Stewart’s

January 26, 2023 Morning

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Good morning! Happy Thursday. Snow fog, cloudy and one degree above freezing for the morning walk. 🌫 There is a southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. There are 5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ We ended up getting less rain than expected and no snow over night. So things melted but there is still snow around. Things will freeze again tonight. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 5 pm. ☃️

Kind of damp and chilly for the morning walk 🚶but the lack of ice is nice. Reminds me of the snowy icy day camping at East Otto State Forest in November or that day camping in December in the Vanderwhacker wilderness. Lots of slop for snow. Dawn is now 6:45 which means that except for the cloudest days the start of the walk isn’t pitch black.

Today was a breakfast reheat morning 🥞 which meant it was a quick and easy start to the morning and I set my alarm ⏰ 10 minutes earlier to ensure that I maintain my schedule. I like my calorie reduction program it saves so much food and money 💵. With inflation every dollar is precious, especially if I can invest it while the market is down.

Today will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 40 degrees at 11am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 28th. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became snow by afternoon. The high last year was 24 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1950. 8.5 inches of snow fell back in 1949.❄

Taking the express bus 🚍 in as today isn’t a session day. Looks like they’re running the big articulated bus this morning 🚏which means that the driver will likely leave right on time or even a bit early as those pusher buses are slower to drive through traffic. So I have to put my phone down, shower 🚿 quickly leave right on time for the express.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.6° from the due south horizon (-42.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:18 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (238°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (245°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:01 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 12 seconds with dusk around 5:30 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the south-southwest (204°) at an altitude of 48° from the horizon, 234,063 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:05 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 33 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be 22. ☃️ Breezy, 17 mph breeze from the west with gusts up to 29mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 50 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 10 seconds over today.

I got milk 🥛 at Stewart’s yesterday and was disappointed that the expiration date is a week from Friday. Compared to the grocery store that’s good but it’s not as fresh as it used to be. Plus with my calorie reduction program I’m not drinking as much milk as it once did.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 24 degrees at 4am. Nine degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 8th. Maximum wind chill around 20 at 6am; West wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. In 2022, we had light snow. It got down to 23 degrees. The record low of -23 occurred back in 1994.

Clouds and mild for the weekend 🌥 Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Sunday, a chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.

As previously noted, next Thursday is Ground Hog Day 🐻 when the sun will be setting at 5:11 pm with dusk at 5:39 pm. On that day in 2022, we had snow, mostly cloudy and temperatures between 27 and 20 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 53 back in 1981.

Not a lot of snow but crampons needed for the ice

What does it mean to buy quality products and not just a label?

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What does it mean to buy quality products and not just a label ? 🔖

I was hearing that as a suggestion on the video I posted earlier about rather than buying the cheapest products, buying things that are long lasting and will serve you for many years. Buy fewer things but of higher quality. But what does that mean, when so much of what we consume these days is defined by the chrome trim and brand name slapped on it, rather than real quality? Heck even Cahartt jackets are made in Mexico and aren’t the quality they once were.

I was fortunate to inherit a lot of my grandparents old furniture when I moved into my apartment. It has served me well. I rarely buy any kind of appliance or device, most of them are part of my apartment or I don’t have them. I don’t have internet or television so I’m not exposed to all that marketing crap.

I do buy a lot of my clothing at Walmart – wrangler shirts, jeans, etc. I guess their not super high quality but I get several years out of them. Work clothes I get at Sears and JC Pennies although recently I bought a dress shirt at Macy’s as the old stand buys are closing down. I’ve tried expensive and cheap boots and in my experience the cheap ones last basically as long. One of the best shirts I’ve ever owned was a blue denenium work shirt like mechanics wear – I finally tore it up for rags to use around the apartment after wearing it fifteen years. A blue dress shirt I got from Walmart years ago similarly lasted for seven or eight years. Good stuff can be sold at discounted retailers.

Honestly, I think many of the branded products that suburbanites talk about as being superior products are just labels and chrome covering up the crap underneath. It’s been at least since the 1950s that so much in our lives is cheap disposable shit, the higher end versions covered with lots of chrome to look more sophisticated. So much so called high quality stuff is just crap.

