Good evening! Clouds but no snow yet and 33 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. ❄ There is a southeast breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. There is an inch of snow on the ground. ☃ ️The skies will clear tomorrow around 7 pm after the snow ends.

My thought 💭 tonight is the best laid plans don’t always work out. I was so excited that the DVD 📀 drive enclosure arrived in the mail ✉ today but when I opened it up I discovered it was for the wrong type of drive. It was only $11.50 and I can probably use the case for something else I guess.

I was so hoping to get the voter file 🗳 open that the State Board sent me on a DVD 📀 – I actually got the DVD to play on the drive installed on my computer but alas like on the work computer had previously confirmed they sent me a DVD that wasn’t properly written. I also discovered that the built in DVD drive drawer on my computer is broken but I did figure out a way to load disks by manually opening the drive and installing it after disabling the other partition in fstab.

I’m not going to go back to the board for the file. 📂 It just didn’t work out but I guess I probably wouldn’t have discovered much using machine learning to better understand voting patterns. I don’t know enough about machine learning and my computer isn’t that powerful and 318 EDs really isn’t enough to train things well especially if the districts are so blue in much of the county. Statewide data would be better but that a lot of processing.

I am going to still continue to learn about machine learning 🤖 aa I have a few books 📚 out of the library and I am going through the Stat Quest video series on YouTube. I’m sure there are many other ways I can use machine learning in statistics and map making. Plus it’s safer, no risk of running into trouble with work or building something with the voter file that isn’t allowed.

Tonight will snow, mainly after 10pm. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌨 Low of 26 degrees at 4am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 15th. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is l100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 26 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 1950.

It’s going to snow, it’s winter. ☃ Probably not good for the morning walk 🚶 but I’ll get up at my normal time and do my best to keep moving. If it’s bad out I won’t do it but I’ll at least catch an earlier bus 🚍 in so I’m in bright and early. I’ve had a 40 day run of 10,000 plus steps or 5 plus miles a day but if the weather interrupts my progress it will be but for a day or two.

Tonight will have a First Quarter 🌓 Moon with 56% illuminated. At 8 PM, the moon was in the southwest (236°) at an altitude of 65° from the horizon, some 246,871 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by September 3^rd. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Tuesday, March 7. The darkest hour is at 12:09 am, followed by dawn at 6:07 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:36 am in the east (101°) and last for 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 35 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:14 am with sun in the east-southeast (107°). Tonight will have 12 hours and 47 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will snow, mainly before 4pm. 🌨 High of 33 degrees at 1pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 8th. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1903. 9.7 inches of snow fell back in 1948.❄

In four weeks on March 27 the sun will be setting in the west (275°) at 7:16 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 10 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 54 and 38 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 50 and 30 degrees. The record high of 78 degrees was set back in 1998. Days like that will be so nice but first through the snow storm.

Looking ahead, 8 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 6 weeks, Arbor Day 🌳 is in 2 months, May 🕊 is in 9 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 14 weeks, Average High is 80 🏖 is in 16 weeks, World Mosquito Day 🐞 is in 25 weeks, Labor Day 👨‍🏭 is in 27 weeks, September 11th 🇺🇸 is in 28 weeks, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 29 weeks, More Night then Day 🌌 is in 7 months, Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 is in 37 weeks, Cyber Monday 🛍️ is in 9 months, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 40 weeks, Bake Cookies Day 🍪 is in 42 weeks and Christmas 🎅 is in 43 weeks.

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Partly cloudy and 31 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. ⛅ Breezy, ️22 mph breeze from the northwest 🌬 with gusts up to 32 mph 💨💨💨. The current wind chill is 18. There are 3 inches of ice and snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at Sunday around vyv v vga11 am. 🌡️

Once again I chickened 🐥 out and decided to go in early and walk the Concourse with the muzzle on. 😷 I did walk down to the Park and Ride and am trying to walk faster so hopefully I can avoid walking outside in the evening. It actually wasn’t too bad down to the Park and but when I first got up boy oh boy 🧒 was that wind roaring. Ideally I would have my steps before the end of the work day so I can do them inside but I don’t know if that’s possible. 👣 I’m thinking of walking down to the library 📚 in the evening if necessary to complete today’s walk program.

