Good evening! Snow flurries and 28 degrees in Delmar, NY. ❄ Calm wind.There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ We ended up with a couple of inches of sloppy wet snow but not a big deal. ️But what isn’t plowed or salted will last with a big freeze coming. Things will start to thaw out at Sunday around 11 am. 🌡️

It was a very quiet day at work today, 💼and kind of a snowy commute in but the ride back home wasn’t bad but walking 🚶 down Columbia Street was a bit slick at times. But so be it. I got home, made dinner and then I hooked up the voltage switch I got from China and figured how it works. 🔌 I want to get it fully programmed and all the wires cut and ready to go before I am working outside actually connecting things up in the cold over the weekend.

I rode the excerise bike for a while 🚲 but then my neighbor came home so I stopped. I wish I could have gotten more time in on the bike and tomorrow is the Pine Bush Dinner. 🍲 I’ll walk down to the express bus 🚍 tomorrow and who knows Thursday. My neighbor usually is out Thursday night. Although John Wolcott wants me to come over, but I will see. 🔎It’s going to be super cold and I’m not crazy about walking down the Henry Johnson Viaduct when the windchill is below zero.

Tonight will have a slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy 🌨, with a low of 22 degrees at 6am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 14th. Maximum wind chill around 18 at 5am; Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2018, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -9 occurred back in 1919.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter with 50% illuminated. The moon will set at 12:09 am. 🌛The sun will rise at 7:19 am with the first light at 6:47 am, which is 40 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 56 minutes of darkness, an increase of 19 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Some of the squalls could lead to white out conditions. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 32 degrees at 12pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 27th. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Temperatures will drop through the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 30 degrees. The record high of 60 was set in 1921. 17 inches of snow fell back in 1887.❄

I am probably not going to head up north for the weekend. 🗻 It would be kind of fun to get up to the Adirondacks one more time before the end of the decade but I am pretty sure next weekend I’m going out to the Finger Lakes – its actually going to be quite mild to end out the year based on the latest predictions. I want to get that voltage switch ⚡ fully up and running and tested before I get stranded because I did something wrong. Also I think we might cut some additional video 📹 for the Rezsin Adams film on Saturday. That was off but it’s back on now.

In four weeks on January 14 the sun will be setting at 4:45 pm,🌄 which is 22 minutes and 14 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 28 and 8 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 14 degrees. The record high of 66 degrees was set back in 1932.

Looking ahead, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is in 4 weeks, Martin Luther King Day 🖤 is in 5 weeks, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day 🥛 is in 8 weeks, Presidents Day 👴 is in 2 months, National Drink Wine Day 🍷 is in 9 weeks, St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 is in 3 months, 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 16 weeks, Cinco de Mayo 🤠 is in 20 weeks and Pack Rat Day 🐀 is in 5 months.

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 26 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. There are 0.5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ More coming tomorrow. Heading into a deep freeze the next few days. ️Things will start to thaw out at Sunday around 11 am. 🌡️

Tonight will snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy 🌨, with a low of 26 degrees at 9pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 4th. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Might be a bit tricky with the commute, I’ll have to leave earlier tomorrow. 🚍 In 2018, we had light rain in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of -8 occurred back in 1942.

It should be a pretty morning when the sun ☀ comes up with lots of snow around. ❄ Might also be good for the Save the Pine Bush Ski trip 🎿 on Saturday. I’ve yet to decide about going up north on Saturday night, depends on how sunny it will be and how deep the snow is. I wouldn’t mind a nice night in the wilderness but it looks like it’s going to be pretty cold. ⛺

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon 🌖 with 61% illuminated. The moon will set at 11:38 am. The Last Quarter Moon will be tomorrow with a chance of snow showers. The is on Wednesday night. The sun will rise at 7:18 am with the first light at 6:46 am, which is 42 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 56 minutes of darkness, an increase of 24 seconds over last night.

