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Andy Arthur

It's the second half of November as the label job I ran today reminds me. 🏷️ The landscape is cold and barren, it's dark out for a good portion of day, and riding home in the dark isn't much fun. But you make the best of it, and I figure the extra sleep and time to learn isn't a bad thing. πŸ›Œ Next adventure after Thanksgiving! πŸ¦ƒ Hopefully the fire risk is down by then as I want to have a big bonfire in wilderness πŸ”₯ after a good day riding trail or hiking. 🚢

Cannon

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Taken on Thursday November 5, 2015 at Notes.

Tuesday, Tuesday. 😎

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Another fairly decent day on tap with rain coming in on Thursday. So maybe I’ll be able to ride in tomorrow but that’s it for the week. I don’t love riding in the dark but what’s the alternative?

Nice morning this morning, sun β˜€οΈ is rising it is clear. Eggs for breakfast 🍳, last night was the bean soup. Cut back a little bit on the coffee β˜• this morning only two cups as the percolator was low and I wasn’t going to make up another pot. Caught a mouse 🐁 in the mouse trap after replacing a battery in it yesterday. The smell of baking bread 🍞 and the cold really brings them in.

Going to ride in a bit after showering 🚿 but first some reading πŸ“–. Today I’m going to try to not be late to work. Its not a big deal but it sets a bad example. It’s been busy at work lately. πŸ“ƒ With the sun, this should be a nice day for riding in. 🚴 The bicycle has been working good lately, the gears and chain nice and tight βš™ though I noticed it’s off a gear so I probably need to adjust the cable slightly to make sure i can get up into high. Figuring I’ll replace the chain again at the end of the year, this time myself. I have to get a cable breaker but they’re not expensive.

Ordered contacts online on Friday, πŸ‘€ and delivered them yesterday. I was going to the eye doctor but I hate my eye doctor and didn’t want to take time off. Plus they are always trying to upsell you on something. πŸ’Έ I should get checked out at some point, or really the solution is to spend the big bucks and get Lasik surgery. Then no more itchy eyes, expensive contacts, or solution to mess with. Get up as soon as you get up and see clearly, no more messing with glasses. πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ

High Temperature in Albany in November, 2010-2024

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Date 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Nov 1 44 55 49 70 47 62 56 49 59 70 48 57 69 47 74
Nov 2 50 57 48 58 47 63 64 68 64 50 38 54 67 49 53
Nov 3 51 57 46 43 55 72 59 64 57 53 41 49 68 57 49
Nov 4 45 50 44 42 64 69 53 50 51 51 56 49 71 55 54
Nov 5 47 49 42 52 60 72 57 57 48 56 64 50 76 59 72
Nov 6 45 53 40 60 48 73 51 63 54 49 70 52 72 53 77
Nov 7 46 59 36 57 48 60 53 43 59 46 70 57 69 63 62
Nov 8 38 67 45 45 47 54 59 47 49 37 72 62 53 44 61
Nov 9 44 68 49 44 50 56 50 47 42 39 67 63 51 49 51
Nov 10 50 66 54 51 56 59 50 45 42 47 70 58 65 53 57
Nov 11 55 44 64 48 62 51 54 33 41 43 67 55 69 48 61
Nov 12 59 52 67 45 58 56 45 44 47 33 56 59 71 42 53
Nov 13 63 57 63 36 44 56 58 41 44 26 42 51 49 41 45
Nov 14 61 57 44 52 40 44 58 40 33 37 42 49 42 50 46
Nov 15 51 61 40 56 39 59 46 47 29 50 52 46 40 51 51
Nov 16 50 55 40 59 40 59 55 53 40 38 47 44 42 61 57
Nov 17 57 48 45 61 42 48 56 40 44 38 40 51 44 65 β€”
Nov 18 49 42 48 62 39 55 57 46 37 41 28 65 43 58 β€”
Nov 19 41 50 49 42 34 62 64 52 40 38 41 45 39 50 β€”
Nov 20 51 69 45 38 40 56 42 42 39 37 56 44 35 40 β€”
Nov 21 38 49 52 45 32 48 34 54 40 47 48 49 38 39 β€”
Nov 22 55 39 53 48 40 51 37 46 19 48 41 48 48 43 β€”
Nov 23 57 38 56 45 53 40 37 37 28 45 43 37 49 48 β€”
Nov 24 43 46 45 27 70 44 40 48 40 41 40 42 49 46 β€”
Nov 25 34 53 35 32 62 47 47 52 42 50 46 40 49 42 β€”
Nov 26 42 60 44 34 41 53 43 46 45 58 52 41 54 43 β€”
Nov 27 40 58 36 39 32 64 42 43 40 57 49 34 48 47 β€”
Nov 28 38 60 38 32 31 58 45 45 40 47 47 33 50 36 β€”
Nov 29 44 64 46 33 32 41 53 56 43 37 47 35 38 37 β€”
Nov 30 50 61 38 31 43 39 52 45 39 33 55 35 52 47 β€”
Andy Arthur, 8/20/24
NWS Observations, Albany Airport.

Rural America is Getting Redder

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ο»ΏI often think Rural America, at least in New York State is getting redder, while the inner suburbs and even some of the outer suburbs are getting bluer. Maybe that observation is antidotal, not based on facts, but I could also see that being true.

Rural areas are undergoing a lot of change, old ways of doing things are being confronted by a new reality of the world that doesn’t work the way it once. Technology continues to replace mechanical labor, automation means more economic output with fewer people working in rural areas. Natural resources are more regulated, but also are managed much more efficiently with greater output.

The problems of cities – pollution, crime, and violence – are spilling over onto the ways of rural life. While most rural areas don’t have a significant issues on this front, urban politicians which tend to be Democratic are pushing for one-size fits all solutions, noting the real problems they face. And that is generating a reaction against their policies in rural areas.