Monthly Archives: May 2009

Life is what happens to you (by George Carlin?)

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Ed Medley

The title is not mine but attributed to George Carlin. It was the subject of a chain email that a friend sent me. The email ended: And if you don’t send this to at least 8 people – who cares? … Continue reading →

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A Good Man in Bolzano

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Ed Medley

A couple of weeks ago we were in Bolzano, in the Italian Alps. Wandering around the city I was caught up in taking snapshots, including this one of a man engrossed with his laptop. The image is not one of … Continue reading →

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Italian Frolic

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Ed Medley

We returned from a much needed vacation in Northern Italy this past weekend. Flying into Geneva from San Francisco we arrived at 08:30 am. We took a train to the Swiss/italian border near Brig; and by bus, more train and … Continue reading →

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Ciao Bimba

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Ed Medley

I think of myself as a bimbo – one who specializes in bimrocks (block-in-matrix rocks). For several years I proudly wore the PhD Graduation T-shirt that Jim Falls, CEG gave me in 1994, emblazoned with his word “bimbeau“, a more elegant … Continue reading →

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Being Bilbo

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Ed Medley

While lecturing in Phoenix I met Randy Post, editor-in-chief of the GeoPrac.net website. GeoPrac is a superb portal for geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists and our ilk, which is why I have provided a link to it on my site.

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Taking a Long Breath

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Ed Medley

I have not written on the site for weeks. Which feels like I am letting myself down, given that few people even know I have a website, let alone read my scribbles. But I have been very distracted – mostly … Continue reading →

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