2022 NY Unemployment Rate

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New York State Unemployment Rate, 2022
Data is not seasonally adjusted.
AREA 2022-01-01 2022-02-01 2022-03-01 2022-04-01 2022-05-01 2022-06-01 2022-07-01 2022-08-01 2022-09-01 2022-10-01 2022-11-01 2022-12-01
Albany County 3.3% 3.5% 3.3% 2.7% 2.8% 3.0% 3.3% 3.4% 2.8% 2.3% 2.5% 2.5%
Allegany County 4.6% 4.7% 4.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.6% 4.2% 4.1% 3.2% 2.7% 3.2% 3.7%
Bronx County 10.3% 9.3% 8.6% 8.2% 8.0% 8.3% 9.0% 9.5% 7.2% 7.4% 7.3% 7.5%
Broome County 4.5% 4.6% 4.3% 3.5% 3.3% 3.7% 4.1% 4.1% 3.3% 2.7% 3.0% 3.2%
Cattaraugus County 4.7% 4.9% 4.5% 3.7% 3.5% 3.7% 4.2% 4.4% 3.5% 2.8% 3.5% 3.8%
Cayuga County 4.0% 4.3% 4.1% 3.2% 3.0% 3.2% 3.6% 3.7% 2.9% 2.3% 2.7% 3.0%
Chautauqua County 4.7% 4.9% 4.5% 3.6% 3.4% 3.7% 4.1% 4.2% 3.5% 2.9% 3.5% 3.8%
Chemung County 4.1% 4.4% 4.1% 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.9% 4.1% 3.4% 2.7% 3.1% 3.2%
Chenango County 3.9% 4.1% 3.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.9% 3.3% 3.3% 2.7% 2.2% 2.6% 3.0%
Clinton County 3.8% 3.9% 3.7% 3.0% 2.8% 3.2% 3.7% 3.8% 3.0% 2.3% 2.7% 2.9%
Columbia County 3.1% 3.4% 3.2% 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2.9% 3.0% 2.4% 1.9% 2.2% 2.3%
Cortland County 4.7% 4.7% 4.4% 3.5% 3.1% 3.6% 4.0% 3.9% 3.0% 2.5% 3.2% 3.7%
Delaware County 4.1% 4.3% 4.0% 3.2% 3.1% 3.4% 3.9% 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 2.9% 3.3%
Dutchess County 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% 2.8% 2.2% 2.5% 2.5%
Erie County 4.3% 4.5% 4.2% 3.5% 3.4% 3.5% 4.0% 4.1% 3.3% 2.7% 3.1% 3.2%
Essex County 4.4% 4.7% 4.4% 3.7% 3.0% 2.9% 3.1% 3.2% 2.7% 2.3% 3.2% 3.5%
Franklin County 4.0% 4.3% 4.0% 3.3% 3.0% 3.2% 3.6% 3.7% 3.0% 2.5% 3.2% 3.4%
Fulton County 4.8% 5.2% 4.7% 3.7% 3.6% 3.7% 4.1% 4.2% 3.5% 2.9% 3.4% 3.7%
Genesee County 3.8% 4.0% 3.7% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 3.0% 3.0% 2.5% 2.1% 2.5% 2.9%
Greene County 4.0% 4.3% 4.1% 3.3% 3.1% 3.3% 3.6% 3.8% 3.1% 2.4% 2.9% 3.0%
Hamilton County 5.2% 5.4% 5.0% 5.1% 3.5% 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.4% 4.9% 5.3%
Herkimer County 5.0% 5.3% 4.9% 3.9% 3.5% 3.6% 3.9% 4.0% 3.3% 2.7% 3.3% 3.8%
Jefferson County 4.7% 5.1% 4.7% 3.8% 3.3% 3.4% 3.8% 4.0% 3.2% 2.7% 3.5% 3.9%
Kings County 7.5% 6.7% 6.2% 5.9% 5.8% 6.2% 6.8% 7.1% 5.4% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5%
Lewis County 5.0% 5.5% 5.2% 4.0% 3.2% 3.2% 3.6% 3.7% 2.8% 2.3% 3.1% 4.1%
Livingston County 3.8% 4.0% 3.7% 2.9% 2.9% 3.1% 3.4% 3.3% 2.8% 2.2% 2.6% 2.9%
Madison County 4.0% 4.2% 3.9% 3.0% 2.8% 3.1% 3.4% 3.3% 2.8% 2.3% 2.6% 3.1%
Monroe County 3.9% 4.1% 3.9% 3.3% 3.3% 3.5% 3.9% 4.0% 3.2% 2.6% 2.9% 2.9%
Montgomery County 4.9% 5.3% 4.8% 3.9% 3.7% 3.9% 4.3% 4.6% 3.7% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0%
Nassau County 3.3% 3.5% 3.2% 2.6% 2.7% 2.9% 3.2% 3.3% 2.7% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3%
New York County 5.6% 5.1% 4.7% 4.4% 4.4% 4.8% 5.2% 5.4% 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 4.3%
