Big clock and message board I built.
New York bill would ban riflery, trap shooting, archery in public schools
A state lawmaker from New York City has authored a bill that would end riflery, trap shooting and archery as a sport in public schools. Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal, a Democrat who represents the 67th Assembly District in western Manhattan, introduced the bill on April 20. At this point, there is no co-sponsor for it in the state Senate. The bill, A10428, which was sent to the Assembly's Education Committee, would amend the state's Education Law and calls for the "prohibition of marksmanship and/or shooting programs in public schools" - a change that "shall take effect immediately." Rosenthal's bill, covering "marksmanship and/or shooting programs," includes "any competitive or recreational shooting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in using various types of ranged weapons, such as firearms and air gun, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns and/or bows or crossbows."
April 28, 2018 Afternoon
Kind of a humid and increasingly overcast afternoon. Mostly cloudy ☁and 65 degrees at the Albany Pine Bush🌲. There is a south breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 47 degrees.
Today was the Save the Pine Bush hike over at Blueberry Hill. Then we got lunch at Yonder Farms and now I’m walking alone or mostly alone at the Pine Bush Center. Feels remarkably humid with thunderstorms and rain showers pushing in. Sitting on the bench down by the swamp.
The 18 donors who’ve given Cuomo more than $100K
"In the 32 months since Gov. Andrew Cuomo won a second term in office, 18 donors have given his campaign committee over $100,000. That’s double the number at this point in his first term. As was the case during his first four years in office, Cuomo has been dependent on real estate for his campaign money. Most donors are limited to $65,100 but a company that controls multiple limited liability companies can give this amount for each of them, a system the governor has derided as “a pure loophole in the campaign finance law.” It particularly benefits real estate developers, as they often have one LLC for each property. As a result, each of Cuomo’s seven largest donors and of 11 of his top 18 are involved in real estate. "
April 28, 2018 Morning
Good morning! Happy Saturday. Today is the Save the Pine Bush Hike at the Discovery Center at 9:30.🌲🌳 Next Saturday is Cinco de Mayo 🤠. Cloudy and 46 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The skies will clear around 8 am.
Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm.⚡ Patchy fog before 8am.🌁 Otherwise, partly sunny ☀, with a high of 67 degrees at 4pm. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 48 at 11am. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1990. There was a dusting of snow in 1966.❄
The sun will set at 7:52 pm with dusk around 8:23 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for rain 💦and 60 degrees. The dew point will be 47 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 59 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 33 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy💦 , with a low of 43 degrees at 4am. One degree above normal. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2017, we had mostly cloudy skies. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 27 occurred back in 1947.
Before the Pine Bush hike I have to go to the office and write a Saturday morning press release which is just great. I could do it at home but I’m too poor and disinterested to have internet at home. Fun shit. I never get a weekend off these days.
Built a much larger, 20 module, 30 character ticker tape display for my apartment. Almost three feet long. Works well except for the timer function as I still don’t have the DS3231 Chip talking to the card. Really like how it came out now that its up on the wall. Might even make it longer but then I would have to find a longer place to put it.
As previously noted, next Saturday is Cinco de Mayo 🤠 when the sun will be setting at 8:00 pm with dusk at 8:31 pm. On that day in 2017, we had rain, drizzle, mist, cloudy skies and temperatures between 54 and 44 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 66 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1944.