The world continues to change, not always towards the better, but at least the John Denver music continues to play on my phone. Even if I can’t make the world a better place, I can work for a better tomorrow for myself.
Upcoming Moon Cycles
Upcoming Moon Phases:
| Day | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | August | 6 | Waining Crescent  |
Monday 9:38 pm east-northeast 68° |
Monday 9:14 am west-northwest 290° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | August | 8 | New  |
– | – |
| Thursday | August | 12 | Waxing Crescent  |
Sunday 1:52 am east-northeast 68° |
Sunday 2:17 pm west-northwest 290° |
| Monday | August | 16 | First Quarter  |
Thursday 5:10 am east 89° |
Thursday 5:31 pm west 268° |
| Thursday | August | 19 | Waxing Gibbous  |
Sunday 7:41 am east-southeast 107° |
Sunday 8:08 pm west-southwest 251° |
| Monday | August | 23 | Strugeon  Full  |
east-southeast 115° |
west-southwest 246° |
| Thursday | August | 26 | Waining Gibbous  |
Sunday 2:29 pm east-southeast 105° |
Sunday 2:03 am west-southwest 253° |
| Monday | August | 30 | Last Quarter  |
Thursday 5:26 pm east 83° |
Thursday 5:03 am west 274° |
| Friday | September | 3 | Waining Crescent |
Monday 8:21 pm east-northeast 66° |
Monday 7:56 am west-northwest 292° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | September | 7 | New |
– | – |
| Saturday | September | 11 | Waxing Crescent |
Tuesday 2:13 am east 80° |
Tuesday 2:35 pm west 277° |
| Tuesday | September | 14 | First Quarter |
Friday 4:38 am east 99° |
Friday 5:02 pm west-southwest 258° |
| Friday | September | 17 | Waxing Gibbous |
Monday 7:26 am east-southeast 113° |
Monday 7:55 pm west-southwest 245° |
| Tuesday | September | 21 | Harvest  Full |
east-southeast 111° |
west-southwest 251° |
| Friday | September | 24 | Waining Gibbous |
Monday 1:56 pm east 96° |
Monday 1:33 am west 261° |
| Tuesday | September | 28 | Last Quarter |
Friday 4:45 pm east-northeast 75° |
Friday 4:31 am west-northwest 283° |
| Sunday | October | 3 | Waining Crescent |
Wednesday 8:46 pm east-northeast 64° |
Wednesday 8:19 am west-northwest 296° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | October | 7 | New |
– | – |
| Sunday | October | 10 | Waxing Crescent |
Wednesday 1:40 am east 90° |
Wednesday 2:03 pm west 267° |
| Wednesday | October | 13 | First Quarter |
Saturday 4:14 am east-southeast 108° |
Saturday 4:42 pm west-southwest 250° |
| Sunday | October | 17 | Waxing Gibbous |
Wednesday 8:19 am east-southeast 115° |
Wednesday 8:48 pm west-southwest 246° |
| Wednesday | October | 20 | Hunter  Full |
east-southeast 104° |
west 259° |
| Sunday | October | 24 | Waining Gibbous |
Wednesday 1:59 pm east 82° |
Wednesday 1:37 am west 276° |
| Thursday | October | 28 | Last Quarter |
Sunday 4:58 pm east-northeast 66° |
Sunday 4:33 am west-northwest 293° |
| Monday | November | 1 | Waining Crescent |
Thursday 8:21 pm east-northeast 67° |
Thursday 7:55 am west-northwest 294° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | November | 5 | New |