Niagara County 4.8% 5.0% 4.6% 3.8% 3.5% 3.6% 4.1% 4.2% 3.4% 2.7% 3.2% 3.5%
Oneida County 4.0% 4.2% 3.9% 3.3% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8% 3.8% 3.2% 2.6% 2.9% 3.1%
Onondaga County 3.8% 4.0% 3.7% 3.1% 3.1% 3.3% 3.6% 3.6% 3.0% 2.4% 2.7% 2.8%
Ontario County 3.5% 3.8% 3.5% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 3.1% 3.1% 2.6% 2.1% 2.5% 2.7%
Orange County 3.6% 3.8% 3.6% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.5% 3.5% 2.9% 2.4% 2.6% 2.6%
Orleans County 4.3% 4.6% 4.3% 3.4% 3.3% 3.7% 4.1% 4.2% 3.2% 2.5% 3.0% 3.4%
Oswego County 4.8% 5.1% 4.7% 3.9% 3.7% 4.0% 4.3% 4.3% 3.6% 2.8% 3.4% 3.9%
Otsego County 4.1% 4.3% 3.8% 2.8% 2.7% 3.0% 3.5% 3.4% 2.8% 2.2% 2.7% 3.2%
Putnam County 3.3% 3.5% 3.2% 2.6% 2.7% 2.9% 3.2% 3.2% 2.7% 2.2% 2.4% 2.4%
Queens County 7.0% 6.3% 5.8% 5.4% 5.4% 5.6% 6.0% 6.2% 4.7% 4.8% 4.8% 4.9%
Rensselaer County 3.6% 3.7% 3.4% 2.7% 2.7% 2.9% 3.3% 3.3% 2.8% 2.2% 2.5% 2.5%
Richmond County 6.7% 6.0% 5.6% 5.2% 5.2% 5.6% 6.4% 6.6% 4.9% 5.0% 4.9% 5.0%
Rockland County 3.3% 3.4% 3.1% 2.6% 2.6% 2.8% 3.2% 3.2% 2.6% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3%
Saratoga County 3.0% 3.2% 2.9% 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4% 1.9% 2.1% 2.3%
Schenectady County 3.8% 4.0% 3.7% 3.1% 3.1% 3.3% 3.6% 3.7% 3.1% 2.5% 2.7% 2.8%
Schoharie County 4.2% 4.6% 4.2% 3.0% 2.9% 3.2% 3.5% 3.7% 2.8% 2.3% 2.8% 3.5%
Schuyler County 4.8% 5.2% 4.7% 3.6% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 2.7% 2.3% 3.1% 3.6%
Seneca County 3.9% 4.1% 3.8% 2.9% 2.7% 2.9% 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% 2.2% 2.5% 2.8%
St. Lawrence County 4.6% 4.7% 4.4% 3.6% 3.4% 4.0% 4.6% 4.7% 3.4% 2.8% 3.5% 3.7%
Steuben County 4.4% 4.6% 4.3% 3.4% 3.2% 3.3% 3.6% 3.6% 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.4%
Suffolk County 3.6% 3.8% 3.5% 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 3.4% 3.5% 2.8% 2.2% 2.5% 2.6%
Sullivan County 4.0% 4.2% 3.9% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.3% 2.9% 2.4% 2.7% 2.8%
Tioga County 3.8% 4.1% 3.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 3.2% 3.2% 2.6% 2.2% 2.5% 2.7%
Tompkins County 2.8% 3.0% 2.7% 2.3% 2.4% 2.8% 3.2% 3.0% 2.6% 2.1% 2.3% 2.4%
Ulster County 3.7% 3.9% 3.5% 2.9% 2.8% 3.0% 3.4% 3.5% 2.8% 2.2% 2.5% 2.6%
Warren County 4.4% 4.5% 4.2% 3.3% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 2.7% 2.2% 3.0% 3.4%
Washington County 4.0% 4.3% 3.9% 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 2.7% 2.2% 2.7% 2.9%
Wayne County 3.7% 3.9% 3.7% 2.9% 2.7% 3.0% 3.3% 3.3% 2.7% 2.2% 2.5% 2.8%
Westchester County 3.6% 3.8% 3.5% 3.0% 3.0% 3.1% 3.5% 3.6% 2.9% 2.3% 2.5% 2.5%
Wyoming County 4.4% 4.7% 4.4% 3.1% 2.6% 2.7% 3.0% 3.0% 2.5% 2.1% 2.8% 3.3%
Yates County 3.4% 3.5% 3.2% 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4% 2.1% 2.5% 2.9%
Andy Arthur, 1/24/23.
Data Source: NYS Department of Labor, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Automate AD-ing using Assembly’s Official Geocoder

