June 11, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 67 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 56 degrees. Pleasant evening after a hot day.

I had a nice evening walk 🚶 and I sat out back for a while with a cold glass of water. Sure I’d like something sweeter 🍏🍊but it’s what I had. I’ve been drinking too much fruit juice lately – be it apple or orange juice but it’s probably better than eating candy 🍬 or drinking beer 🍻.

Did a lot of wash today 👚 as it’s been two weeks since I’ve been to the laundromat. But it’s good, I was running low on clothes especially boxers. I should order some more online the next time I need supplies at Walmart. I’m not going to the store anymore as they’re not stocking anything but food anymore. I also didn’t go grocery shopping today but between frozen foods 🍏 in the freezer and the milk I got this morning 🐮 I’m doing good. I think I’m going to go back to buying just one gallon at a time now – it seems like the pandemic is winding down a bit and often I’m pushing the expiration date on the milk if I buy two gallons at a time. I’d rather have it fresher.

I can belabor coming back home after work yesterday 🏡 but I was getting tired of camping and I was out of food and ice – and my clothing supplies were low and I was dirty after not showering for seven days. 🚿 The Adirondacks are not going away and I might even take a legitimate vacation after primary day going into the forth of July holiday. 🎇 Truth be told, when you’re working in the Adirondacks it’s sort of like working at home, you’re still quite busy. It looks like next Thursday the Capital Region will be in Phase 3 at which point the buses will restart 🚍 and it will be back to work downtown. And even if that isn’t the case I’ll probably want to stick close to town with the big primary day coming just to be extra safe if there are late night 🌃 ahead for work.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 56 degrees at 4am. Typical for tonight. Maximum dew point of 56 at 10pm. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west after midnight. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 50 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1972.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter 🌗 Moon with 61% illuminated. The darkest hour is at 12:56 am, followed by dawn at 4:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:18 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 27 seconds. Sunrise is 7 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:01 am with sun in the east-northeast (64°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 43 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 37 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 81 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 26th. Maximum dew point of 56 at 8am. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 77 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 2017.

Should be a nice day tomorrow. ☀ It’s going to be a busy day at work but at least I can work outside. I really do need to get to the grocery store tomorrow. 🍏 Not sure which one I’ll go to. Busy times even if I an remote working.

In four weeks on July 9 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (302°) at 8:34 pm,🌄 which is one minute and 12 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had sunny and temperatures between 86 and 59 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 103 degrees was set back in 1936.

Looking ahead,

Reflecting pool

Camping Up at Perkins Clearing

I spent five nights camping up at Mason Lake then Perkins Clearing during the Memorial Day Weekend, using my phone and the Speculator Library for Internet. It was fun to get away for one of several long weekends during the 2020 Coronavirus Panademic when all work was remote work.

Why do I blog so much about Coronavirus?

Why do I blog so much about Coronavirus?

Well besides the fact that it’s so much in the news lately it’s just a fascinating topic for those of us interested in statistics and data. We live in an era when so much data is available and its easy to process with the powerful computers and technologies widely available for free.

Honestly while most of Upstate NY has been lightly touched by the wave of death and sickness around the disease it has had dramatic impacts on all aspects of life. While I’ve been relatively lightly impacted and in some ways benefited by the disease, truth be told it’s all encompassing it’s hard to get away from the ways it’s changing society.

I plan to continue being an avid reader about all things about the disease and looking a statistical data and presenting it on the blog so both you and I can share get a better idea on how it’s impacting our lives together.

Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct:The Oldest Suspension Bridge in the US – Uncovering New York

Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct:The Oldest Suspension Bridge in the US – Uncovering New York

New York is filled with many great bridges, but few are more interesting or historic than Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct.

Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct, or simply the Roebling Bridge, was completed in 1848 and spans 535 feet over the Delaware River. It was built to connect two parts of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. As part of the canal, the aqueduct was filled with water and carried canal boats over the river.