– | – |
| Monday | November | 8 | Waxing Crescent |
Thursday 1:10 am east 100° |
Thursday 1:35 pm west-southwest 257° |
| Friday | November | 12 | First Quarter |
Monday 4:03 am east-southeast 116° |
Monday 4:33 pm west-southwest 244° |
| Monday | November | 15 | Waxing Gibbous |
Thursday 7:04 am east-southeast 110° |
Thursday 7:30 pm west-southwest 252° |
| Friday | November | 19 | Beaver  Full |
east 89° |
west 274° |
| Tuesday | November | 23 | Waining Gibbous |
Friday 1:06 pm east-northeast 70° |
Friday 12:42 am west-northwest 289° |
| Saturday | November | 27 | Last Quarter |
Tuesday 4:23 pm east-northeast 64° |
Tuesday 3:57 am west-northwest 296° |
| Wednesday | December | 1 | Waining Crescent |
Saturday 7:40 pm east 79° |
Saturday 7:15 am west-northwest 284° |
August 2, 2021 – Next Sixteen Weeks
Here is a brief chart that shows the climate normals, sunset times, and length of day for next four months in the area around One Commerce Plaza downtown …
| Week | Date | Dawn | Sun- rise |
Sun- set |
Dusk | Day | Noon Sun Angle | Avg High | Avg Low | Record Hi | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aug 2 | 5:16 am | 5:48 am | 8:14 pm | 8:45 pm | 14:25 | 65° | 84 | 62 | 97 (1975) | 45 (1976) |
| 1 | Aug 9 | 5:24 am | 5:55 am | 8:05 pm | 8:36 pm | 14:09 | 63.1° | 83 | 62 | 96 (2001) | 46 (1989) |
| 2 | Aug 16 | 5:33 am | 6:03 am | 7:55 pm | 8:25 pm | 13:52 | 61° | 82 | 61 | 97 (1936) | 41 (1972) |
| 3 | Aug 23 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 7:44 pm | 8:13 pm | 13:33 | 58.7° | 81 | 60 | 94 (1947) | 44 (1988) |
| 4 | Aug 30 | 5:49 am | 6:18 am | 7:32 pm | 8:01 pm | 13:14 | 56.2° | 80 | 58 | 98 (1953) | 38 (1982) |
| 5 | Sep 6 | 5:57 am | 6:25 am | 7:20 pm | 7:49 pm | 12:55 | 53.7° | 78 | 56 | 91 (2018) | 38 (1938) |
| 6 | Sep 13 | 6:04 am | 6:33 am | 7:08 pm | 7:36 pm | 12:35 | 51° | 76 | 54 | 92 (1948) | 37 (1964) |
| 7 | Sep 20 | 6:12 am | 6:40 am | 6:55 pm | 7:24 pm | 12:15 | 48.3° | 73 | 51 | 90 (1946) | 30 (1979) |
| 8 | Sep 27 | 6:20 am | 6:48 am | 6:43 pm | 7:11 pm | 11:55 | 45.6° | 70 | 48 | 89 (2017) | 24 (1947) |
| 9 | Oct 4 | 6:28 am | 6:56 am | 6:31 pm | 6:59 pm | 11:35 | 42.9° | 67 | 45 | 86 (1891) | 26 (1948) |
| 10 | Oct 11 | 6:35 am | 7:04 am | 6:19 pm | 6:47 pm | 11:15 | 40.2° | 64 | 43 | 86 (1949) | 22 (1943) |
| 11 | Oct 18 | 6:43 am | 7:12 am | 6:07 pm | 6:36 pm | 10:55 | 37.6° | 61 | 40 | 84 (2016) | 22 (1978) |
| 12 | Oct 25 | 6:51 am | 7:20 am | 5:57 pm | 6:26 pm | 10:36 | 35.1° | 58 | 38 | 77 (1963) | 19 (1981) |
| 13 | Nov 1 | 7:00 am | 7:29 am | 5:47 pm | 6:17 pm | 10:18 | 32.8° | 55 | 36 | 78 (1950) | 22 (1964) |
| 14 | Nov 8 | 6:08 am | 6:38 am | 4:39 pm | 5:09 pm | 10:01 | 30.7° | 52 | 34 | 75 (1975) | 18 (1971) |
| 15 | Nov 15 | 6:16 am | 6:47 am | 4:32 pm | 5:02 pm | 9:45 | 28.8° | 50 | 32 | 74 (1993) | 14 (1939) |
| 16 | Nov 22 | 6:24 am | 6:55 am | 4:26 pm | 4:57 pm | 9:31 | 27.1° | 47 | 30 | 70 (1931) | 8 (2018) |
Good Evening – August 2, 2021
Good evening! I sue hope they bring back the express bus back soon. 
