Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.
A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.
In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.
Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! It is currently overcast and 34 degrees in Delmar. Today will have a slight chance of snow before 11am. We once again will miss the northeaster pounding Boston. Darn snow hogs. We might get snow early next week. More depressing weather this morning but it won’t last. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunset will be at 5:14 pm with twilight at 5:43 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 15% illuminated. It will rise at 4:56 am. Not much of the moon left. Probably it’s the fault of Obama. The New Moon is on Monday.
There are 4 months, 13 days until Go Fishing Day. They usually have a free fishing weekend that weekend in June. Summer nights aren’t that long away.
This day in 1994, Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission for the years did what they could to protect him from prosecution. They also supported the assassin in many ways. It was pretty gross what happened in Mississippi in the 1960s on behalf of their government.
Good evening. Currently overcast and 37 degrees in Delmar. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Went down to the library and for my evening walk. Ended up reading about Mac OS Copeland and the history of Mac OS 7 and 8. Pretty nice evening, not too cold. A good 4 miles of walking is healthy after work. The warm winter means the sidewalks are pretty much been snow and ice free, making for better walking after work.
Started looking at Digital TV to HDMI adapters. I didn’t know they were a thing but they allow you to access over the air Digital TV signals over your HDMI computer monitor, and they’re only $30-40. One of my colleagues mentioned it at work. You do have to buy an antenna but for an urban area like where I live, a $20 antenna should work. I might need one other adapter to hook up the speakers. But then I could watch the 20 or so HDTV stations broadcast locally. HDTV offers a lot more channels then conventional over the air television. I’ve never had much interest in television, certainly not paid cable TV, but a one time purchase for the price of a tank of gas might be worthwhile for the few times there is something like the Democratic debate that I want to watch on TV.
My 23″ HDMI monitor I use for mapping would be excellent for watching TV. Bigger than most TVs a few years ago. I am still hesitate to bring TV into my apartment but if I could do it without adding a lot of new junk, and do it inexpensively with mostly existing technology I could spring for it. We will see. I previously looked at adapters for watching TV on my laptop but decided against it due to the complexity of setting up with my Linux based laptop. I don’t have a lot of free time available for watching TV, so I don’t know how worthwhile it would be. I’m also concerned about the impact of all that advertising and violence in my home. But PBS has such great documentaries and the PBS News Hour with Jim Laher. I know this is a radical change in perspective from last week. I’ll think about it more. Maybe, despite the low cost, TV is too evil to have at home.
Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 22% illuminated. It will rise at 4:00 am. Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:04 am with first light at 6:34 am, which is 2 minutes and 10 seconds earlier then today.
I hope you had a good day. Tomorrow is Friday. Sleep well!
The official abbreviation for Pennsylvania prior to 1963 was Penna.
Unlike New York, which has always used N.Y., the use of Penna was common until the post office started requiring two letter abbreviations in the post office as part of the Zip Code plan. The AP Style book requires old-style abbreviations for some states (such as Wash. and Wis.), but not Pennsylvania — articles written per the AP Style book must use Pa. as an abbreviation for the state.
Pennsylvania still uses Penna in a few locations. The signs for the Pennsylvania Turnpike all say “Penna Turn Pike”, and lifeguards wear shirts that say “Penna Life Guard”. Generally Penna is still used in places where the Penna. is put in the Keystone. But not always. The modern logos of the Pennsylvania DCNR and Pennsylvania State Forests almost always write out Pennsylvania in small text in the top of the keystone.
Good morning! Happy Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday, in case you didn’t know. It is currently mostly cloudy and 44 degrees in Delmar. It is expected to clear later, and indeed you can see clearing to the south and east. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Maybe 50? A bit cooler with the breeze. West wind 7 to 14 mph.
I awoke to New England Public Radio and heard their forecast. The Pioneer Valley will be getting up to the mid 50s today but I don’t think the warmth will push quite this far north or west.
Sunset will be at 5:13 pm with twilight at 5:42 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. I’ll almost be home tonight before twilight, assuming I get out at 5 pm. Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 22% illuminated. It will rise at 4:00 am. Early risers be aware. The New Moon is on Monday.
There are 1 month, 23 days until Easter. Easter is the last week of March, leading many observers to conclude that the state budget will be late. I hope it doesn’t impact my plans for an April road trip.
In 2004, Facebook, a popular social media site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg. I have heard about that site known as The Facebook. One of my friends in college got me started on it about a decade ago. How fast time goes.
Good evening. Currently mostly cloudy with dense fog in places and 56 degrees with a dewpoint of 51 in Delmar. How often do you look at the dewpoint in February? Right now it’s the warmest it has ever been on February 3rd in Albany. I can complain about winter but it’s been pretty mild all winter.
Tonight will have a slight chance of showers. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:05 am with first light at 6:36 am, which is 2 minutes earlier then today. Next week the sun is up before 7 but with the low sun angle it still kind of hangs behind the trees. Clearing mid morning with ample sun later tomorrow, around 46 degrees for a high. A breeze will make the air feel a bit cooler than the mercury. A bit cooler on Friday and a split verdict for the weekend.
It’s remarkable that only 6% of the Great Lakes are covered by ice this year and that they are still mostly open water. It’s been such an unusual winter with El Nino dominating the weather pattern.
It was a nice evening for a walk down to the library and then for my evening walk around the High School. Maybe not summer like but not that cold either. It’s been great not having to deal with snowy, ice covered sidewalks all winter.
I keep discovering new an interesting maps to produce with QGIS. I have to say data.ny.gov is a really great resource for all those looking for data collected by state government.
I hope you had a good Wednesday and got your fill of listening to the Big Bobber and Buddy Holly today. Sleep well!
Good morning! Today is the anniversary of the Day the Music Died. There is light rain and 40 degrees in Delmar. Today will be rain. High near 55. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Just forget about using an umbrella today. It will be wrecked.
Sunset will be at 5:11 pm with twilight at 5:41 pm which is one minute and 19 seconds later then yesterday. Tonight we will have a Waining Crescent Moon with 29% illuminated. It will rise at 3:04 am. With clearing expected late, you may see it as an early riser. The New Moon is on Monday. Every it’s getting closer, going faster than a roller coaster.
There are 26 days until Leap Day. February is the harshest month of them in Albany, so I know I can’t wait for the month to conclude. We often get the biggest snow storms in March but the stronger sun angle means that the snow rarely lasts.
Today is the day the music died in 1959. Deaths of rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Bye, bye. Ms American Pie. Drove the Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry.
In some ways it’s kind of a dreary morning, listening to Don McLean, Buddy Holly, the Big Bobber, and Richie Valens. The good news is the sun returns tomorrow, a bit with colder temperatures. Do you recall what was revealed on the day the music died?
Good evening. Currently overcast and 32 degrees in Delmar. Tonight will have a chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow’s sunrise will be at 7:06 am with first light at 6:37 am, which is 2 minutes earlier then today. Looking at 55 degrees for a high tomorrow and 1-2 inches of much needed rain. At times tomorrow it could be a real soaker, especially midday and on the commute home. Kind of sucks for the ice fishermen.
Went down to the library and for my evening walk. The weather is fairly pleasant this evening. No breeze this evening and mercury around freezing makes the weather feel decently warm for early February. Between Punxsutawney Phil and El Nino, I feel like we are certain to get a modestly early spring.
I can’t complain about the blue skies we had for a while. That certainly was a real nice change. El Nino and the jet stream position has meant so many dreary days this year for sure.