It sucks thst I had to stay a little bit late last night at work to make up my late arrival, but so far that’s the first time I’ve been late to my new job.⌚ Its definitely a different experience being an hourly employee rather than a salary worker but at least most days I get to go home at five. It ultimately dudnt matter much because I gad a Save the Pine Bush meeting to go to.

Tomorrow will snow. 🌨 High of 30 degrees at 12pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light drizzle by afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1984. 11.1 inches of snow fell back in 1970.❄

I won some really nice things at the Pine Bush raffle last night. 🌲I don’t know how I managed to win so many things, granted the few things I really liked I tossed a bunch of tickets 🎫 and apparently I was drawn a few times. I should also donate a bunch to Save the Pine Bush – I did kick in a bit at the event but I was originally planning on spending more. Well I’ll have more money to spend at the dinner 💵 and maybe I should mail ✉ in a check or do the Go Fund Me page. I still don’t know how I managed to win so much stuff. Honest, I didn’t bribe the judge I wasn’t there when things were called. I was in bed by then. 🎄Well at least I’ll have some nice Christmas gifts 📦.

I got the voltage sensitive I ordered from China today. 🔌 I am going to test it and built the wire harness necessary to operate it starting tomorrow night after work and maybe have it hooked up by the weekend. My hope is by the weekend to have it up and running so I never have to worry about having a weak start if I’m parked out in the sun ☀.

I have to admit lately i find I really miss spending time out in the wilderness and in the country. ⛺🐸🐷🐺🐮 I do hope that I get out to the Finger Lakes in a few weeks. I think its alk thr YouTube I estch lstely of those Idaho qnd Alaska off grid farm types – and all the other farm families that I watch that gets me craving the wilder side of life.😻The smell of the wood smoke and the dirt and manure. The sound of the axe and the diesel tractor. 🚜 Its so far away from Albany and the buses🚍and the suit and tie.👔

At any rate, Thursday is going to be a cold one after the snow ❄ falls. I think I’ll probably have to turn back up the heat. ♨It is what it is and honestly with the heat turned up its more comfortable in my bedroom.

In four weeks on January 13 the sun will be setting at 4:44 pm,🌄 which is 21 minutes and 25 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny skies and temperatures between 23 and 10 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 14 degrees. The record high of 71 degrees was set back in 1932.

Looking ahead, Make Your Dream Come True Day 🏡 is in 4 weeks, Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 is in 8 weeks, Presidents Day 👴 is in 9 weeks, Read Across America Day 📚 is in 11 weeks, Worm Moon 🌕 is in 12 weeks, Arbor Day 🌳 is in 19 weeks, 8 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 20 weeks, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 5 months, Flower Moon 🌕 is in 22 weeks and Memorial Day 🇺🇸 is in 23 weeks.

Good evening! Partly cloudy and 29 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🎑 Breezy, ️17 mph breeze from the west-northwest 🌬 with gusts up to 28 mph 💨💨💨. The current wind chill is 17. There are 1.5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around noontime. 🌡️

For a while this evening it was pretty bitterly cold with the wind. 🍃 It seems like the wind has died down a bit. I went to the Save the Pine Bush Benefit, 🦋 had a Butterfly Lager that was well not the greatest lager ever 🍺 for $7 but Save the Pine Bush got $2 plus I put in the cover charge and I bought a bunch of raffle tickets. 🎫

Very packed event when I left at 9 pm as I have to work tomorrow, didn’t want to drink more than one beer 🍻 and then have to drive home on those narrow city streets. 🚨 Drunk driving laws are so strict these days, and the rare times when I go to the bar, I usually take the bus home 🚍 but not many run on Sunday.

Parking 🅿 wasn’t bad down there, as I parked down a block from the bar and walked 🚶 up there, and with some careful route planning 🌐I managed to avoid all of the red light camera. 🚦 It’s not that hard to avoid them if you take the side streets and plan appropriately to avoid those intersections.