Taking the local back and forth to work is more of a drag now that I’m working more in the office downtown. 
The local with the limited Corona schedule is crowded due to limited runs and it doesn’t leave until quite a bit after five, more like 5:20. It’s kind of obnoxious but what can a humble hick from the sticks like me do?
Mostly sunny and 77 degrees at the One Commerce Plaza, just waiting for the local home. 
There is a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. 
. The dew point is 54 degrees. A pleasant evening for sure. Just listening to one of those Seeburg records as the bus slowly takes me home. 
That said, traffic volumes are still quite low these days.
Probably going to go to the park 
this evening with a book 
to read. I have that book I got out from the library about the history of heavy elements like uranium that I was reading but got set aside on summer vacation. Time isn’t as tight now for reading now that vacation is dun, and I am certainly a lot more sober as I don’t drink at home. 
Still need to get the kayak 
off my truck. I’ll do that after dinner. Tomorrow I will work from home 
and go to the laundromat and store. 
I have surprisingly less wash than you would think 
as I didn’t change that much on vacation and it was mostly mud caked shorts and t-shirts. Go sue me for being dirty on vacation, but it was my vacation and I damn do as I please.
I found out that I can replace my broken phone for $20 with the same model refurbished if I buy a month of service
, so my plan is to tolerate my broken phone screen that I can’t always read for two more weeks then get the replacement. I figure the cracks 
are just a reminder of the happy times on vacation. 
LOL. It’s also an excuse to use my phone less
I also learned that Straighttalk added 10 GB Hotspot to their $45 plan, so I once again will be able to connect using my laptop from home 
which is nice when I need something quick off the internet and don’t want to walk to the library. Too bad that didn’t occur during the pandemic, could have saved some money while remote working. Come September no more phoning it in from the Adirondacks.
Tonight at Sunset – July 15, 2021
Going to be sultry summer evening tonight 
Heading home now on the local bus, and then after dinner I’ll take a book down to the park .
At sunset, look for partly clear skies 
and temperatures around 80 degrees. The dew point will be 71 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph.
We will have a Waxing Crescent Moon with 33% illuminated. At 5 PM, the moon was in the south-southeast (164°) at an altitude of 49° from the horizon, some 231,086 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 January 7th. Buckle up for safety! 
The moon will set in the west (271°) at 11:58 pm. The Buck 
Moon is on Saturday, July 24. Buck yeah, that’s my summer vacation. Party all night. Just like the horney bucks.
Zoom challenges
One of the challenges that I have with the online maps is getting the maps to look the same on different screen sizes. The solution is to set the viewport by the bounding box rather than the zoom level but that can still cause problems like leaving the map too zoomed on for a layer or in the case of the comparison layer but not always obvious how to do a scale comparison with modifying the zoom levels.
Soup 
“And then they have cans of soup. And they throw the cans of soup. That’s better than a brick because you can’t throw a brick. It’s too heavy. But a can of soup, you can really put some power into that, right? And then when they get caught, they say, ‘No, this is soup for my family.’ They’re so innocent. This is soup for my family.”
“And you have people coming over with bags of soup — big bags of soup. And they lay it on the ground, and the anarchists take it and they start throwing it at our cops, at our police. And if it hits you, that’s worse than a brick because that’s got force…And then the media says, ‘This is just soup. These people are very, very innocent. They’re innocent people. These are just protesters. Isn’t it wonderful to allow protesting?’ No.”
~ President Donald John Trump