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August 6, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Partly cloudy and 64 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธCalm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees. After a quite cloudy morning it’s clearing out a bit.

Today I’m working on getting packed for my trip out to the Finger Lakes. โ›บ I was thinking originally about leaving tomorrow before work but I think I will actually go after work. It looks like it’s going to be pretty cloudy and icky tomorrow actually. I would work remotely from camp tomorrow but I don’t want to work in the rain if I can and I’ll avoid it. I actually have quite a bit of stuff to do tomorrow.

Today will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 79 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 24th. Maximum dew point of 59 at 10am. West wind 3 to 5 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became rain by afternoon. It was very sticky. The high last year was 84 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1900.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 63.9ยฐ from the due south horizon (-6.9ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:31 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (287ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (294ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:10 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 9 seconds with dusk around 8:40 pm, which is one minute and 18 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:20 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies ๐ŸŒ„ and temperatures around 72 degrees. The dew point will be 59 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 14 hours and 15 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 21 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 62 degrees at 6am. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 59 at 7pm. Light northwest wind. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies. It was sticky. It got down to 69 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1994.

I realize cleaning up my blog yesterday I accidentally deleted the code that makes the charts display so it’s been noticed but I don’t know if there’s been no charts on the blog today. ๐Ÿ“ I also fix some other mistakes and issues with the blog. I don’t know if I can go to the library to update the blog out there but I won’t be able to use my phone because because it probably is closed through the Coronavirus. that’s it still good to get away and I shouldn’t have to work next week because I actually had the really the days off.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. ๐Ÿ˜• Saturday, a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 67 at 10am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Maximum dew point of 65 at 10am. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

After Friday it should be a pretty nice weekend. โ˜บ But I’m still thinking I’ll probably leave Friday as that breaks up the trip to the Finger Lakes and gives me more chances to stop. ๐Ÿš˜ I’m thinking of taking the mid state route this time down NY 13 through Cortland and Ithaca this time, maybe stopping at a few parks and scenic visits. ๐Ÿž I’m not totally set on the route yet.

Hot but nice morning

January 28, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Final full day I’m 36 years old. Tomorrow at 5:28 am or something like that according to my birth certificate, which is handwritten but not fake, I’ll be 37. Two weeks to Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day ๐Ÿฅ›. I don’t know, rancid milk can be pretty pungent ๐Ÿ‘ƒ, says the dirty hick that I am. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŒพ Cloudy in Trump’s America and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY, as I take the old hybrid bus from 2010 downtown. โ˜ There is a northwest breeze at 8 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 6 pm. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Yes, I learned my lesson from yesterday and took the earlier bus ๐Ÿš downtown. Its a bit annoying because this bus gets me to work much earlier than necessary but at least I won’t clock in late ๐Ÿ•’ and then have to stay late to get my seven and a half in. It’s tough with the 20 minute headway on the bus ๐Ÿš, I preferred it when they had the 15 minute headway but they’re wasn’t enough ridership to justify that level of service during the morning rush hour.

I was a bit worried I was getting a cold again ๐Ÿ˜ท after hearing John Wolcott was feeling sick again but I’m okay this morning. I sure hope I don’t get sick any time soon. I try to be a lot better washing my hands, but it can be difficult to do good handwashing practices.

Today will have isolated snow showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 38 degrees at 2pm. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 26th. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 22 degrees. The record high of 56 was set in 1916. 9.6 inches of snow fell back in 1897.โ„

This morning I realized that I forgot to get pan spray ๐Ÿณ the last time I was at the store but I have my dentist appointment on Thursday so I’ll get it then. Kind of essential for making waffles. I think I will drive to the dentist just based on the timing of things. I also wanted to get another set of Bluetooth headphones ๐ŸŽง and more drain solvent so I had plenty in stock the last time I went to Wally World but they didn’t have it in stock..

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 29.1ยฐ from the due south horizon (-41.7ยฐ vs. 6/21). Adding sun angle quickly at this point, so when we get a bright sunny day it’s bound not to be quite as cold out as only a few weeks ago. You saw the February average high chart ๐Ÿ“Š I posted yesterday – it’s a steady climb through March.

