Another useful Google Earth feature today: the Contaminated Sites layer from Terradex. This company compiled, and makes available free online, a list of USEPA Superfund and RCRA Cleanup sites, and state sites including California, Oregon, Washington and New Jersey. The layer requires the use of Google Earth 4 or later. When you click on individual [...]
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Google Earth layer: Contaminated sites
Posted in environment, technology, tagged contamination, environment, google earth, local, maps, software, tools on 30 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No, really — Fix your résumé!
Posted in employment, job search, Personal, society, workplace, tagged excellence, job search, jobs, Personal on 29 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes people are just so strange. In case anyone blinked and missed it, we’re in the middle of a recession, an economic downturn, whatever you want to call it. A lot of people are out looking for a job (or two) as we hit higher unemployment rates than we’ve seen in decades. And yet, people [...]
Camping!
Posted in family, local, nature, Personal, tagged california, camping, humboldt, landscape, Personal on 23 June, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My husband, a friend, and I spent a 3-day weekend at Baxter Environmental Camp in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. We left Friday night and came back Monday afternoon. Along with some of the other environmental camp sites like Hamilton Barn, also at Humboldt Redwoods State Park, and Dry Lagoon at Humboldt Lagoons State Park, this [...]
My head hurts
Posted in Personal, tagged linkedin, networking, Personal, society on 18 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I can’t believe the stuff I see on LinkedIn. To wit: someone asks “Are arranged marriage more successful, and why or why not?” I’m flabbergasted by both the question and some of the responses. I just blew a few brain cells.
Housing Element EIR recirculated
Posted in current events, local, tagged ceqa, housing, humboldt, impacts, local, planning, politics on 18 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Received from the Humboldt County Planning Division yesterday; if you’re interested in commenting, note the date of the public hearing, which is tonight in Eureka. This is a revised version from the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that was prepared in February and circulated in April. According to its introduction, the Supplemental EIR was [...]
After death
Posted in family, Personal, tagged beach, death, family, Personal on 16 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Between discussions on religions, the anniversary of my father’s death, and a book I just read, I got to thinking about that old question, what happens to us after we die. I certainly don’t picture the kind of heaven where people in white robes sit on clouds and pluck harps, and I don’t believe in [...]
Light painting
Posted in local, Personal, tagged art, humboldt, local, Personal, photography on 15 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I mentioned a few days ago that I had done some light painting and night photography at the Samoa Cookhouse. It was the first time I had ever tried this technique, which involves We had a very pretty moon, full at 11:12 pm, veiled in shreds of clouds; I took some photos of that too. [...]
Didn’t they notice the recession?
Posted in local, markets, society, tagged california, economy, quality, service, society on 12 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This week I had to make a little trip toward the eastern edge of the state, to Susanville (which I discovered to be a really pretty, charming little town.) I left in the evening and stayed in Redding overnight so I could meet with my colleagues there in the morning before heading out to Susanville. [...]
Sand sculptures
Posted in local, tagged beach, contest, events, fun, humboldt, local, sand sculptures on 11 June, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Saturday, June 14, Friends of the Dunes will be hosting their 14th annual Sand Sculpture Festival. In addition, they have a new event: This year we’ve added a Friends Coast Walk to the Festival. Community members (families, friends, walkers, runners, hikers, trekkers, explorers, birders, and beach combers, whether booted, sandaled, or bare-footed) are invited [...]
Lovely weekend
Posted in local, Personal, tagged humboldt, landscape, Personal, photography, shopping on 8 June, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Friday night my husband and I went to to take a walk and do a little bird watching and photographing at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Table Bluff. Even in overcast weather, it’s lovely to walk along Hookton Slough between the large heron and crane rookery at the foot of the bluff [...]
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