Today will be partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. ☀ 💨 Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 74 was set in 2017. 8.0 inches of snow fell back in 1962. ❄

Amazing how fast the fruits 🍏 🍊🍌 have disappeared from my office 🏢. Same thing with the frozen ones at home. I don’t know if I’ve actually lost any weight, my scale at home is broke but I feel a lot more full and eat less at dinner which saves money 💵 and feel less light headed at times.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:10 pm with sun having an altitude of 37.9° from the due south horizon (-33° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:00 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (251°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (258°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:39 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 6:06 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the southwest (233°) at an altitude of 50° from the horizon, 238,269 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:40 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 21 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be 7. ☃️ Breezy, 17 mph breeze ⛅ from the northwest. Today will have 11 hours and 2 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over yesterday.

Exploring the Concourse 🏢 I’ve discovered new places to walk 🚶 like the South Swan Tunnel which has an interesting set of photographs 🖼 of the Empire State Plaza construction 🚧 and other colorful locations in New York State. I’ve also done the Well of the LOB, Capitol Building and under the Egg. I should think about the forth and fifth floor of the Capitol, if memory serves me right there is an interesting mix of tunnels, stairs and walkways up there. Rainy but mild days I could do the walkway to the Knickerbocker Arena.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 5 degrees at 4am. 15 degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -4 at 5am; North wind 7 to 16 mph. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 26 degrees. The record low of -14 occurred back in 1914.

Tomorrow will have a chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Cloudy 🌦, with a high of 25 degrees at 3pm. 14 degrees below normal. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 44 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 2017. 16.8 inches of snow fell back in 1966.❄

Looking ahead to Sunday, a slight chance of rain showers after 1pm, mixing with snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Typical average high for the weekend is 39 degrees.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 when the sun will be setting at 7:05 pm with dusk at 7:31 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2022, we had cloudy and temperatures between 45 and 28 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 45 degrees. We hit a record high of 75 back in 1990.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Freezing rain and Ice pellets and 27 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. 🌨 Kind of a mix of slop. There is a north-northeast breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 1 pm. 🌡️

I decided to skip my morning walk 🚶 in favor of an earlier bus 🚍 downtown and walking the concourse. It’s not expected to last all day but maybe more rain later. ☔ I will try to do as many steps inside as possible. 👣

Today will be freezing rain and sleet likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and sleet after 2pm. Cloudy ☔ , with a high of 34 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 8th. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0. 1 of an inch possible. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became cloudy by afternoon. The high last year was 38 degrees. The record high of 69 was set in 2017. 6.9 inches of snow fell back in 1935.❄

I brought the DVD 📀 into work that I got from the NYS BOE with the county voter file, 📂 and the work computer couldn’t read it. I tried pulling the second hard drive on my laptop and putting the DVD drive in it but that didn’t work with either. I’m frustrated as I had great hope to use that data to build turn out models and help local candidates get the voters out they need to succeed using R Studio and machine learning.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:10 pm with sun having an altitude of 37.5° from the due south horizon (-33.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.8 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:59 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (251°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (258°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:38 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 6:05 pm, which is one minute and 16 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west-southwest (240°) at an altitude of 38° from the horizon, 235,364 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:39 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 33 degrees. There will be a southeast breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 59 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 10pm, then gradually ending. 🌧 Low of 31 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 18th. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Yuck. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 35 degrees. The record low of -11 occurred back in 1894.

My thought is that if I walk 🚶 early this evening and at lunch I’ll get my steps in but I’m concerned. I’ve been on a roll 🍥 lately and I don’t want to break it.

Cloudy and cold for the weekend. 😞 Saturday, a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Sunday, a chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 39 degrees.

Looking ahead, next Thursday is Read Across America Day 📚 when the sun will be setting at 5:47 pm with dusk at 6:13 pm. On that day in 2022, we had cold, mostly sunny and temperatures between 24 and 9 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 40 degrees. We hit a record high of 65 back in 1991.

Now seems like a good time for a cold PBR …