The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:21 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (238ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (246ยฐ) starting at 5:00 pm and lasts for 3 minutes and 11 seconds with dusk around 5:33 pm, which is one minute and 18 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ŸŒ’ Moon in the southwest (222ยฐ) at an altitude of 31ยฐ from the horizon, 252,182 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:07 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies โ˜ and temperatures around 35 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 49 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 12 seconds over yesterday. Definitely getting longer.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a low of 22 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 4th. Maximum wind chill around 12 at 6am; Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 5 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 1925.

While Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be quite nice, clouds and some rain or snow showers for the weekend. โ˜” Saturday, a chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Sunday, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Typical average high for the weekend is 32 degrees. At least another mild weekend is on tap, good for the heating bills. The woods might be super sloppy again this weekend after the rain but maybe I can road hike at Partridge Run or maybe in the Albany Pine Bush where the sand rarely gets muddy.

๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผOnly 51 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ

In other words, tomorrow marks 50 days until calendar spring. ๐Ÿ“… As that song by Godspell Soundtrack says, Day by Day.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day ๐Ÿฅ› when the sun will be setting at 5:21 pm with dusk at 5:50 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 33 and 18 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 34 degrees. We hit a record high of 59 back in 1981.

Catskills

More Maps and Interesting Content Coming

I promise there are more maps and interesting content coming, especially as the temperatures start to drop and I spend more time at home. In the winter, I spend a lot more weekends at home, so I will have more time to work on the blog. I will keep looking on stateโ€™s websites and federal government data centers to get stats to make up new charts, graphs, Google Maps, and other content. Not having Internet at home means I get more done, as there are fewer distractions, and once Iโ€™m ready to make things go live, I bundle up and go down to the library.

April 11, 2019 Morning

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Next Thursday the Average High is 60 ๓Ÿ€ฎ. Mostly sunny and 33 degrees at the Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA in Delmar. Chilly spring morning, just waiting for 8:26 to roll around to head downtown. I think we are about to roll now. There is a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. ๐Ÿƒ.

Definitely lots of sun โ˜€ today, but chilly. Nice walk down to the express bus ๐Ÿš. Spring is only a few weeks away most likely though. ๐ŸŒทThe plan is at lunch time to take a bus up to DePaula Chevrolet and get that part I need. Pretty smooth commute on this rather sunny Thursday.

Today will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 52 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similiar to a typical day around April 2nd. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. A year ago, we had partly cloudy. The high last year was 50 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 2017. 1.7 inches of snow fell back in 1942.โ„ Heavy snow is increasingly rare this time of year but it occasionally happens as Midwestern folks are discovering. I guess it’s a break from them hauling manure for a few days. ๐Ÿ’ฉ

The sun will set at 7:33 pm with dusk around 8:02 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies โ˜ and temperatures around 48 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 13 hours and 13 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a low of 36 degrees at 5am. Typical for tonight. Light southeast wind. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 29 degrees. The record low of 13 occurred back in 1874. I think I’ll keep the windows closed one more day.

I got to continue cleaning out the refrigerator tonight, ๐Ÿ  separating out the moldy food ๐Ÿฒ and the cans and glass for recycling โ™ป this weekend. Gross but necessary as I don’t have trash service where I live and pay by the bag for anything I don’t recycle or compost.

As previously noted, next Thursday the Average High is 60 ๐ŸŒผ when the sun will be setting at 7:41 pm with dusk at 8:10 pm. On that day in 2018, we had cloudy and temperatures between 47 and 33 degrees. Sometimes days disappoint. We hit a record high of 90 back in 1976.

Today if I have time โŒš I’ll post some of the maps I’ve been working on ๐ŸŒover the past few days. I’ve come up with unique ideas. I also have some essays, charts and other graphs to post ๐Ÿ“Š from things I’ve developed over the past few weeks.

I am keeping an eye on the really long range ๐Ÿ‘€for the Easter Long Weekend and it doesn’t look great. I have Good Friday off. I’m not hung up on heading out of town for Easter ๐Ÿ‡ weekend but I could decide to head up north on a Thursday night for the final and weekend of April and make my own long weekend trip depending on the weather.