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Automate AD-ing using NY Assembly’s Official Geocoder

Just a short and simple RSelenium and Rvest script for grabbing what Assembly District people live in using the Assembly’s official website. An alternative, faster solution for many addresses would be to use the Python script I wrote that uses the State Geocoder and a Spatial Join, but this script will work for shorter lists when you want to ensure you have “official” results from the Assembly website.

library(RSelenium)
library(tidyverse)
library(rvest)

rm(list=ls())

rs <- rsDriver(
  remoteServerAddr='localhost',
  port = netstat::free_port(random=T),
  browser = 'firefox',
  # uncomment to run headless
  #extraCapabilities = list("moz:firefoxOptions" = list(args = list('--headless'))),
  verbose = F
)

# navigate to member search
rsc <- rs$client
rsc$navigate("https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/")

# a file with the first field is street, second field is city, third field is zip
addresses <- read_csv('~/Desktop/addresses.csv')

# iterate through the list of addresses using firefox under selenium control
for (i in seq(1, nrow(addresses))) {
  rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_street')$clearElement()
  rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_street')$sendKeysToElement(list(as.character(addresses[i,1])))
  rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_city')$clearElement()
  rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_city')$sendKeysToElement(list(as.character(addresses[i,2])))
  rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_zip')$clearElement()
  rsc$findElement(using='css', '#gmap_zip')$sendKeysToElement(list(as.character(addresses[i,3])))
  rsc$findElement(using='xpath', '//*[@id="form_submit"]')$clickElement()
  
  html <- rsc$getPageSource() %>% unlist() %>% read_html()
  
  Sys.sleep(0.5)
  
  addresses[i,'member'] <- html %>% html_element('#mem-name a') %>% html_text() %>% str_trim()
  addresses[i,'dist'] <- html %>% html_element('#mem-dist') %>% html_text()  %>% parse_number()
}

# write out to csv file
write_csv(addresses, '~/Desktop/ad_addresses.csv')

January 24, 2023 Morning

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Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Rise and grind on this Tuesday. I don’t know but I think thr synchronousizer is a bit worn out on second gear. ⚙ I woke up and was like darn still only Tuesday, let’s git r dun.

Mostly cloudy with some clearing to the south at the freezing point. 🌥 There is a light southwest breeze at 3 mph. 🍃. There are 7 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️

Nice morning today especially to the south 🌅, with lots of red. I was actually out walking 🚶 before 6:45 which is unusual for me on these dark mornings but it helped that I had the left over pancakes 🥞 and sausage and coffee ☕ from yesterday that I could just reheat. Fewer calories, time saved, and less trash – what’s not to like?

