8:30 pm sunset – Friday, June 3
8:15 pm sunset – Tuesday, July 19
8:00 pm sunset – Wednesday, August 3
7:45 pm sunset – Sunday, August 14
7:30 pm sunset – Tuesday, August 23
7:15 pm sunset – Thursday, September 1
7:00 pm sunset – Saturday, September 10
6:45 pm sunset – Sunday, September 18
6:30 pm sunset – Tuesday, September 27
6:15 pm sunset – Wednesday, October 5
6:00 pm sunset – Friday, October 14
Things should be improving after this morning, Sunday looks quite nice with the heat coming in on Monday. I am thinking about walking ðķ out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center later.
Sunday looks like too nice of a day to waste but with gas prices â― what they are I doubt I’ll be heading far from home. Been thinking about possibly kayaking ðķ in the Hudson River from Albany to Troy then Sunday and on Monday heading out to the folks house, maybe doing some paddling on Lawson Lake as it will probably be too hot for much hiking. ð°
It seems like the work load this week is lighter than expected ð so I could have headed out of town but I figure save whatever fuel I can for summer trips. ðĒ Next week will be super busy in the office so I doubt I’ll get up north next weekend âš but I’m hoping by the following week for a three or four days. By then the worse of black flies season ð will be over and the water ðĶ temperatures not so cold.
| This Afternoon. Feels like … May 27th. |
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Scattered showers. Partly sunny.
West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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74 degrees | 61 max dew point | 8:25 sunset |
| Tonight. Feels like … June 1st. |
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Partly cloudy.
Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
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53 degrees | 5:20 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … June 19th. |
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Sunny.
Light and variable wind.
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80 degrees | 54 max dew point | 8:25 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … June 22nd. |
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Mostly clear.
Calm wind.
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59 degrees | 5:19 sunrise |
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| Memorial Day. Hot ! |
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Mostly sunny.
Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
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89 degrees | 62 max dew point | 8:26 sunset |
| Monday Night. Hot ! |
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Partly cloudy.
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67 degrees | 63 max dew point | 5:18 sunrise |
| Tuesday. Hot ! |
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Mostly sunny.
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89 degrees | 63 max dew point | 8:27 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … July 10th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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62 degrees | 62 max dew point | 5:18 sunrise |
| Wednesday. Feels like … July 4th. |
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A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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83 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:28 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Feels like … July 2nd. |
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A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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61 degrees | 60 max dew point | 5:18 sunrise |
| Thursday. Feels like … June 27th. |
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A chance of showers. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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82 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:28 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … June 15th. |
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A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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57 degrees | 5:17 sunrise |
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| Friday. Feels like … May 31st. |
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A chance of showers. Mostly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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75 degrees | 53 max dew point | 8:29 sunset |
Not the greatest start to Memorial Day Weekend, it’s been kind of rainy on and off all morning. No real heavy rain but still hardly a banner weekend. But they say it will improve and even be hot come Sunday.
Rain showers, clouds and 73 degrees in Delmar, NY. â There is a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. ð. The dew point is 61 degrees. The skies will clear around 4 pm.
I got to leave work at two on Friday ð which made me wish I had headed out of town as it seems like a quiet weekend. Got home, took a nap. I’ve been getting up at 5:30 am with the sunrise ð but not getting to bed as early as I should. But alas summer is not over yet.
Last night I went down to the library ð for the first time in months. With my smartphone ðą and the unlimited data plan I’m hard pressed to need the Wi-Fi much any more. After getting the SD card ðģ issue resolved, my music ðķ and apps working I’m very happy with my new phone, like it more than the old one. And heck only $35.
This morning I’m doing some reading ð and learning about spatial data with R. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to use the redist package in R to do maximum gerrymandering mostly for fun. Also been trying to learn more about spatial correlation and how to find patterns in R. ðĨ
Later on if it’s not too stormy â I am thinking about hiking out to Five Rivers. ðĶ With gas prices at five dollars a gallon ðļ I’m trying to leave Big Red ðŧ parked as much as possible. I want to save the gas money for summer months when I can spend all weekend out of town. Plus I’m due for an oil ðĒ change fairly soon.
And knowing how busy and crazy ðĪŠ next week will be at work I’m in no rush to do much of anything this weekend besides taking it slow. But I know once I get past this week things will be so much quieter for at least a few weeks. Then I know the craziness of the even year autumn won’t be far away.
This weekend hasn’t proven as busy as I feared âš and I could have headed north or to the Greens. ð But it all comes back to five dollar gas. I don’t know why I fear the pump so much – I make good money ðĩ these days but I also feel like with the money it’s a great opportunity to save and invest, especially with the markets down and stocks and bonds becoming more affordable. ð
I just know personal restraint and hard work today ð§ðŧâðž means a better tomorrow. I see within ten to fifteen years owning my own land, looking out on livestock grazing ðŪ ðū living a life based on reality rather than escape. A life that doesn’t require a vacation. ð Now really is the best time to take advantage of what i have and work hard. That sometimes means passing up on adventures.
39 years ago today, Albany residents woke to the news that the Mayor of 41 years had died.