I’m looking forward to packing my camping gear โ›บ in my truck and getting ready for camping season in a week or two to kick off. I like nice nights in the wilderness.

Cold water

November 18, 2018 Afternoon

Good afternoon! Happy Sunday. Two weeks to First Sunday of Advent โœ๏ธ. Christmas is always special, especially when it’s more of a religious holiday or celebration of the winter solstice then consumerism. Time goes by quickly, 40 days or so until the New Year.

Gray, cloudy and 33 degrees in Delmar. โ˜ Calm wind. Things are melting quickly with only 2 inches of snow left on the ground. โ˜ƒ ๏ธ

Today will have a slight chance of snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Cloudy 🌧, with a high of 36 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similiar to a typical day around December 14th. Kind of a cold mid November day. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 46 degrees. The record high of 71 was set in 1928. 9 inches of snow fell back in 1980.โ„

The sun will set at 4:29 pm with dusk around 5:00 pm, which is 48 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for snow showers around 🌨 with temperatures around 34 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 9 hours and 38 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 2 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be light snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy 🌨, with a low of 30 degrees at 2am. One degree below normal, which is similiar to a typical night around November 21st. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. In 2017, we had light rain in the evening, remaining overcast into the early morning. It got down to 33 degrees. The record low of 12 occurred back in 1972.

This afternoon I plan to upload a bunch of new maps and GIS content. 🌐 I often struggle to find new areas to map, especially when I’ve done so much of New York and not knowing other states as well and requiring separate data sets makes it a pain to do them.

I also need to find new data to chart, which isn’t that difficult but it requires me to sit down somewhere I have internet and get it done. Maybe I should plan sometime this week to do that down at the library.

I promise not to complain so much on my blog this week, but winters are so harsh and cold and the heat doesn’t work well in my apartment.😯 Never has. I’m hoping at some point it will warm up and be sunny, 😎 I think that would improve my mood enormously. I’m just cranky because winter came early, its been a tough few weeks at work and the holiday season doesn’t do much for me. And I’m just pissed that I blew off camping last weekend before the heavy snow came. Spring will return eventually. I should look at it this way, I’m saving a lot of miles on my truck and investing in my future.

I’ve decided with all the USB stuff that I have at this point, I really need a powered USB hub for at home do I’m not overwhelming my laptop’s USB port. 🔌 I want one with switches so I can disable things like my keyboard when my laptop is off to save power. I’m thinking that I can also use it to power my VMS display at home.

Still also looking at SSD hard drives for my laptop💾 to speed it up enormously and give me more room with all the videos I do. So far the Black Friday sales on Buy Nothing day are only like $140 which is only ten dollars less than the ordinary retail price. That said I do want to go to the SSD drive before the end of the year so I have more space actually twice as much as I’m putting the M2 drive in that slot while retaining my existing drive. It should make map making much quicker as will it help loading any large file.

I also need some more Lolin32 development boards for projects and a 12 volt power supply for the reading and wake up light I’m building over my bed using warm white LED tape that I got sent to me a few weeks ago from China. Like my other lights it will be Arduino controlled and have a timer to wake me up on dark weekday mornings. I think I will be in the poor house by the time I do all that especially if I decide to buy that big certificate of deposit at the end of the month. More shivering at home and doing things for free like walking places I guess. I have plenty of food for now and gas in my truck so I can avoid spending there, I expect the state inspection to go well later in the month, no repairs needed. After I filled the tires up in the truck three noisys stopped.

My neices Christmas gift is almost finished once I finish soldering in the ultraviolet black light LEDs, finish the code, and get some glow in the dark spray paint for some of the glass beads. โœจThe heavy glass star coffee table decoration I’m building turns various colors, blinks and flashes, and uses black light to make anything florescent nearby glow aggressively.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until First Sunday of Advent โœ๏ธ when the sun will be setting at 4:22 pm with dusk at 4:54 pm. On that day in 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 41 and 26 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 41 degrees. We hit a record high of 66 back in 1998.