That said, I think I’m going to put a fruit bowl 🍐 🍏 in my office so mid-morning if I’m hungry or feeling a bit light headed I can have a bit to eat. One of the reasons I’ve been doing the big breakfasts – besides availability and not wanting to waste 🗑 – is sometimes I feel light headed by lunch time. I can always keep an extra container to bring home the banana 🍌 peels and apple rins for compost.

The communications line the came down yesterday 📞 still hasn’t been repaired. I assumed it was a copper cable line abandoned by the telephone company but it looks like fiber as there is no wires in the cable. I bet there are unhappy customers but it doesn’t impact me as the police officer 👮 tossed it off the road and sidewalk. I’ve noticed most of the underground 🚇 copper phone repeaters locally have been smashed and grabbed for their copper. Apparently Verizon doesn’t use them or care any more and copper is valuable as scrap. I guess it’s recycling ♻.

Today will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 37 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 18th. West wind 7 to 14 mph. A year ago, we had sunny skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 20 degrees. The record high of 54 was set in 1999. 7.6 inches of snow fell back in 1948.❄

Ironing my muzzle and shirt 🕴️showering 🚿 and it’s off to work. Probably another busy day ahead.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.1° from the due south horizon (-42.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:16 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (237°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (244°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:58 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 5:28 pm, which is one minute and 16 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the southwest (223°) at an altitude of 27° from the horizon, 229,352 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:03 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies ☁ and temperatures around 36 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 11 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 46 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over today.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 20 degrees at 6am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 23rd. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north after midnight. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 5 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1963.

Going to snow 🌨 again tomorrow but only an inch or two, so whatever the buses 🚍 will be running. Probably won’t last for long especially with rain and warmer conditions expected come Thursday. Should help clean up the sidewalks the rain, assuming it doesn’t freeze up to black ice. Hopefully the town will plow again today and lay down some salt.

Cloudy and mild for the weekend. 🌥 Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Sunday, cloudy, with a high near 37. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees. I’m still undecided about the weekend though I need to decide today if I can want a personal day come Friday m

Looking ahead, there are 3 weeks until Valentines Day ❤️ when the sun will be setting at 5:27 pm with dusk at 5:54 pm. On that day in 2022, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 28 and 15 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 36 degrees. We hit a record high of 63 back in 1946.

Thru the Trees

January 23, 2023 Night

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Good evening! Cloudy and 29 degrees in Delmar. ⛅ Breezy, ️17 mph breeze from the northwest 🌬 . The current wind chill is 17. There are 8 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 9 am. 🌡️

I’m surprised as anyone that we got as much snow 🌨 as we did. It’s winter though but after being so mild and snow free since mid December it was kind of a shock 🤯 for a change. I thought it was going to be more of a rain event. At least I didn’t need my umbrella for the evening commute. I was fine leaving it home.

While there was some snow on the sidewalks and a few icy patches, they weren’t bad for the evening walk 🚶. Made pasta for dinner 🍲 but I enforced the one bowl, eat only until I’m full rule and save the rest in the refrigerator. I won’t call it a diet but like everything with inflation I’m trying to tighten my belt. I don’t want to be cheap and miserable but I do want to build a good future 🔮 for myself in all aspects of life. 40 is such a critical age, to really set yourself on the right step to the future.

Dug out my truck and cleaned off the solar panel ☀ so things will get charged up hopefully starting tomorrow and I’ll be ready the next time I need to drive somewhere like the dentist on Friday or maybe sooner if I need groceries especially if I decide to go camping 🏕 for my birthday. You never know it might be fun, especially if there is snow for skiing.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon with 7% illuminated. The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:08 am, followed by dawn at 6:48 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:19 am in the east-southeast (116°) and last for 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Sunrise is 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 8:02 am with sun in the east-southeast (124°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 16 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 3 seconds over last night.

