November 11, 2020 Night

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Good evening! Cloudy and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁️ There is a south-southwest breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 61 degrees. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Friday around 4 am. ☃️

I am sitting out back after my evening walk 🚶🏻 and while it’s a bit damp and cloudy no complaints about the temperature especially for November. While today was a work holiday, it didn’t seem particularly special with the weather being rainy and cooped up inside like a work day. But at least it was warm enough to have the windows open for most of the day. I doubt there will be many more November nights nice enough to sit out back.

While I’m a bit tired 😴, I might take a sleeping pill and retire to my bed 🛏 inside in a little bit while listening to a podcast. Tomorrow morning before work I want to walk down and drop my direct deposit paperwork off at the post office 📮 and then I need to call the shop 🏪 about getting my state inspection. It’s a bit of a walk to the post office but exercise is better than carbon emissions. Still also need to find the scraper and get the registration sticker back on the truck. 🛻 Not planning on driving anywhere until Sunday although maybe Friday I’ll drive down to the library for the Zoom Meeting. 📹

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 48 degrees at 6am. 15 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 25th. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 19 degrees. The record low of 15 occurred back in 1976.

Going to be a bit cool by morning but I’m going to leave the window open ⬜ but I like the fresh air. It might be multiple months before I can sleep with the windows open again.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent 🌘 Moon with 12% illuminated. The Beaver 🐻 Moon is on Friday, November 27. The darkest hour is at 11:40 pm, followed by dawn at 6:13 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:43 am in the east-southeast (114°) and last for 3 minutes and 9 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:25 am with sun in the east-southeast (121°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 7 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 17 seconds over last night. Nights sure are long this time of year, especially when I’m camping 🏕. Not planning any trips until after Thanksgiving at this point.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 51 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 9th. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became cloudy by afternoon. The high last year was 33 degrees. The record high of 68 was set in 1909. 7.3 inches of snow fell back in 1968.❄

In four weeks on December 9 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (239°) at 4:21 pm,🌄 which is 14 minutes and 23 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain showers, cloudy and temperatures between 47 and 37 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 38 and 24 degrees. The record high of 62 degrees was set back in 1966.

Looking ahead, Earliest Sunset of the Year ⌛️ is in 4 weeks, Tea Party Day 🐍 is in 5 weeks, Festivus 🍖 is in 6 weeks, Bacon Day 🥓 is in 7 weeks, Make Your Dream Come True Day 🏡 is in 9 weeks, Inauguration Day ✅ is in 10 weeks, Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 is in 13 weeks, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day 🥛 is in 3 months and Presidents Day 👴 is in 14 weeks.

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Joe Biden — Experience Matters

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Joe Biden — Experience Matters 👴🏻

A few times recently I’ve mentioned that Joe Biden has been involved in elected office since 1970, or fifty years ago. While that’s a sign that he’s old and an incumbent, it’s also a sign that he is experienced.

Often experience matters is a cliche used by politicians unsuccessfully. When you think a bit more about it though experience is quite important. Having delt with an issue in the past means you can recall first hand what works and what doesn’t work. Experience develops maturity, it makes you listen and trust experts over your gut instincts.

When I first graduated from college, I thought I knew it all. Looking back a decade and a half later, I recognize how little I knew back then and how much I’ve learned over time. I’ve become a better listener and know more often to call a friend when I don’t know the answer for sure. I’ve seen and learned a lot of things. As they say, the older you get, the more you realize you don’t know.

These days, as much as we need fresh blood and ideas in government, we also need experience. Coronavirus is an enormously difficult situation, and a calming inspirational voice can do much to help our country during these difficult times. I don’t see Joe Biden jumping to conclusions, I think he will listen to his advisors and keep the public’s interest first over raw politicking.

I am only 15 years in my life journey since college. I’ve never served as a United States Senator for decades, so my experience is far below the president elect. But I’m not planning on moving to the White House anytime soon. But I can see the benefits of being an experienced elected official, one who has lived through many difficult times and had to address challenging situations.

I didn’t vote for Biden – I cast a protest vote for the libertarian – but I am glad that the American people chose such a steady hand to lead our country. It doesn’t look like the 20s are going to be an easy decade for our society but I’m hopeful Joe Biden will be a steady hand, a mature and thoughtful leader for our nation.

Here’s when the results will be finalized

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2020 election: Here’s when the results will be finalized

Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States, as NBC News projected Saturday, but the results of the election won’t be finalized until January.

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When Americans cast their ballots for president on Nov. 3, they weren’t voting directly for Biden or the incumbent, President Donald Trump, but rather for their state’s electors. Members of the Electoral College cast their votes for president on behalf of their states. Then, Congress convenes to count the electoral votes and announce the results of the election.

Are presidents required by the Constitution to concede? | Fox News

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Are presidents required by the Constitution to concede? | Fox News

One week after Election Day and days after Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election, President Trump has not conceded, challenging the results via recounts and legal action alleging foul play.

Legally, however, there is no requirement for a president to make such a concession. The post-election transition process begins once the General Services Administration (GSA) ascertains the winner of the election, and transition preparations already began well before the election.