m undecided. Lots of things that should have gotten done over this past weekend didn’t happen but I guess there is always after work.πŸ˜•

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Autumn πŸ‚ when the sun will be setting at 6:51 pm with dusk at 7:19 pm. On that day in 2018, we had partly sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 66 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 69 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1895.

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