Science Lake

May 22, 2018 Night

Good evening! Mostly cloudy but some breaks in the clouds so you can see the moon and 57 degrees inside my bedroom in Delmar, NY according to the display. 🌃There is a south breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 46 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 7 am.

Almost a bit cool to be sitting outside but I still like the fresh air and watching the faint artificial firefly lights dance on the lawn and the trees. Just sitting back listening to some music, ruminating about the day that was. I mean I have to use some of that free solar power I got today or otherwise tomorrow’s sunlight will just be discarded by solar controller. 🌝I checked and despite the clouds and rain the panel was still topping off the battery. It’s kind of pretty and calming but the damn motor in the firefly light is so noisy. 🐸Fine when you have headphones on but it does kind of disturb the peace.

Today wasn’t a half bad day at work. I expected a long day but that was not to be, I caught the five o’clock express bus home.💼 Moreover tomorrow is not a session day so no need to dress up. Going to be a nice morning tomorrow so I may try to get an early start😎 and walk down to the express bus.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudyโ˜ , with a low of 56 degrees at 2am. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 55 at 5am. South wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2017, we had cloudy skies, clearing in the early hours of the next day. It got down to 46 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1967.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous Moon 🌔 with 62% illuminated. The moon will set at 2:37 am. The Flower Moon 🌕 is on Monday night with mostly clear skies. Definitely can smell the lilacs out back. The sun will rise at 5:25 am with the first light at 4:52 am, which is 48 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 9 hours and 6 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 43 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny โ˜€, with a high of 81 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 55 at 6am. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 73 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1964.

Made some Macaroni and Cheese for dinner with a bunch of broccoli. A little bit more high calorie than I normally eat at home but I wanted a change. I get tired of having to find easy to cook meals with low packaging waste that is affordable. I guess I should take another look at the store and get more creative. I always try to have a big portion of vegetables in every meal.

Tonight I went down to the library and uploaded a few new Google Maps to the blog and another chart. I admit that I should do a lot more of that but I’ve gotten tired of that as I’ve mapped and graphed much of what I can get off interesting public data. I should do more digging bit I’m lazy.🐷 Maybe I should come up with some more. At least I have some things ready for the next few days and after which I will either have to make more or dig in the archives for past things folks have long forgotten.

Well, at least three first half of Memorial Day Weekend looks nice.😾 Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 63 at 6pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 60 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees.

I think I’m going camping in the Adirondacks but where is to be decided. Still thinking about the Wells or Speculator area but with it going to be so warm Saturday, Pisceo Powley seems quite appealing too. โ›บFishing opportunities are better in Wells though under the dam. Might come back Sunday if it’s a complete washout. Decided to skip kayaking for this trip, I’d rather just park the truck for the weekend, and walk everywhere from camp to save gas, especially now that I expect the solar panel to keep things charged. Plus I get tired of driving all the time.

Got a bunch of books out of the library to read over the long weekend. I plan to spend much of my weekend reading. I really don’t read enough these days. 📚 You can learn much from a good book. Having a smartphone is kind of a big distraction although at least I don’t have regular internet or television at home.

In four weeks on June 19 the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm,🌄 which is 18 minutes and 7 seconds later then tonight. Almost the latest sunset of the year. In 2017 on that day, we had thunderstorm, thunderstorm rain, rain, mist, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 83 and 68 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 79 and 58 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 1995.

Decided to buy another six of those FC 16 Max7219 modules from China,🎎 this time in green. I want to build a third large VMS display to use downstairs or for other projects. 💻Set me back $27 as the green modules are somewhat more expensive than the red ones. They also make blue ones but they are even more expensive as they have a different forward voltage than the standard red or even green ones. There may be cheaper LED displays available but these are big enough to be easily read across the room, don’t use much power and can be powered over USB and are well supported by Arduino libraries.

