Good evening! Partly clear and 30 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around noontime. 🌡️

Chilly night out. ❄ Much colder up north I’m sure. The nights are kind of long this time of the year and I’d probably have retired to the tent pretty early due the cold and because the heater is so nice and warm in the tent. Never made it to the store 🏬 today but did to the library on this But Nothing Day.

I’ve probably put two hours on the excerise bike today so I’ve gotten my exercise for the day. 🚲 One of the pedals fell off and I was concerned that the threads were getting stripped but it seems to be working well. But it’s been a pretty cold and gray day. ☁

I did walk down to the library and got the new version of the blog push forward. This template is built in a simple way that should be easy to maintain going forward, and hopefully be somewhat faster loading and more reliable with some stylish features and a better index and layout. ✒ Now I just have to come up with some new content. I just have to find data to download and map. Maybe Sunday. I also got some books out to read. 📙

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 20 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 18th. Maximum wind chill around 13 at 6am; Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chilly. In 2018, we had clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 18 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 1875.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 21% illuminated. The moon will rise at 10:48 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night with mostly cloudy skies. The Cold Moon 🌝 is on Wednesday, December 11th. Next weekend if I decide to go north, the moonlight might be nice on the snow if it’s not too deep. Tomorrow, the sun will rise at 7:03 am with the first light at 6:32 am, which is one minute and 7 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Haven’t you noticed how dark the mornings really are? Tonight will have 14 hours and 40 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 31 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 33 degrees at 1pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 23rd. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 67 was set in 1933. 7.1 inches of snow fell back in 1972.❄

It looks like we might have upwards of a foot of snow ⛄ come Monday with the snow starting on Sunday. I can’t believe already I have to think about my winter parking location. I might throw a tarp over the roof of the truck again for easy snow removal once it stops. I like to keep the solar panel clean so it keeps the battery topped off during the week.

In four weeks on December 27 the sun will be setting at 4:28 pm,🌄 which is 4 minutes and 28 seconds later then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had cold weather, mostly sunny and temperatures between 17 and -4 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 32 and 17 degrees. The record high of 60 degrees was set back in 1895.

Looking ahead, Saint Nicholas Day 🎅 is in 1 weeks, Latest Sunrise of the Winter 🌄️ is in 5 weeks and 37th Birthday 🎉 is in 2 months.

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 32 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a north-northwest breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 9 am. 🌡️

I has a nice Thanksgiving dinner with the family 👪 with all the fixings. After all these years, I think mom made the best Thanksgiving dinner yet. Her cranberry sauce and creamed onions were really amazing. 🍒 She has been doing a lot of research on the internet and been test cooking new recipes all autumn long. 🍗 Her success has paid off. I’m hoping she can do it for many more years as when I’m on my own, I can’t imagine ever cooking such a big meal myself.

I went for my evening walk 🚶 after dinner in Delmar. Remarkably quiet night for sure, I thought I see others out walking after the big meal but it was pretty raw outside especially at first. I wanted to ride the exercise bike 🚲 but it looked like my neighbor was home and the lights were dimmed and I didn’t want to wake him with the rumble if he’s working the morning shift.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 29 degrees at 2am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 26th. Maximum wind chill around 20 at 2am; Northwest wind around 10 mph. In 2018, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of 3 occurred back in 1875.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 13% illuminated. The moon will rise at 9:59 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night with mostly cloudy skies. The Cold Moon 🌝 is on Wednesday, December 11th. The sun will rise at 7:02 am with the first light at 6:31 am, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 38 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 34 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 37 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 11th. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 56 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 2005. 3.3 inches of snow fell back in 1945.❄

I really like the idea 💡 of doing something if it’s so nice tomorrow. I’m seriously considering the Adirondacks again, get out there one more time before the big snow. ❄ If I don’t camp the next two days snow abs cold might mean it’s a a while. It seems like it won’t start until Sunday evening based on the latest models. Not sure though. Definitely sounds too nice to stay home – even if I just wakj to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. 🐸

I’m ready to launch the new blog theme 👍once I’m home for a few days to monitor performance and ensure everything is working properly. On the outside the changes in style are minor but it’s a big update internally based on a stripped down fast WordPress theme, one that’s still actively updated and patched unlike the current version I’m running. I’ll be happy when that project is done although I’ve taught myself a lot about CSS 3 and the many functions of modern web browsers. 💻

In four weeks on December 26 the sun will be setting at 4:27 pm,🌄 which is 3 minutes and 22 seconds later then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had cold, mostly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 22 and 8 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 33 and 18 degrees. The record high of 59 degrees was set back in 1895.

