Good evening. Currently mostly cloudy and 32 degrees in Albany.

Tonight we have a Waxing Cresent Moon with 19% illuminated. Look west, it’s quite a pretty little sliver. It will set at 7:51 pm. Full moon on February 22nd.

Tonight we will have a chance of snow showers, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

In four weeks on March 9 the sun will be setting at 5:55 pm, which is 35 minutes later then tonight. There are 4 months, 6 days until Fresh Veggies Day. when the sun will be setting at 8:35 pm. Fresh veggies at the farmers market are something I really enjoy, along with those late sunsets.

Went out to City Beer Hall for one beer for the Albany County Young Democrats’ monthly happy hour. It was nice and I would have stayed for another drink but I was out of cash. I never got around to the ATM and was trying to save some money at any rate, because despite getting paid today, finances look tight due to an unexpected payment I had to make.

I was annoyed to discover that National Grid stopped my auto-pay and I owe them two months back pay and three dollars in interest. It’s paid now but it should have never happened in the first place. Their website is awful clunky, and was slow. The first try, it defaulted to an old bank account then the site wouldn’t reload. I finally paid it off with the right account, and I’m waiting for the money to clear, so I can be in good standing to be reinstated for auto-pay for the next eight years. My finances are so stressed and this isn’t helping it much at all. It was so damn frustrating.

Eventually when I move out of the city, I’m going to forgo grid electricity in favor of a low electricity lifestyle from solar cells, batteries, and a gas generator. Concrete floors, a wood stove and propane instant hot water heater, as I don’t need or want all that fancy obnoxious technology all the obnoxious suburbanite kids have now. I’d rather have land and no neat neighbors then a fancy suburbanite home.

Probably heading down to the library in a bit once I get home and have some dinner. I have some updates I’m working on for the blog. Maybe I should start doing my taxes too. We will see. I like being lazy and staying home but there are limits on what I can do with my Smartphone or non-wifi laptop.

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. Currently we have light snow fog/mist and 30 degrees in Albany. The sun is peaking out of the heavy clouds giving some pretty light filtering down on the recently fallen snow.

Today will have snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunset will be at 5:20 pm with twilight at 5:49 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. Tonight will be a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

There are 3 months, 27 days until Best Friends Day. This means you have lots of time in the meantime to practice being a best friend.

Nine years ago today, Senator Barack Hussain Obama announced he was going to run for president. Often seen as a long shot, he won the Iowa Caucus about 10 months later and would be quickly cast on the national scene as our first black president during the worst recession of a generation. He would go on to serve two terms and pass a major health care reform law.

It seems like that is all recent history, but time sure goes by quickly. A year from now will have been a decade since graduating from college. I guess when you catch a bus downtown every day and go to work, time goes by quickly. Those 31 years and 11 months until retirement will come quickly.

The weekend looks to be frigid. No camping for me despite the long weekend. Thinking about going to the Adirondack Outdoorsman Show on Saturday but only if the roads don’t look icy. I don’t know what the weather will be for the weekend as relates to lake effect, but I haven’t driven on icy roads in nearly a decade, so I’m not interested in learning.

Good evening. Currently there is light snow coming down and 30 degrees in Albany. The roads are wet and salt covered.

Tonight will continue to have snow likely, picking up after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

In four weeks on March 8 the sun will be setting at 5:54 pm, which is 35 minutes later then today. There are 20 days until Leap Day. when the sun will be setting at 5:44 pm.

I’m pretty tired this evening. Still recovering from the cold I’ve had but it’s hardly been a severe cold. I will rest up tonight.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Light snow is coming down and it’s 25 degrees in Albany. Today will be cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Kind of a sloppy morning with the inch of wet snow around from last night’s snow squalls. Treated surfaces are just wet and the sidewalks are plowed but some places like my driveway aren’t real clear. I wore my hunting boots to work. I’m hopeful the warm temperatures will melt the snow, so I won’t have to clean off my car for the weekend.

Sunset will be at 5:19 pm with twilight at 5:48 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. Tonight we will have a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

There are 20 days until Leap Day. They extend Presidential Election years just to make our lives more miserable. They should move leap day to more pleasant month of the year.

Today in 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy announced that the United States Department of State was full of communists. Despite what contemporary Republicans are claiming, Mr. McCarthy was not referring to Hillary Clinton. It is certainly interesting on how history has turned on Joe McCarthy.

Good evening. Currently we have light snow coming down and 25 degrees in Albany. The snow is mostly making the city streets and sidewalks slick. The suburban state roads have been pre-treated. Tonight more snow is likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Enough to make driving hazardous, especially on untreated surfaces.

Tonight is the New Moon. The First Quarter Moon is on next Monday. Tuesday will be a chance of snow showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

In four weeks on March 7 the sun will be setting at 5:53 pm, which is 35 minutes later then tonight. There are 1 month, 19 days until Easter. when the sun will be setting at 7:16 pm. I can’t wait. Easter will be early this year due to when the moon falls but the longer days are sorely wanted, at least by myself.

I activated a new monthly bus pass today through March 8, so I know by the time it expires it will almost be the end of standard time. I don’t like getting up earlier but having sun in the evening will be so nice.

Next weekend for President’s Day Weekend is expected to be truly frigid. Kind of like normal winter when El Nino and the Pacific North Atlantic telecommunication isn’t stuck in the negative phase. Kind of sucks as I was hoping to take off for a long weekend to the Adirondacks or maybe Chenango County. So be it. Endless summer can’t be that far away.

Good evening. Currently there are a few clouds and breezy as the sun sets with 37 degrees in Albany. Another nice sunset as the days get longer Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Late tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 15% illuminated. It will rise at 4:55 am.

A pretty nice sunset for sure tonight. The bus driver is really flying tonight, weaving in and out of traffic, so hopefully I’ll be home sooner than later. I’m tired, it’s been a long week. I’m glad the weekend is here and it’s going to be a nice one.

Saturday will be partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. For Sunday look for mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Should be a nice weekend for the first weekend of February.

Going to do an oil change tomorrow morning and then may go to Schodack Island State Park and do some hiking into the afternoon. Do it first thing then I won’t forget about it and will mean I have fresh oil in the engine. Probably need to do some grocery shopping but other than that I don’t have any big plans for the weekend. It’s winter I concede.

I thought a bit about heading up to the Adirondacks but money is kind of tight and the skies are expected to be pretty gray up north. Pay day is Tuesday evening but I have to pay my credit card tonight. Big bill this month unfortunately. I should add doing my taxes to the list.