Good evening! Partly clear and 71 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 63 degrees. It’s quite pleasant sitting out back, compared to being in the house. Very starry. 🌟

I talked to my new neighbor about the parking, 🅿 and it turns out that I’m not blocking him and I can park back in my normal spot, so I can park in the back and sit on the tailgate with my truck. He just has a second big SUV he uses for road trips and his normal car is out front. It’s not like I’m not home to move my truck as when I’m home I’m usually remote working. 💻 I might be working occasionally downtown but it seems like the office 🏢 downtown will be largely closed through the end of the year due to social distancing requirements. 👥

It was another hot day at least working inside. 😰 I have to try to work outside more. I also want to start doing more work on the library Wi-Fi as I noticed a slight uptick in my monthly average bandwidth and because the cellular internet can be slow and unreliable at times. Plus at the library I don’t have to worry about checking a personal site or my personal email 📧 at work. I do miss having my air conditioning at the office downtown. I’ve heard they’re not planning on normal operations returning until at least winter 2021. 👾 Old Corona is going to be with use for a while.

With the sticky weather 💦 lately I’ve having trouble sleeping 😴 and was feeling miserable by mid afternoon. I did buy mint crumble ice cream 🍨and that should have made me happy 😊 and it did but I still needed toothpicks on my eye lids to keep them open. 👀 Maybe I should buy more sleeping pills 💊 and plan on early bed. I can say I’ll sleep in later but I don’t despite working at home. I charish my morning walk 🚶 and with the sun bright so early, who can sleep? ☀

Tonight will have patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 62 degrees at 4am. Typical for tonight. Maximum dew point of 63 at 10pm. Light north wind. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 60 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1950.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent 🌘 Moon with 30% illuminated. The darkest hour is at 1:02 am, followed by dawn at 4:57 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:31 am in the east-northeast (59°) and last for 3 minutes and 22 seconds. Sunrise is 49 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:13 am with sun in the east-northeast (66°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 59 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 28 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 83 degrees at 3pm. Typical for Tomorrow. Maximum dew point of 64 at 8am. Another summer day for the muggers. Light and variable wind. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1997.

Tomorrow I told John Wolcott I will stop over to his house after work. 🔎 Maybe we’ll find some jewels in his files 📂 but probably not. Still kind of interesting to see what’s out there. He has some boxes of Save the Pine Bush files that would be quite interesting to explore. I also am hoping to pick up soft vinyl – fiberglass screening to patch the hole in my screen tent. I figure that might be a good project to do up at camp ⛺ when I’m not at the Potholers cooling off. Good practice at my sewing skills. 🧵

In four weeks on August 11 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (291°) at 8:02 pm,🌄 which is 29 minutes and 23 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 80 and 54 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 81 and 61 degrees. The record high of 98 degrees was set back in 1944.

Lately with all that’s been going on with work, my travels and everything else, 📝 I’ve been kind of neglecting my blog. I’m also working on an alternative photo uploader for my blog but I’ve struggled to get it working well. 📷 I’m also working on a new page 📄 and table about Moose River Plains camping opportunities.

Aa much as I’d like more stay home time 🏡 to save money, I’m thinking about a trip to the Adirondacks this weekend. I am probably going to request next Monday off so I can spend a long weekend at Piseco Powley Road and the Potholers. I’m thinking of driving up on Thursday night, camping near Speculator, working at the library or along the lake all day than driving 🚘 down to Piseco Friday after work and camping at Powley Place through Monday. That said, Friday looks kind of shitty now. I will want to get to the Potholers at least once this summer even if it sucks that the road is still closed on the south end. I also want to see Powley Place and how much it’s changed since the bridge was destroyed. I’m tentatively thinking about doing summer vacation the first week of August this year, but where I’ve yet to decide.

Looking ahead, Election Day 2020 🗳️ is in 16 weeks.

Good evening! Cloudy and 69 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. The dew point is 62 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around noontime.

Another night 🌃 staying up too late as a night owl. 🦉 In part its my fault but it’s also been so hot and sticky in my apartment that it’s hard sleeping. I sat out back for a while but I miss having my truck in my normal parking 🅿 spot. I got to talk to my neighbor about the parking. I much prefer my other spot as I can plug in my phone into my truck and it gives me some privacy and solitude sitting out back.

All day I stayed home 🏡 which should make the COVID-19 internet uncle police 🚨 happy, although what they mostly get their jollies off on these days is mask wearing. 😷 I don’t mind that much the rare times I go shopping to tie a bandana around my face. 🤠 I’m back to buying only one gallon of milk at a time because I probably shouldn’t be drinking so much of my favorite bovine beverage 🐮 and I don’t worry as much about shopping now that the pandemic is starting to slow a lot locally. As much as I want to move out west, for now it seems a lot more in control around here than out west.

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. Typical for tonight. Maximum dew point of 62 at 11pm. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Some showers could cool things off a bit. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 69 degrees. The record low of 49 occurred back in 1940.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter 🌗 Moon with 39% illuminated. The Buck 🦌 Moon is on Tuesday, July 28. The darkest hour is at 1:02 am, followed by dawn at 4:57 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:30 am in the east-northeast (59°) and last for 3 minutes and 22 seconds. Sunrise is 49 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:12 am with sun in the east-northeast (66°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 58 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 23 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny 🌦, with a high of 81 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 1st. Maximum dew point of 64 at 10am. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 86 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1995.

In four weeks on August 10 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (292°) at 8:03 pm,🌄 which is 28 minutes and 36 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 76 and 57 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 81 and 61 degrees. The record high of 96 degrees was set back in 1949.