Looking ahead, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 1 weeks, Boxing Day 🥊 is in 4 weeks, 4:30 PM Sunset 🌆 is a month away and National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 8 weeks.

Good evening! The Thanksgiving holiday weekend has arrived. Rain showers and 48 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 10 pm. ☃️

Continuing to work on the updated blog theme some more. ✒ Continuing to research how to repair my camp lantern, 🏮 I’m going to try to take it apart tomorrow and see if I can clean whatever is clogged with dirt and carbon. Rode the exercise bike for a while, watched some YouTube videos. Kind of a rainy night, no evening walk 🚶 for me.

Tonight will have showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 40 degrees at 5am. 12 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 15th. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2018, we had clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 18 degrees. The record low of 6 occurred back in 1951.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 7% illuminated. The moon will rise at 9:02 am. The First Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night. The Cold Moon 🌝 is in 2 weeks. The sun will rise at 7:01 am with the first light at 6:30 am, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 37 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 38 seconds over last night.

Thanksgiving Day will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 42 degrees at 9am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 29th. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 68 was set in 1990. 6.0 inches of snow fell back in 1985.❄

I’m really leaning against heading out camping this weekend after seeing the latest snow ⛄ models but I’ll reevaluate if I can get two nights out camping. ⛺ It just seems like once again a lot of money is going out 💵 and not much coming in so from a financial standpoint might be good to stay home 🏡. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day at the folks 🍗 but a few days home wouldn’t be too bad.

In four weeks on December 25 the sun will be setting at 4:27 pm,🌄 which is 2 minutes and 16 seconds later then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had snow showers and temperatures between 33 and 17 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 33 and 18 degrees. The record high of 66 degrees was set back in 1889.

Looking ahead, Average High is 40 🌨 is in 1 weeks, Christmas 🎅 is in 4 weeks, New Years Day 2019 🎉 is in 5 weeks, National Bird Day 🐦 is in 7 weeks, 37th Birthday 🎉 is in 9 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 👴🏻 is in 60 weeks.

Good evening! Partly clear and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. Temperatures will drop below freezing on after Thanksgiving Dinner around 9 pm. ☃️ Should be dry so no worries about snow and ice.

So I got the Doxycline antibiotics and took the first one tonight. 💊 I’ve not noticed anything yet but I was a bit tired 😴 . I drive to work today after the doctor visit 🚙 and traffic was as bad as usual during rush hour but this time I had didn’t have the bus driver to drive me home while I played on my phone📱. I cooked fish 🐠 for dinner, rode the exercise bike 🚲 and went for my evening walk 🚶.

I was veey glad to see that the printed documentation from my doctor 😷 and the pharmacy 💊had no cold and hard rule against dairy 🐮 while on doxycline – I am pretty sure what the doctor said is just don’t consume a lot of yogurt or milk right around taking the pill – do it with water 💦 and an empty stomach. So I can continue to enjoy God’s beverage 🍵 – milk but I should plan to not take my evening pill around dinner if I’m planning to drink milk. I actually bought a box of ice cream 🍨 from Stewart’s to celebrate. 🎉 I don’t really have much milk with breakfast, maybe a splash in the coffee as I’m not a big cereal eater. ☕ Dairy is the best and a lot of it is made locally from crops 🌾 grown here and fed to cows milked and cared for locally. 🐄 I can also have alcohol in moderation, there is no interaction between that and the antibiotics. I don’t drink much any more but its always nice to have beer at camp. 🍻