Looking ahead, 8:30 PM Sunset ๏ธโ›ฑ๏ธ is in 2 weeks, Average High is 80 🏖 is a month away, Election Day 2018 🗳๏ธ is in 24 weeks, Thanksgiving 🦃 is in 6 months, Christmas 🎅 is in 31 weeks, New Years Day 2019 🎉 is in 32 weeks, 36th Birthday 🎉 is in 36 weeks and Election Day 2020 🗳๏ธ is in 128 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 2 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

April 14, 2018 Morning

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Next Saturday is Earth Day 🌎. No kids, Rolling Coal doesn’t cause global warming. Mostly cloudy and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ There is a north breeze at 11 mph. 🍃. A big gust of breeze came by and it’s cloudy to the north with sun to the south. Temperatures will drop below freezing around 1 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Today will have a chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy,โ›… with a temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. North wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had sunny skies. The high last year was 64 degrees. Not this year though. The record high of 83 was set in 1968. 1.4 inches of snow fell back in 1950.โ„ Hardly something to write back home about.

The sun will set at 7:36 pm with dusk around 8:06 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for clouds โ˜ and 36 degrees. There will be a north-northeast breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 22 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain before 2am, then freezing rain and sleet. โ˜” Low of 32 degrees at 2am. Five degrees below normal. Leave your windshield wipers up and prepare to wash your car off again this week. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2017, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 33 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1940.

It was nice down at the Town Park last night. 🌳Rather than stare at a screen, I brought a book📖 I had purchased years ago and was re-reading about renewable energy.📘Reading really is a very enjoyable thing especially with the fresh air down at the park. Reading this older book reminded me how much things have changed over the past decade. 🔧🔩 Certainly lighting technology has changed dramatically over the years, but most of the book is still quite relevant. People don’t think about insulation and vapor barriers but in many cases it’s actually more important to an energy efficient house than solar panels or fancy light bulbs. 🔋I don’t have the knowledge or the skills to do much home building but I am definitely interested in the electrical side of things, especially low voltage. 📟 I’m trying to become more educated though over the next ten years or so.

Starting to see green popping up at the park but it still gets dark quite early – about the same time that is common in late August.🌃 One of these days I’m going to do a chart or table on the blog that shows what one day’s average is most similar to the autumn season. 🎆For example, a 60 degree day in April is similar to certain day in October or a 7:30 sunset in April is equal to 7:30 sunset in early September. Not a difficult thing to calculate per se but quite fascinating.

I was going to have a beer out back but I don’t think the accessory battery has been fully charged in a while,โ›” so the protective relay has shut off the lights to the truck cap.🔋 I really need to get that solar panel mounted so it trickle charges all week long. 🚒Plus I’ve really cut back on drinking because it’s expensive and I have so little extra money to piss away🍺 and plus I wanted to work on wiring up the board I’m building.

Soldered on the pin headers for another Arduino Nano and are in the process of building another board for driving another of those MAX 7219 displays like the one that is now in my office. 💻I have the parts to build several more and this one will be an improved model with a 32kb external eeprom to allow many more random strings and quotes.โšก I’m thinking of skipping the case on this one and mounting the display directly to the wall. I quit soldering last night when I discovered I had a dead short that I’m struggling to find.🔬 I’m going to keep unsoldering and testing leads to find where I’ve accidentally either burnt off insulation or caused a solder bridge. 🔎It’s not apparent where the problem is from studying the connections with the big magnifying glass built-in with my helping hands unit.

I think today is going to be a pretty busy day with work, but I’m hopeful I will be home before the freezing rain comes.💦 I think the risk of rain has fallen around here at least for today. But I’m going to watch the forecast like a hawk and as things evolve I’ll plan my day accordingly.👀 I struggle to accept that we are still dealing with winter crap now that calendar winter is in the rear view mirror and summer is closer than Ground Hog Day.

Still thinking but not 100% certain if after the Pine Bush hike if I will go up to the Adirondacks to fish and camp. โ›บ Depends a whole lot on the weather. At this point, what’s one more week if I can get a full weekend of camping out of it or maybe even a three day weekend.🎣 By then the sun will be setting later too which is a good thing.

As previously noted, next Saturday is Earth Day 🌎 when the sun will be setting at 7:44 pm with dusk at 8:14 pm. On that day in 2017, we had rain, drizzle, mist, cloudy skies and temperatures between 57 and 47 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 61 degrees. We hit a record high of 89 back in 1923.