In four weeks on February 20 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (256°) at 5:34 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 22 seconds later then tonight. That’s it? Ugh. Although at least by then the evening commute won’t be so dark. In 2021 on that day, we had partly sunny skies and temperatures between 28 and 13 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 37 and 19 degrees. The record high of 66 degrees was set back in 1930.

Looking ahead, Save the Pine Bush Turns 45 🦋 Next Monday, Presidents Day 👴 is in 4 weeks, 8 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 11 weeks, May 🕊 is in 14 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 19 weeks, Average High is 80 🏖 is in 21 weeks, World Mosquito Day 🐞 is in 30 weeks, Labor Day 👨‍🏭 is in 32 weeks, September 11th 🇺🇸 is in 33 weeks, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 34 weeks, Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 is in 42 weeks, Thanksgiving 🦃 is in 10 months, Cyber Monday 🛍️ is in 44 weeks, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 45 weeks, Bake Cookies Day 🍪 is in 47 weeks, Festivus 🍖 is in 11 months and Christmas 🎅 is in 48 weeks.

January 22, 2023 Night

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Good evening! Snow showers and 33 degrees in Delmar. ❄ Calm wind. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. ☃

I went for my evening walk 🚶 right after I got home from my parents house as I was sure it would rain this evening. But it looks like we got a dusting of snow 🌨 though it didn’t really start until around 8. Still not much. Mom was pushing me to leave early after lunch due to the snow but it just kept getting pushed back in start time.

Tonight will snow. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌨 Low of 31 degrees at 11pm. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 30th. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. In 2022, we had light snow in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 11 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1970.

It’s winter, it snows. 🌨 Worse comes to worse I won’t be able to do my morning walk before work but that’s fine. Chances are that it won’t be that much snow and the sidewalk plows will be out early. Bus 🚍 runs regardless. It’s nice living in the city.

Tonight will have a New 🌚 Moon with 2% illuminated. The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:08 am, followed by dawn at 6:49 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:19 am in the east-southeast (117°) and last for 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Sunrise is 43 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 8:02 am with sun in the southeast (124°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 19 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 59 seconds over last night.

I’ve decided I’m going to try to become a more conscious eater, 🍲 as I think my calorie intake is too high now that I’m getting older. I already eat a lot of veggies and fruits and I don’t do fast food but I’m guilty as anyone of stuffing my face when I get home from work. I often make up too much food and rather than freezing it I stuff my face. I do walk a lot and I want to be full but not to extent it makes me sick. Improving my physical health and losing a bit of weight needs to be part of Mission Fifty.

Tomorrow will snow before 2pm, then rain and snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌧 High of 35 degrees at 2pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 9th. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 24 degrees. The record high of 64 was set in 1906. 10.6 inches of snow fell back in 1963.❄

It’s going to be so mild that I can’t image the snow will cause too many problems. 🤷‍♂️ I don’t think they’ll close the office downtown 🏢 or that things will be that bad on the roads. I have my dress boots to wear with my suit and tie. Works well keeps my feet dry until I get into the office and put my comfortable loafers on. 👞

In four weeks on February 19 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (256°) at 5:33 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 22 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had snow showers, mostly cloudy and temperatures between 28 and 19 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 37 and 19 degrees. The record high of 66 degrees was set back in 1981.

Looking ahead, 40th Birthday 🎉 is Next Sunday, Daylight Savings Time 🌆 is in 7 weeks, Last Day of Winter 🏂 is in 8 weeks, 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 11 weeks, Average High is 60 🌷 is in 12 weeks, Earth Day 🌎 is in 3 months, 8 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 15 weeks, Mothers Day 👩‍ is in 16 weeks, Fathers Day 👨 is in 20 weeks, Last Sunset After 8:30 PM 🌆 is in 25 weeks, 6:30 Sunrise 🌇 is in 33 weeks, Constitution Day 📜 is in 34 weeks, Autumn 🍂 is in 8 months, October 🎃 is in 36 weeks, Average High is 65 🍂 is in 37 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ is in 46 weeks, Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 11 months and Christmas Eve 🎅 is in 48 weeks.

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