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 36 degrees at 3am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 30th. Calm wind. In 2018, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 23 degrees. The record low of 8 occurred back in 1957.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent Moon 🌒 with 2% illuminated. The moon will rise at 7:56 am. The First Quarter Moon is next Tuesday with rain is likely. The Cold Moon 🌝 is on Wednesday, December 11th. The sun will rise at 6:59 am with the first light at 6:28 am, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 35 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 41 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a high of 49 degrees at 2pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 14th. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 43 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 1896. 4.8 inches of snow fell back in 1940.❄

I should have gone to the library 📚 today and gotten some books to read over the holiday weekend especially up at camp but instead I rode the bike and went for the walk. ☔ I was thinking about going after work – but the library closes at five tomorrow. Then I thought they usually release us early for the holiday weekend 🍗 but with the rain coming I might not want to walk down to the library in the rain.

I really hated that rush hour drive. 🚙 So much traffic getting out of the city at five. Plus while I have a space I could use in the lot at work, it was so tight getting in an out of it with my Big Jacked Up Truck. Highway merging with my truck though was easy. But tomorrow it’s back to taking the bus 🚍. Even if someday I move back out to the country if I work downtown I’m certain to do the Park and Ride alternative to urban driving 🚘. While small cars are easier to drive in the city I’d much rather leave it to the professionals.

The doctor visit cost $25 and the antibiotics $5 thanks to having great health insurance. 🏥 I actually think I owe the Urgent Care place five more bucks but I’m sure they’ll bill me if they screwed up the co-payment. Who knows, medical billing is so complicated. I really feel sorry for those at the clinic who had to pay a lot more than I did. I’m glad the Lyme was diagnosed right away 🐞and I shouldn’t get any sicker. No copay for the Lyme test which wasn’t needed as I have the rash. Only missed three hours of work, which come out of the combined leave pool – no dedicated sick time like when I worked for the state.

Got the replacement battery 🔋 for my radio 📻 in the mail. ✉ Mom ordered it from Amazon for me after I reimbursed her. Came UPS in an enormous box 🎁 that was stuffed way back on the neighbor’s porch. But at least my radio is working and holding a good charge. The old one was all puffed out and I just noticed leaking electrolytes. It was $10 for two batteries – nearly the cost of the radio itself – but now I should be set for a long time. I really like my little shelf top radio at home that I also use for camping. Great reception, digital tuning, records to SD card among other things.

I am pretty sure based on the latest forecast that I will go up to the Adirondacks starting Black Friday bright and early. ⛺ Going to be clear but cold. I’m fine with that. I will hot tent ♨ as I’m staying two nights and there shouldn’t be a lot of snow up north. Going to snow late Sunday into Monday but the latest track of the storm suggests I’ll be home before it starts snowing much. ⛄ We will see. 👀 I can have beer 🍻 and milk at camp which is nice too. That said, Somebody else I know who has had Lyme says doxycline can make you very tired but I don’t know if that’s from the Lyme or the drug. 😴 I had the really tired and sore period with headaches a while back I’m feeling better even before I started the antibiotics.

Stil need to dismantle the gas lantern 🏮 and find where it’s plugged or needs to be replaced. That said I’m seriously considering a rechargeable LED lantern going forward as they’re now quite bright and I wouldn’t have to worry about breaking the glass mantle or hooking up the hoses. The LED lantern could also be brought in the tent then charged on one of the many USB ports in my truck. 🔌

In four weeks on December 24 the sun will be setting at 4:26 pm,🌄 which is one minute and 10 seconds later then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had mostly cloudy skies with snow showers and temperatures between 36 and 26 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 33 and 18 degrees. The record high of 72 degrees was set back in 2015. I remember that day. We had a pretty good rain storm, and I had to work Christmas until 3 pm. On Christmas Day I went out to Brookfield to camp ⛺.

Looking ahead, 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ is in 2 weeks, Christmas Eve 🎅 is in 4 weeks, Boxing Day 🥊 is a month away, New Years Eve 🎆 is in 5 weeks, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is in 7 weeks, Martin Luther King Day 🖤 is in 8 weeks and 5:30 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 2 months.