Music 🎶 was kind of loud and not my style 🎸 with all the old folks pulling their hearing aids. 👵I was quite happy to leave and protect my ears 👂 as I do enough damage listening to the moldy oldies and country western with my headphones 🎧jacked up to loud. But the hipsters and others there really digged the act and hopefully will bring a lot of funds in for the battle against developing the Pine Bush.🦋

Tonight will have a slight chance of snow showers before midnight. I was worried 😯 about the roads as it started to snow around five but they were fine. Black ice in parking lots but with the wind they were dry. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 22 degrees at 6am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 14th. Maximum wind chill around 16 at 12am; West wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2018, we had 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 -11 occurred back in 1917.

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon 🌖 with 72% illuminated. I always find those waning gibbous moons to look a bit creepy, like part of the moon is missing. The moon will set at 11:02 am. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night with partly cloudy skies. The is on Wednesday night. The sun will rise at 7:18 am with the first light at 6:46 am, which is 44 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 56 minutes of darkness, an increase of 29 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 33 degrees at 1pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 23rd. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 36 degrees. The record high of 55 was set in 1971. 9.5 inches of snow fell back in 1981.❄

I decided to park on the driveway as I don’t think we are going to get enough snow for the landlord to plow ❄ but if he does he can plow around my truck. It’s possible we get a few inches on Tuesday but I don’t see it being a big snow event locally but it could cause delays on the commute.

I got grocery shopping so I should be good for the week. 🏪 I also have a half tank of gas in the truck ⛽ so I should be good for now but I’ll need more fuel if I decide to go to the Adirondacks after the Save the Pine Bush Hike on Saturday. We aren’t going to do the Reszin Adams filming 📹 on Saturday so I’ll have the afternoon free if the weather is nice enough for a night on the East Branch. Depends on how cold, icy and snowy it is up north. ❄ Otherwise I’ll just wait another weekend for my trip to the Finger Lakes National Forest. ⛺ I’m hoping that long weekend is nice and relatively snow free.

In four weeks on January 12 the sun will be setting at 4:43 pm,🌄 which is 20 minutes and 33 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy skies and temperatures between 26 and 12 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 14 degrees. The record high of 63 degrees was set back in 2018.

Looking ahead, National Bird Day 🐦 is a month away, National Popcorn Day 🍿 is in 5 weeks, National Pie Day 🍰 is in 5 weeks, 5:30 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 6 weeks, Ground Hog Day 🐻 is in 7 weeks, Snow Moon 🌕 is in 8 weeks, March 🌨 is in 11 weeks, Daylight Savings Time 🌆 is in 12 weeks, Ides of March ✝ is in 3 months, Palm Sunday 🌴 is in 16 weeks, Tax Day 💰 is in 4 months, Easter 🐰 is in 17 weeks, Mothers Day 👩‍ is in 21 weeks, Pack Rat Day 🐀 is in 22 weeks and Strawberry Moon 🌕 is in 25 weeks.

Good evening! Cloudy, damp and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a south-southwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. A break from the rain for now. The mild temperatures and rain are doing a job on the snow. There are 2.5 inches of snow left on the ground. ☃ ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 4 pm. ☃️

It was a nice Christmas decorating party at my parents house. 🎄 My niece is growing old fast but aren’t we all? Lots of good food 🍲. I got home early and put away my wash 👚 and did some cleaning in the bathroom 🛁. Then I rode the excerise bike 🚲 for 45 minutes ⏳quiting mostly because it was 8:20 pm and I was a bit concerned that the rumble would bother m neighbor as it was getting late. 😴 Took two sleeping pills – which according to the label is the recommended dose – I normally take one but hopefully I’ll sleep well tonight. 💊Only have a week left on the doxycycline and I’ll be glad when I no longer have to take that medication. I hate how sometimes in the morning it makes me feel like I am going to puke.

