Rainy Saturday ahead though. But then real nice for the work week next week. I might take off Monday and Tuesday after work it should be nice for walking downtown and getting my COVID-19 and tetanus boosters. Wednesday is the work at home day and I’ll probably be aching and sore. But what’s the alternative?
Today. Feels like … December 3rd.
Mostly cloudy.
South wind 6 to 10 mph.
and
42 degrees
,
4:22 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … November 13th.
A chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
32 degrees
,
7:15 sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like … October 24th.
Rain likely before 8am, then showers, mainly after 8am.
South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
and
58 degrees
,
4:22 sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like … October 28th.
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am.
Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
37 degrees
,
7:16 sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like … November 23rd.
Mostly sunny.
West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Cloudy start to the morning, so it’s real dark to boot. The sun should be a bit higher by the time I bring my truck to be inspected but hardly a bright and sunny morning like yesterday.
Cloudy and 31 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south-southeast breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. There is a inch of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 8 am. 🌡️
Dropping my truck off to get inspected this morning 🔍and then hopefully I can walk home and then pick it up either before work or during lunch time. It will be nice to have Big Red back on the road.
Going to be kind of a rainy weekend ☔ so I’ll probably stay home, do some reading and continuing to explore the R programming language. 🖥 I have a fair amount of bandwidth to use by next Wednesday when my phone renews. As part of the Holiday Spirit week, I’m working from home that day, so it’s important I don’t use all my bandwidth up before then or I’ll be working from the library or the office although I don’t think it would be a bad day for working from my truck. Gets cold though in November, especially around 4 pm though.
I am going to take off the week before Christmas 🎅. I might also take off Monday next week too as the weather looks nice. I have time to use up before the end of the year and I might go out to the Finger Lakes.
I often read those popular Fact Checking websites, and I wish they were more nuisanced in their conclusions. Often people have different values and priorities – and how you frame an issue can lead to different conclusions about the data.
Cool with snow showers today then rain by the weekend. 🌨
It will be certainly mild come the weekend, saving on the heating bills ♨ but the rain won’t be fun. 🌧️ I thought about taking off Monday or Tuesday next week, it’s possible I still do but I’m really leaning towards taking off the weekend before Christmas 🤶🏻 as the other director is taking off the last week of the year. Have to use the time or loose it.
Today. Feels like …
December 26th.
Light snow likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy.
Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
and
35 degrees
,
4:21
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
December 7th.
Light snow likely before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy.
Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
and
25 degrees
,
7:13
sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like …
December 22nd.
Mostly sunny.
Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
and
36 degrees
,
4:21
sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like …
December 10th.
A slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
24 degrees
,
7:14
sunrise.
Friday. Feels like …
November 30th.
Mostly cloudy.
South wind 5 to 8 mph.
and
43 degrees
,
4:22
sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like …
November 13th.
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
32 degrees
,
7:15
sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like …
October 22nd.
Showers. High near 59. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
and
59 degrees
,
4:22
sunset.
Saturday Night. Feels like …
November 10th.
Rain showers likely before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.
and
33 degrees
,
7:16
sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like …
November 30th.
A chance of snow showers before 7am. Mostly sunny.
Good morning! What day is it? New Tires for Big Red Day, of course. 🛻
So far no snow but I might run into some going to the shop but hopefully not. The tires will get on today, and then hopefully the shock bushing replaced. Friday Red gets inspected and then I should be fully back on the road again.
Cloudy and 28 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌫️ Calm wind. Things will start to thaw out at around 10 am. 🌡️
Nuisance snow today 🌨 but I am not sure how much it will actually be with temperatures expected to reach 37 by afternoon. And then the fifties by the weekend.
I am glad I’m getting Big Red’s new tires today. 🛻 Sometimes I think I could have gone longer as some of the tires have tread remaining but they also have a lot of cracks and rot in the tread, something that is growing exponentially with the cold, and I don’t want a blow out. My local shop has been warning ⚠ me about this for a while. The truth is tires I get now will last the life of the vehicle, so waiting just means I’ll get less use out of the new tires. Friday is the inspection, and then I should be back on the road by Saturday is my hope. ☺
I am moved into my new office 🏢 upstairs, and it’s pretty with the Christmas lights and the brass desk lamp. 🤶 Views aren’t great as the old one but I like making more money 💵 as it means that I can save more for a better tomorrow. I do like the layout of the new office a lot – the desk faces the door so I can see when people are walking in plus it’s a private office so I can make calls or deal with personnel issues without having to run into some one else’s office. 🚪
I am increasingly thinking 💭 about taking off the week leading up to Christmas 🎅. Depending on the forecast I might go out to the Finger Lakes for a week ⛺ or the Adirondacks for part of a week. At this point I have to plan carefully as snow 🌨 is a risk but not that great if the long range models prove to be true. LA Nina winter in a warming planet 🌏.
I wish there was more accountability of the commercial news media for promotion of violence 🗡
Rarely are there calls to arrest news reporters, journalists and the CEOs of media conglomerates except by the most fringe politicians. While using the justice system against the free press could be abused, there is no accountability in the current system that allows journalists to revel in violence and news organizations CEOs to profit over violence.
All the evidence points to violence causing violence. You report and revel in violence and mayham, you normalize violence and encourage more of it. News reporters have become more careful about how they talk about suicide these days but not violence. They even go so far to remind people that mental health services are available for suicidal individuals but no such disclaimers exists after stories about violence.
There is news and public discourse value in reporting and analysis of crime and violence statistics in the aggregate. If a highway or public building is closed due to an incident, then the news should report it. Are there issues with police response, justice courts or other public officials actions? Report it. But private incidents of violence should remain private, and certainly not glorified by the press with stories of sobbing parents with dead children.
I support a ban on the commercialization of violence – that is the sale of violent video games, books, newspapers or television programs. But that doesn’t mean that private individuals shouldn’t have the right to express their own beliefs. But just not for profit or commercial purposes. There could be much greater restrictions on commercial speech without infringing on the individual’s right to speak on issues of concern. You don’t need to own a printing company to be heard any more today.