Looking ahead,

Good evening! Partly clear and 73 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 65 degrees. The muggy weather ends Wednesday around 7 pm. 😓

Another hot and sticky evening 🌃 laying by the fan after my evening walk. 🚶Its not as bad as last night but I wish I had stayed in the National Forest for the weekend but the forecast sure looked like Saturday was going to be wet and cloudy. Instead I spent it home sitting by the fan trying to stay cool. I probably should have done more this weekend but I did make some improvements to the blog and worked on other projects at home.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 67 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 11pm. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 65 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1939.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter 🌗 Moon with 48% illuminated. The Buck 🦌 Moon is on Monday, July 27. The darkest hour is at 1:02 am, followed by dawn at 4:56 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:30 am in the east-northeast (59°) and last for 3 minutes and 23 seconds. Sunrise is 47 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:12 am with sun in the east-northeast (66°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 57 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 22 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 81 degrees at 1pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 1st. Maximum dew point of 67 at 9am. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 88 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1894.

Another hot day on tap but that’s to be expected this time of year. ☀ I haven’t made any plans yet for this week or the weekend but I guess I’ll be working from home or the library for now. Drink lots of water sit by the fan. I am sure missing the air conditioned office 🏢 and library these days. Or even the cool of the buses 🚍 in the morning. If it does get too hot by the end of the week I might seek out the mountains somewhere for remote work. Not sure where but my opportunities are limited by where I have good cell service.

I do need to think more about summer vacation 🏊 and request a week off the end of the month or maybe early August before the sun starts setting too early and the temperature starts dropping. 🍂 Been thinking more about the Finger Lakes and Alleghany National Forest but also the Western Adirondacks and Saint Lawrence County are on my short list. 📃 When I’m on vacation I’ll be fully free to do whatever I want all day long and won’t have to worry about having cell service. 📱 I really didn’t have a lot of free time when I was in the Green Mountains last week.

At my parents house tonight I was able to sync my blog with my laptop ↔and get some new content uploaded for this week. It can be tough to constantly be coming up with ideas 💡 and it’s hard to post things and develop code without the library open with its comfortable seating 💺 inside.

In four weeks on August 9 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (292°) at 8:05 pm,🌄 which is 27 minutes and 48 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 81 and 64 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 96 degrees was set back in 2001.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Cloudy, humid and 72 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a south breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 70 degrees. It’s a swamp outside.

Maybe I should have stayed up in the Green Mountains for another day 🗻 as it was much cooler up there – most of the week was quite pleasant but it sure looked like last night was going to be a real soaker from Tropical Storm Fahy and today would be cloudy and damp. ☁ But not so much now and it’s going to be hot in Albany. But I have fans that will help keep me cool. Thinking about maybe getting ice cream at Stewart’s when I get milk today. 🍧

Today will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 89 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 72 at 2pm. Heat index values as high as 95. Yeap, summer. Those lazy, hazy crazy days of summer. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 86 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1936.

Today I probably should get to the laundromat 👚 👖 and also to Lowes to see if I can get soft screen repair material, run to the car wash 🚘 and maybe do some fishing 🎣 down at the Hudson River.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter 🌗 Moon with 64% illuminated. At 6 AM, the moon was in the south (181°) at an altitude of 44° from the horizon, some 251,645 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by January 18^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The moon will set in the west (266°) at 11:55 am. The Buck 🦌 Moon is on Sunday, July 26. The darkest hour is at 1:02 am, followed by dawn at 4:55 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:29 am in the east-northeast (59°) and last for 3 minutes and 23 seconds. Sunrise is 46 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:11 am with sun in the east-northeast (66°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 55 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 17 seconds over last night.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 69 degrees at 5am. Seven degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 71 at 7pm. South wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 69 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1978.

I am probably going to stay in town this week with the weather looking stormy. ⚡ I like to alternate weeks. I am thinking of taking the last week of July off for summer vacation – I was thinking a week in the western Adirondacks, Saint Lawrence County but maybe I’m leaning back towards the Finger Lakes again now that pools are open but I’m not sure if I want to wear a bandana over my face 😷 while laying on the grass after swimming. 🏊 Lowville is a fun town, I haven’t been there in years.

In four weeks on August 8 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (293°) at 8:06 pm,🌄 which is 27 minutes earlier then today. In 2019 on that day, we had humid, partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 84 and 67 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 95 degrees was set back in 1983.

Good morning! Happy Sunday. Independence Day has come and gone and I hope you have the same number of fingers ✋as yesterday. Mostly sunny and 66 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees.

I just had breakfast 🍛and are finishing up packing now. I want to try to leave a little after 10 am today – I need to get gas ⛽ and another bottle of cream for that most uncomfortable man problem 🍆that is better this morning but should continue to be treated. It’s going to be hot this week but hopefully I can camp somewhere I have shade but also sun for the solar.

Today will be sunny and hot ☀, with a high of 90 degrees at 4pm. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6pm. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. At least not super humid. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was sticky. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 99 was set in 1919.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:01 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.1° from the due south horizon (-0.7° vs. 6/21). The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:54 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (303°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:37 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 26 seconds with dusk around 9:10 pm, which is 18 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:56 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 81 degrees. The dew point will be 62 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 11 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 56 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 65 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 62 at 8pm. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was very sticky. It got down to 73 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1962.

I still have to do the American Community Survey 📝 but I’m thinking I’ll do it from camp tomorrow. Once I’m set up I should have plenty of time to do what I need. Tuesday I’ll head into town for ice and to hop on the wireless internet at the library. 📶

On this day in 1999, U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. 🎎 So yes, the US was proactive on that but evidently not proactive enough.