Tonight will have a slight chance of rain before 11pm. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 35 degrees at 5am. 14 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 3rd. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 32 degrees. The record low of -8 occurred back in 1874.

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon 🌖 with 82% illuminated. The moon will set at 10:20 am. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night with partly cloudy skies. The sun will rise at 7:17 am with the first light at 6:45 am, which is 46 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 55 minutes of darkness, an increase of 32 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Partly sunny 🌦, with a high of 41 degrees at 10am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 3rd. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 48 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 2015. 8.2 inches of snow fell back in 1968.❄

I want to get an early start tomorrow and get to the store 🏬 and buy groceries for the week and return beer cans ♻. I also need fuel ⛽ for Big Red. I’m hoping that maybe if I go early I’ll avoid the crowds 👫👬👭👪 and then if it’s nice in the afternoon go for a walk as I’m not convinced they’ll be a lot of snow later. Then probably go to the Save the Pine Bush benefit night at the Low Beat. It sucks that’s its on a Sunday in the middle of the city when no busses are running but so be it. I guess I could park downtown and then take the 1 up Central 🚍.

I was originally was thinking about going camping ⛺ next weekend after the Pine Bush Hike🌲in the Adirondacks but I agreed to help Cynthia Pooler of Focus on Albany fame with the documentary she is putting together on community activist Reszin Adams. Ms. Adams as the Times Union once put it is the Alpha Activist of Albany. Probably nobody outside of Theresa Cook has done as much progressive advocacy. It’s such a privilege to be asked to help out. 📹

After looking at rechargeable lanterns 🏮 I decided to ask mom about getting me one of the Lightning Ever rechargable lanterns for Christmas. My mom has several of the non rechargable ones in her house for power outages and they’re really nice and quite inexpensive. 🔋 The big selling point for me is the lanterns use 18650 cells so I’m going to buy extra cells and a stand alone charger to always keep them in my truck fully charged. This way I won’t have to worry about a dead battery and the lantern not working at camp. Those lanterns are small and efficient enough to use for backpacking or hot tenting at night like I plan to do in two weeks.

Still haven’t gotten the voltage switch from China. 🔌 I thought it would have arrived during the week as it said it cleared customs 🛃. I have everything ready to wire it up once I get it, test it and build the wiring harness instead so I’m not messing around outside in the cold ❄. I’ll have to work on wiring it up next weekend.

In four weeks on January 11 the sun will be setting at 4:42 pm,🌄 which is 19 minutes and 39 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 24 and 12 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 14 degrees. The record high of 57 degrees was set back in 1975.

Looking ahead, Coldest Week of the Year 🌬 is a month away, Winnie the Pooh Day 🍯 is in 5 weeks, 5 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 6 weeks, February 🌧 is in 7 weeks, Valentines Day ❤️ is in 2 months, Average High is 50 🌸 is in 15 weeks, Average High is 60 🌼 is in 18 weeks and the Average High is 70 🐮 is in 22 weeks.

Good evening! If you can read this 📖 you will you’ve survived Friday the 13th, last one of the decade. Heavy rain and 37 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ Really can hear it in the roof. 🏡 Calm wind. There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at Sunday around 5 pm. ☃️ Mild weather is good for the heating bills. 💵 And the snow melting away quickly.

Today was the holiday party at work 🎄 and it was fun to see some of the old colleagues there. I got to go home early which was nice too although by the time I got home it was raining ☔ but my neighbor wasn’t home so I could ride the exercise bike 🚲 and burn off some calories. That was a pretty wild run from the bus station 🚉 under the Plaza to my office 🏢 a mild away but at least I was able to clock in on time. 🕒

Tonight will rain. 🌧 Low of 37 degrees, warming up into the forties later. 13 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 3rd. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 32 degrees. The record low of -5 occurred back in 1898.

