March 25 2022 - A Place Named Paradise

 

How many places are named Paradise?  Newfoundland has a "Town of Paradise." That's it for all of Canada.   It isn't a surprise that in total there are 27 places named Paradise in the US.   There are 4 in Jamaica, 2 in the Philippines, 2 in Grenada, 2 in Australia, and the 7 other countries have one each.  The total is 44 places in the world named Paradise in 12 countries.   Usually the majority of cities named Paradise can be found above the equator.   There doesn't seem to be a single Paradise in Europe.   Compare that with 65 places in the world named Eden - in 19 countries in total. Not surprising, the US has the highest number of places named Eden. This time there are a few in Europe - even the United Kingdom and Germany. In comparison to Paradise, the US has 32 places named Eden. And if you want to get there sooner than life's traditional journey, there are 22 places in the world named Heaven.  Only 4 countries are represented here.  Of course the US has the most. And what about the opposite - Hell? This turns out to be a problematic name.  While there 562 places in the world named Hell and spread out over 51 countries, are these all the same Hell?   Not at all.  The top country Germany has at least 15 places named Hell.  I've checked that one out and it is a "lost in translation" issue.   Hell and Hellen in German means light.  The same problem occurs for Norway. Hella in Norwegian?  In one place it means "pour", and in another it is "It's so nice having someone visiting." It was my impression that the most popular place name in the world is Santa Maria - 263 places in 38 countries.  But I see that there are 292 places in the world named Santa Cruz in 36 countries.  And the real winner is San Jose - with over 1,700 places in the world.  These are all named after Saint Joseph. And our picture today is the road to Paradise - Plant Paradise Country Gardens in Caledon.  My brother has found some heavenly Hellebores in their perennial catalog this year.

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April 11 - The Moon Has So Many Places in the Sky

When I look up out the window I see the moon ver the computer in the south.  Just a few days ago, during the Supermoon it was in the west over the back garden.  It is always somewhere different.  I never know where to look.  What makes it do this? "To keep the Moon in the same place at the same time every night, (i.e. to be able to say “It’s 2am - so the moon must be over the church”), the Moon would have to have an orbital period that was a fixed fraction of a day (i.e. a whole day, half a day etc). It doesn't." The moon orbits around the earth every 27.322 days.  And it orbits west to east and the earth rotes west to east, so all things in the sky move east to west. I hadn't thought about our rotation. Why don't I experience the earth move in its rotation when I jump up?  Here's a 'smart version' of my question: "If I'm standing at the equator, jump, and land 1 second later, the Earth does NOT move 1000mph (or .28 miles per second) relative to me, since my velocity while jumping is also 1000mph.  However, the Earth is moving in a circle (albeit a very large one), while I, while jumping, am moving in a straight line.  How much do I move relative to my starting point because of this? I realize it will be a miniscule amount, and not noticeable in practise, but I'd be interested in the theoretical answer." I don't need to look further - the question itself is sufficient to answer my own sufficiently. Here are some jumping jokes: My neighbor tried to wager money on whether I could jump the row of bushes between our properties... But I don't like to hedge my bets What do you call it when a thousand rabbits jump backwards? A receding hare line What does a janitor say when he jumps out of the closet? Supplies! We see a lovely bed of peonies blooming at Winterthur last May.  Winterthur is near Longwood, both south of Philadelphia.  Winterthur has America's greatest naturalistic garden and foremost Museum of American decorative and fine art objects.

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