Author Archives: Ed Medley

About Ed Medley

Ed Medley has been on a random walk for over 50 years. Many scribbles and snapshots at this site are from his vagabond transits; others are from his decades of international experience in geological and geotechnical engineering, academia, and mineral exploration prospecting.

Lost in Migration/Translation

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Ed Medley

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Ed Medley A couple of weeks ago, a colleague in Iran suggested gently that my bimrocks.com site needed some overhaul. He had found it useful when starting his research a few years ago but now thinks it … Continue reading →

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lights

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Ed Medley

sitting amidst crowds I look up at lights solitary stars accompanied It has been 4 years       since I wrote anything on the website here be a haiku written      in 2014 and retrieved    6 years  later still … Continue reading →

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Festive Friday! (Creative Altruism)

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Ed Medley

I am taking a 6-week online course: “A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment“. It is actually a happy and fulfilling course. Lots of fun. The third week Assignment is “Creative Altruism” – an exercise in which I (and tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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seals (while sculling)

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Ed Medley

    slack drift with the tide peekaboo seal pups tease me, silent – but for sploshes   (Corkscrew Slough, Bair Island, Redwood City near low tide, April 29 2014)

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BART morning haiku (lady 2)

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Ed Medley

  corn silk tucked behind a peeking, gem-studded ear – my day starts lovely (April 28 2014, on BART – San Francisco Bay Are Rapid Transit – to Oakland)    

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BART morning haikus (lady 1)

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Ed Medley

  rumble whine and screech my train clatters to Oakland lulling me to sleep une jeune fille skips on gamine, pert – my eyes gambol and I stay awake  (April  18 2014. BART is the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid … Continue reading →

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N07h1ng 15 51mpl3

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Ed Medley

I just learned yet again: Nothing is Simple. Or in leetspeak: N07h1ng 15 51mpl3. (Leetspeak is short for “elite speak”: communication where a letters replace numbers or other characters. e.g.: “leet” in leetspeak is 1337). But “N07h1ng 15 51mpl3” is perhaps … Continue reading →

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+1

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Ed Medley

A positive (+) look on life this morning: +1 = 1 year since my last post (50/20) which celebrated two important events – the most important being my 20th wedding anniversary.

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50/20

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ed Medley

50 years ago today John F. Kennedy challenged America to put a man on the moon within a decade. (Yes, I know: a man). And in 1969 it came to be, with a Giant Step for Mankind (Yes, I know. … Continue reading →

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clefts of reflection

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Ed Medley

between romps, adventures, clatter come as leafly rustles

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