I’m glad we are getting some mild weather. ♨It was kind of cold earlier in the month and my heating and electric bill was $83 but to be fair I did have the heat turned up a bit higher than I have in the past. I doubt this month will be much higher but it depends how cold it gets. The $50 a month bills are going away for a while but I’m not burning much gas being that I’m not planning much road trips over the winter. ⛽ My budget is always so tight with my desire to save and invest for a better tomorrow. 💸

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon 🌖 with 89% illuminated. The moon will set at 9:31 am. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night with mostly cloudy skies. The sun will rise at 7:16 am with the first light at 6:44 am, which is 47 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 55 minutes of darkness, an increase of 38 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will rain. 🌧 High of 44 degrees at 1pm. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 21st. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, which became cloudy by afternoon. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1901. 12.5 inches of snow fell back in 1956.❄

In four weeks on January 10 the sun will be setting at 4:41 pm,🌄 which is 18 minutes and 46 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had snow showers, partly sunny and temperatures between 32 and 24 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 14 degrees. The record high of 55 degrees was set back in 2016

So yeah, Christmas will come and go 🎄 and the harshest weather of the year will be upon us. But so be it. I’m hoping for mild weather for my end of the decade camping trip into the New Year. If it works out 🎉should be a great way to ring 🔔 in the New Year.

Looking ahead, Latest Sunrise of the Winter 🌄️ is in 3 weeks, Wolf Moon 🌕 is in 4 weeks, Make Your Dream Come True Day 🏡 is a month away, Save the Pine Bush Turns 42 🦋 is in 8 weeks, Valentines Day ❤️ is in 9 weeks, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 3 months, Spring 🌷 is in 14 weeks, Good Friday ✝️ is in 17 weeks and May 🕊 is in 20 weeks.

Good evening! Partly cloudy and 24 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌃 There is a south breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 9 am. 🌡️

I am tired so I’m retiring to bed early tonight. 😴 I woke up early this morning and couldn’t sleep. Bit achy too but that’s normal when I’m tired. But interestingly enough I wasn’t tired at work or had headaches – maybe that’s a sign that the doxycycline is working 💊 and Lyme is basically gone.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 23 degrees at 9pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 11th. Maximum wind chill around 17 at 9pm; South wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 18 degrees. The record low of -6 occurred back in 1988.

Tonight will have a Waning Gibbous Moon 🌖 with 95% illuminated. The moon will set at 8:34 am. The Last Quarter Moon is on Tuesday night with mostly cloudy skies. The is on Wednesday night. The sun will rise at 7:15 am with the first light at 6:44 am, which is 49 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 54 minutes of darkness, an increase of 41 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy 🌦, with a high of 39 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 7th. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 32 degrees. The record high of 58 was set in 1984. 14 inches of snow fell back in 1915.❄

I rode the exercise bike 🚲 for over an hour this evening , baked brownies 🎂 for the Christmas Party 🎄 tomorrow at work and had fish for dinner. 🐠 Kind of a cold evening plus I got watching the YouTube videos I downloaded 📼 so I decided to stay home 🏡. Today is one of the nights when my neighbor works night shift so it’s perfect for me to ride the bike when he’s not home so I’m not bothering him. Also did some cleaning up in the kitchen as it was getting a little bit dirty.

Maybe tomorrow I should go to the library 📚 and come up with some new content for the blog. But lately I’ve been running 🏃 low on ideas :idea:. I could make up more maps but I’m running low on New York lands and it’s kind of a lot of work to set up other states with their unique data on QGIS. It also is getting hard to come up with ideas for new things to graph 📊 after a while.

In four weeks on January 9 the sun will be setting at 4:40 pm,🌄 which is 17 minutes and 50 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 40 and 32 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 15 degrees. The record high of 62 degrees was set back in 2008.

Looking ahead, Static Electric Shock Day 🧼 is in 4 weeks, National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 6 weeks, 5:30 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 10 weeks, Easter 🐰 is in 4 months and Flower Moon 🌕 is in 21 weeks.