I was thinking this was going to be the start of the cool weather so I soaked 15 bean soup and dried peas last night, and kneaded whole wheat dough. But it’s not going to cool down to tomorrow. I’ll guess I’ll take Blackie to work today, it looks like a fairly nice day though maybe not real sunny.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Mostly cloudy and 65 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. The dew point is 63 degrees. Still a bit sticky out. The skies will clear around 1 pm. Rain tomorrow and low humidity and sun from Thursday through the weekend.

Out walking for this morning 🏃 a little bit after 6:20 PM when it was starting to get light out. I started cooking at around 4:50 AM after I woke up and ran to the bathroom. 🚽 I figured I was up, and it would be a good time to start the bread rising in the oven and get the pot with the 15 bean – pea soup boiling down, and also a pot full of brown rice and lentils going. I was expecting tonight to be cold, but regardless, it will be good. The soup is good to eat cold too, plus I’ll freeze a lot and have it throughout the week. I made two loaves of whole-heat bread baguette style, as it cooks faster and better for dipping into soup. 🍲 One loaf is in the fridge, I had some of it for breakfast, the rest is for dinner. 🥖

Today will be mostly cloudy with more sun later ⛅ 👉 ☀ , with a high of 80 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 31st. Maximum dew point of 66 at 1pm. Calm wind. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. It was sticky. The high last year was 80 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1947. Should be a nice day, especially by afternoon.

Going to ride Blackie 🚵‍♀️ into work today, and it should be a good ride back. After the lubrication soaked in and some further adjustment using the fine adjustment on the handlebars, I have the shifting back to 90% where it should be, especially in the higher gears and low crawl gears I use more, riding well most of the time. I rode it to the doctor’s appointment yesterday and then down to the supermarket in the evening. ⚙

I can’t believe I spent $75 at the store yesterday, 😱 and that’s after a $3 coupon. But then again I bought a big package of salmon fillets, chia seed, Smoky Chipotle bouillon to add to the rice and lentils, pastry brush and some other more pricey ingredients that should last a few weeks.🛒 And the hell of it is I still need to get eggs, more whole wheat flour, carrots or celery and a few other things I forgot — plus a pizza crust cutter, blue jeans and maybe a food processor 👖 when I go Walmart later this week to get food for the weekend and other supplies.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 51.6° from the due south horizon (-19.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.8 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:36 pm with the sun in the west (270°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (277°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:13 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 55 seconds with dusk around 7:39 pm, which is one minute and 46 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:15 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 73 degrees. The dew point will be 65 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Tomorrow will have 12 hours and 39 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over today.

Yesterday, I left work early to get checked out by the doctor 👩‍⚕️ because I was concerned about my need to go the bathroom a lot, especially in the morning 🚽 after drinking a lot of coffee and eating lots of fresh fruit. ☕ 🍊 Mom thought I might have a bladder infection, I was concerned more with something even more serious like bladder cancer or a prostate issue. Doctor ran the number tests, drew blood 💉 but doesn’t wasn’t super concerned based on the urine sample. I’ll get the bloodwork back on Friday or maybe early next week 🩸 but it seems like after discussing my symptoms it’s more an issue that I’m dehydrating myself in the evening by not drinking enough water with dinner — used to drink a ton of milk 🥛 but cut back due to calories — and then come morning I’m making up for it with coffee which isn’t good, because coffee can dehydrate you, rather then hydrate you while irritating the bladder. She said no more then one cup of coffee most mornings, stay away from citrus and really spicy foods for breakfast, especially if I’m planning a long road trip. Having to take a pee once an hour, especially after a lot of coffee isn’t abnormal. 🚽 Your bladder fills up. All my other numbers are quite healthy, I’ve lost five pounds of the summer 🤰 but my blood pressure was up slightly but still healthy, probably as I’ve been using a bit more salt with my meals but also because I rode my bike to the doctor through rush hour traffic. 🚲 Maybe it was a waste of $50 but it’s good to know I’m not sick and all my numbers are good.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 62 degrees at 3am. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 6pm. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2022, we had light drizzle in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It was very sticky. It got down to 58 degrees. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1964.

Cool, basically perfect late summer – autumn weekend ahead. 🍂 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point of 54 at 12pm. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Maximum dew point of 56 at 12pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 75 degrees.

Definitely heading out of town this weekend ⛺ though maybe not too far as mom wants me to go apple 🍏 picking with dad this weekend. Maybe just close to home and then I won’t have to take off Friday. I’d rather save time for when there is more color, especially up north.