Category Archives: Geography

Visiting Atlanta, Georgia

Posted on March 8, 2019 by timlyg

So my company's sending me to Atlanta for CEA school accreditation workshop. My very first business trip. It's both exciting and challenging. I don't know how business trips work with others such as some of my friends who post photos … Continue reading →

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Elevation Map

Posted on October 5, 2018 by timlyg

While many sites failed on promises, this is the best I've found so far: https://elevationmap.net/

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Probably a good investment: Housing in Keyport, South Amboy, Union Beach

Posted on May 18, 2018 by timlyg

Housing is cheap there now. A good value of around $300k gets a good house on a 5-6k sqrft lot. But commuting to NYC is a pain - roughly $300 monthly train ticket for a 1 hour ride from South … Continue reading →

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1 Kings 19:9-19 Geology before Elijah

Posted on March 8, 2017 by timlyg

If God could advance the weathering process before Elijah, that speaks to the simplicity of the law of uniformity in geology, and therefore, the problem with dating in geology. Here, I supposed God was showing Elijah that there is more … Continue reading →

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The City College CUNY Class: EAS 10600 Earth System Science

Posted on September 12, 2016 by timlyg

Professor: Karin Block The Smithsonianmag.com article on James Hutton 1726-1797 (Father of Modern Geology) certainly drew my interest in the subject: "The genealogy of these ideas ... goes from Hutton to Playfair to Lyell to Darwin." Then Catastrophism vs. Uniformitarianism … Continue reading →

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Plot batch of addesses on Google Map conveniently/elegantly

Posted on August 17, 2016 by timlyg

There are quite a few ways to do this. I could start a project like this to plot CL alumni around the globe. Great resources: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/baw9A5LuS3o An example: http://onlinecustommaps.com/ API might be another way, using Javascript and such.: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/marker-simple

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Why "Global Warming" is Good!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by timlyg

Since we humans need lots of water and we are growing in numbers, it is only convenient that those ice caps are melting for our need. The more sponges there are, the more water is needed to moist them.

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Petrichor

Posted on December 28, 2014 by timlyg

Petrichor: The fresh smell of rain/after rain. Etymology: Petros (rock), Ichor (liquids from the gods).

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Israel map throughout history

Posted on November 3, 2014 by timlyg

These time lapse map view of history is very educational. Provided the data is accurate to every topological detail. Now, if I could only find the one for China, which I've seen at the Discovery Museum one time.

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Wise Travelling

Posted on July 10, 2014 by timlyg

For flights http://www.airfarewatchdog.com It allows a price search to anywhere from a chosen destination. http://www.skyscanner.com Another good flight fare resource with similar features. The cheapest fair I've seen is $53 per person round trip between NYC and Cape Code (HYA). … Continue reading →

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