The party’s defeat last month in Virginia — and closer-than-expected victory in New Jersey — has many Democrats searching for an off-ramp to the pandemic that allows them to sell a brighter future to voters next November.
12/13/21 by Hidden Brain
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Today I am working from home, 👨💻 so I won’t have to worry about getting caught in the rain, but I might have to skip my evening walk due to the rain. It doesn’t look like it will last and tomorrow should be nice. Too bad tomorrow it’s back to working back downtown, but the one day of remote work should be fun — and give me a chance to fully recover from my COVID-19 and TDAP shot.
I don’t know about getting out of town on Saturday, ⛈ it looks like rain, but maybe Sunday through at least mid-week. Hard to say how much snow there will be, probably not a lot, but it really could vary especially if I decide to go out to Central NY and Cazenovia. Even though I have new tires and a 4×4, I don’t want to mess with either snow or ice if I can avoid it — might instead go directly to the Finger Lakes, where at least I know the road will be lowed.
Did you notice that tomorrow, we are picking up some daylight in the evening? 🌆 Only a minute, but you have to start somewhere. It will be nice to come home and not be pitch black, especially when walking home from the Park and Ride. Certainly by February — which seems distant, but really isn’t at this point.
| Today. Feels like … November 25th. |
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A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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45 degrees | 4:22 sunset |
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| Tonight. Feels like … October 24th. |
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Rain, mainly before 5am. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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38 degrees | 7:19 sunrise |
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| Thursday. Feels like … October 14th. |
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Partly sunny. South wind around 10 mph.
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62 degrees | 45 max dew point | 4:23 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … October 9th. |
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A slight chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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43 degrees | 7:19 sunrise |
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| Friday. Feels like … November 11th. |
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Sunny. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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51 degrees | 4:23 sunset |
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| Friday Night. Feels like … November 13th. |
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A chance of rain after 1am, mixing with snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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32 degrees | 7:20 sunrise |
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| Saturday. Feels like … December 12th. |
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Rain and snow likely before noon, then rain. High near 39. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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39 degrees | 4:23 sunset |
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| Saturday Night. Feels like … December 3rd. |
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Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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26 degrees | 7:21 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … December 22nd. |
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A chance of snow showers before 7am. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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36 degrees | 4:24 sunset |
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| Sunday Night. Feels like … January 6th. |
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Mostly clear.
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17 degrees | 11 max wind chill | 7:21 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … December 22nd. |
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Mostly sunny.
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36 degrees | 11 max wind chill | 4:24 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … December 17th. |
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Partly cloudy.
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22 degrees | 7:22 sunrise |
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| Tuesday. Feels like … December 12th. |
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Partly sunny.
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39 degrees | 4:25 sunset |
Also work from home day for me, so that’s good as it’s fun to be reminded of the routine that once was. Out for the morning walk, then I’ll head back inside and get down to work. Nice not having to shower o get cleaned up before work. Breaks up the week, saves time otherwise lost from commuting back to work.
Partly cloudy and 29 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind. Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️
A little cool but a pretty nice morning. 😀 That said, I don’t think the sunny skies are expected to stick around all day. I wish we had the weather they are talking about for tomorrow — temperatures in the sixties and sunny. That said, the long range doesn’t look bad for next week. I’m out for my morning walk now, 🚶♀️ then it’s working from home. Just this one day — it was something we did as part of the Holiday Spirit Week. 🤶 The old days of remote work are history, 👩💻 it’s all about the muzzle 😷 and working in the office again.
So far I feel okay from the COVID-vaccine and TDAP booster I got last night, 💉 although I’ve been really hitting the water both today and last night hard, hoping that I won’t get dehydrated and feel like shit by mid-day today — usually it’s about 24 hours after the vaccine that in my experience I start to feel really awful. But I guess a few hours feeling sick is better then getting the COVID.
I walked down to CVS last night, and got my shot. 👩⚕️ It was a bit of a wait, there was a ton of people there, but I had my 7 pm reservation and I was out of there by 7:40 or so, including my 15 minute observation period. It was fine, good to have, as I really don’t want to get the COVID. My phone was close to dead, as I didn’t charge it at work but I found a podcast to listen to and with the screen dimmed, passed my time, glancing over at that weird rack of bibles and religious books they had for sale, 📚 next to the place where you wait for your shot. I guess if the vaccination kills you, there is always time to find religion.
On Monday, when I had it off, they installed new computers in my office. 💻 They have beautiful new monitors, with web cams which are perfect for Zoom meetings. Now I mostly use my laptop these days for work, except when I need a file off the server or to final proof something in Word, but I usually keep a cable in the office to hook my laptop to the keyboard and monitor. The new monitors are 1920x1080p so they don’t have the scaling artifacts — fuxiness that the old ones did with my laptop. I am as a happy as a pig in shit 🐷 with those news screens.
I got the Coleman Lantern Globe 🏮 mom ordered for me on Amazon. It was $11 including tax, something I’ll have to remember. This way I’ll have a back up lantern to use for camping, as those globes breaking seems to be a fairly common occurrence. I know people are moving away from propane lanterns, but they sure are convenient with 20 lb tanks — reliable light that never gets over discharged.
The cookie share day at work was fun, and not as stuffing as the normal holiday party with all the fancy cooked meals. Next time I’m just going to buy cookies, my cooking abilities suck. 👨🍳 I do miss the social aspect though of it. It’s just not the same in the era of the COVID.
Mostly clear and 47 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 7 pm. ☃️
I kind of burned and over cooked batch after batch of cookies this morning. 🍪 I should have done it last night, but I was stumbling around and kind of tired. 😴 Which surprises me, because lately I’ve been sleeping a lot better but somehow that did not happen last night. I guess the oven was just too hot.
After I get home, I have to grab a quick bite 😋 and then start walking down to CVS to get my vaccinations. 💉 I could drive but I figure the walking is healthy, and maybe by walking home after the vaccination, it won’t hurt that much. Probably it will suck like a little bitch, but I’d rather get a shot then go to the hospital.
Tomorrow is a work at home day, 👨💻 so I can probably survive after my COVID-booster, and just hang my head low and nobody will have to know how sick I feel. Or so I can pretend.
I am thinking if I do head out of town next weekend, it won’t be until Sunday. 🏕 Saturday looks quite wet and rainy. That said, much of the rest of the week looks good. I am going between heading out to Central New York and the Finger Lakes, I might due both depending on how the weather ultimately turns out to be. That said, the nights are long and cold at this point, so I’m not sure if I really want to camp for a full week. But maybe if it’s warm, mild and sunny. 😎
A number of New England and Mid Atlantic counties shifted towards Joe Biden during this year’s presidential election.
