I often really piss off the greenies and the leave no trace folks when I say speciality biodegradable camp soap is stupid. Basically all modern dish detergent and bathroom hand soap is biodegradable.
So called camp soap, while heavily marketed is no better. But it encourages bad, polluting behavior by discouraging people from washing dishes away from water sources. It’s much better to properly manage your camp waste water and dump it away from camp and water bodies then worry about speciality camp soap.
I was setting up camp tonight wishing I had a cold beer to crack open, some sausage to grill up and cookies to snack on. But those days of my younger years are beyond me.
The truth is I don’t miss the hang overs or feeling like I’m so stuffed that I need to be rolled over. I think my meals taste better – fresh onions, tomatoes, mini potatoes, spinach and tofu really are great fried up with the right amount of salt and pepper. The fresh blueberries and strawberries and apples are great, as are the roasted chickpeas. It fills me up with energy not calories.
But it’s still an adjustment. I like how I’m starting to look and how much more energy I have. I think my camp meals taste much better. Things are less boring as I really try to chat things up meal to meal while still using healthy, natural ingredients. Yet it’s not the world I once knew.
Last week, I had a story on an Amish trade show. It was mostly about power tools, but there was another other thing that we didn't mention in the online version: The booth selling computers to the Amish.
The key selling point, perhaps not surprisingly, is all the things the computer doesn't do. Like the sign says: No Internet, no video, no music.
It's '80s-era technology that lets you do basic word-processing, spreadsheets and accounting. It's the kind of thing some (but not all) Amish people would find acceptable to use for work.
In general, the Amish are more willing to adopt new technology if they can justify it for business reasons and they can keep it out of the home. I met an Amish businessman who gave me his business card with a phone number on it.
Cinco de Mayo falls on a Friday, which doesn’t happen but every seven to eight years, unless of course you use the Cosworth calendar.
Cool and cloudy to start out the morning. Mostly cloudy and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. The skies will clear around 1 pm.
My truck is mostly packed 🛻 for the coming weekend. I am working until 1 pm after which I’m heading out of town. It should be a nice weekend. I would have taken a full day off but this year hasn’t proven to have much comp time so I’m trying to save what I can for the summer and autumn when it’s really nice.
Today will have a chance of showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 61 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 19th. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 68 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1944. There was a dusting of snow in 1900.❄
Shopping for camping 🛒 these days feels so werid without buying beer, cheese, sausage, apple juice and cookies. 🍏 Apples, fish, spinach, potatoes, strawberries 🍓 are in. I have to admit my camp food selections tastes a lot better and are much healthier. Plus I like what it’s doing to my body.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 63.6° from the due south horizon (-7.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:20 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (287°). 📸
The sunset is in the west-northwest (293°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:00 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 8 seconds with dusk around 8:30 pm, which is one minute and 7 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the east-southeast (119°) at an altitude of 3° from the horizon, 236,835 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:10 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 55 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 14 hours and 17 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 25 seconds over yesterday.
I think it will be a great weekend to get away. ⛺ Enjoy the quiet, have some good meals and do some hiking. Lay back in the hammock, have a nice fire 🔥. Plus with work and everything else I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get out of town again until June. 🏖
Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌃 , with a low of 41 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 26th. Light northwest wind. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1969.
Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 69 degrees at 4pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 7th. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 1930. There was a dusting of snow in 1994.❄
Looking ahead to Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 70. ☀ Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 46 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 68 degrees.
One month 📅 from now will be 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ when the sun will be setting at 8:30 pm with dusk at 9:03 pm. The average high temperature is 34 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895.
The original Cedar River Limekiln Lake Road in the 1890s did not climb Sturges Hills.
Instead it followed the current route to Payne Brook and the North Country Placid Trail to Little Moose Lake and then followed the Moose River to the Sly Pond trail and the current alignment.
Not that it will feel anything like seventy degree weather today but it like next week will be far more seasonable.
Good morning! What day is it? The State Budget is Done Day, of course. 🐪 Hump day and it feels good to be over the hump, knowing that there won’t be any really late nights anytime soon. Got home at 11:30 and that wasn’t so bad. And I’m up at six o’clock and out walking 🚶. Managed to get in 8.2 miles of steps in, working in steps into my day anyway possible. Sometimes the best thing to do is maintain a schedule and put one foot in front of the other.
Anotherreally chilly start to the morning. Clouds and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁️ Calm wind. The skies will clear Friday around 4 am. Hey, at least it’s not raining this morning.
Today will have a chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Cloudy 🌦, with a high of 52 degrees at 3pm. 15 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 1st. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 67 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 2001. There was a dusting of snow in 1986.❄
I think I’ll reheat those eggs I made up yesterday 🍳 and a fresh pot of coffee ☕. I have been drinking coffee more black these days as it’s healthier and gives more of a punch 👊 but I’ll probably use some skim milk with the hot coffee. Also want to cook up some rice 🍚 or coos coos this morning for lunch and or future meals. 🍴
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 63° from the due south horizon (-7.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:18 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (286°). 📸
The sunset is in the west-northwest (292°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:58 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 7 seconds with dusk around 8:28 pm, which is one minute and 7 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the southeast (129°) at an altitude of 25° from the horizon, 242,709 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:07 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 50 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 13 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 27 seconds over yesterday.
Decided not to go to Queens night 👑 last night as I wanted to avoid all the unhealthy calories. 🛻 Instead I went home and got Big Red and also stopped by the store and got grapes 🍇. Sweet table grapes are kind of candy but they are better than eating candy. 🍬 Late nights are tough when you are used to going to bed 🛏 early and getting up early.
Tonight will have a chance of showers. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 43 degrees at 6am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 2nd. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2022, we had light drizzle. It got down to 50 degrees. The record low of 28 occurred back in 1985.
A picture perfect spring weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, sunny, with a high near 64. Maximum dew point of 46 at 8pm. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 62. Maximum dew point of 43 at 11am. Typical average high for the weekend is 68 degrees.
A little on the cool side of things ⛺ but I’m thinking of taking a half day on Friday to get out of town. I’m still chewing over my options on where I want to go.
As a reminder, next Wednesday is Average High is 70 🐮 when the sun will be setting at 8:06 pm with dusk at 8:36 pm. The grass puppies and honestly myself likes that. On that day in 2022, we had sunny and temperatures between 77 and 39 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1970.
