Arthur Residence

January 10, 2016 Evening

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Good evening. Currently mostly cloudy and 49 degrees in Westerlo. KInd of a dreary day, although those thunderstorms that came through around 3:30 PM were pretty intense. A pretty sunset and some rainbows came after that, which was nice. I didn’t get any photos of the rainbow but it was pretty driving out to my parents house for Sunday dinner.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight we had a very slender waxing crescent moon, which has already set. With the clouds and rain, you didn’t missed much. Heading out in woods on this warm but damp night, you’ll want a flashlight. Monday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Spent some more time cleaning mildew in my apartment but I think I got the last of it cleaned up. Things are starting to look pretty nice and clean in my kitchen. I do need to figure out if I can remove the rust or paint my refigerator, which is pretty darn rusty. Rather not do any more damage to my apartment, which is why I’m tempted to leave it as is.

Continuing to work on mapping and some coding for the blog. I will have some new content to post to the blog later in the week. Have a great evening!

November 16, 2015 update

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Good morning. At the 9 o’clock hour we are at about 43 degrees as we quickly warm to 59 degrees later on this very sunny morning.

It’s already the second half of November. I don’t know where the month went so quickly. I am thinking of possibly doing my North Country trip this weekend depending on the forecast by midweek. Right now it doesn’t look bad but we might get an inch of snow up in North Country – which won’t stop me but will cause me to proceed with caution. I don’t want to get stuck or freeze up north.

Throughout the week I will posting maps of the local primaries to the blog. I mapped results for all the County Legislature Democratic primaries except for LD 1 & 3 in the city, races I know little about. I also did the county executive and the Bethlehem Highway Superintendent. I also did revised maps of several St. Lawrence County state forests. With the county election districts lines I feel as happy as a pig in shit. Because it’s damn fascinating to compare geography to voting patterns. People in neighboring EDs tend to be demographically similar and vote similarly. Candidates tend to get their neighbors or sometimes local issues play a role in elections.

It was a nice weekend but much too short. The hike in the Catskills was refreshing but those mountains are nothing like West Virginia. Still that hike made up for an extraordinarily boring Saturday whose highlights were making maps and walking 7 miles around the neighborhood.

November 16, 2015 morning

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Good morning. The sun has risen this morning. 37 degrees this morning. Later, mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Tonight the sun will set at 4:31 PM and will be mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. At 5:02 PM the twilight will conclude with a Waxing Crescent Moon setting at 9 PM.

While it may always feel like a Monday, the fact is the weather will be quite pleasant for mid-November.

November 15, 2015 night

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At 10 pm its 45 degrees and cloudy. Later, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind around 6 mph.

Today was a pleasant day. Went hiking up Burnt Knob Mountain and the Acra Point loop. A nice afternoon hike, not too far away from home. Then had Sunday dinner at my parent’s house.

Tomorrow the nice weather continues. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. The sun will rise tomorrow morning at 6:47 AM. Should be nice and bright for going into work.

Have a good night. Sleep well, a long work week is ahead.

September 28, 2015 morning

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Good morning. Happy Monday. The work week comes back around on the calendar. The lunar eclipse has come and done it’s thing, the moon turned red then was fully restored by morning.

Currently 41 degrees and foggy. Today and Tuesday will be the warmest days of the week, looking for 78 degrees which is about 10 degrees above normal. Rain Tuesday evening into Wednesday, then cooler temperatures prevail with highs struggling to reach 60.

September 15, 2015 update

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As we head into the 9 o’clock hour we are at 56. Cool start to what is certain to be a pleasant day. Decided to go for the long sleeve look today.

Halfway through September, by now the Adirondacks in higher elevation should be turning color. I will start posting some fall pictures from previous years. The cooler nights of recent have started to give the trees locally a hint of color.

Requested the election district shapefile from Albany County as I am hoping to make some interesting Google Maps from the recent primary results. I just sent them an email but if I don’t hear back in a couple of days, I’ll put in a phone call or file a formal FOIL request with the County Clerk. I’m kind of interested in visualizing the County Executive race. I had friends on both sides of the primary.

Tomorrow I go to the doctor to follow up on my sprained ankle. It’s pretty much healed, I haven’t been wearing the sprain boot much lately but I’ve been real careful with uneven surfaces. But most of the strength is back and I’ve increasingly been going for walks around.

I haven’t decided yet if I will take off Thursday and Friday to go up to Lewis County. I checked and the office has sufficient staff so I can get those days off. The weather looks nice but I still have to wonder if it’s too early with my sprained ankle. I feel pretty good but at the same time I have a nagging feeling it’s not as strong as it once was. This is the last weekend I can get out  in September. I’ll make a decision by midday.

September 15, 2015 morning

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Fifty degrees and clear this morning. Looking for a sunny and pleasant day around 78 degrees with a steady breeze and low humidity. If you thought this was a dark morning, you’re not alone. Sunrise today wasn’t until 6:34 AM. Days are getting shorter, only 12 1/2 hour of daylight today.