I have written and lectured often on the GeoSpectrum of professionals, spanning Engineering through Geology. Recently, I wrote an invited Editor’s Commentary (Engineering Geology- A Vital Phase of GeoEngineering) for the March/April 2009 Engineering Geology edition of the Geo-Strata magazine of the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The 11,000-plus members of the Geo-Institute are primarily Geotechnical Engineers,…
Category: Motley Views/Foolery
Tales and the like under the general flavor of Telling It Like I See It, and provocative old geezer reflections
The Motley View: On Geonudity and Some Benefits of Your GeoEngineering Education
About the time that this issue of the Motley View will be published [April 2008] the 2008 class of UC Berkeley GeoEngineers will be finishing the Spring Term, soon to graduate. They will work through the night to complete the CE270L report for Prof. Seed, attend the Distinguished Lectures, party at the Banquet, listen to the…
Motley View: On the Rewards of Being Fired and Other Career Road Blocks
Some road blocks will stall your career for a while… (Kipahulu Lava Flow, Hawaii, 1987: E Medley) You are driving along your well-planned career track en route to the next success. You are being considerate of others, following the Rules of the Road, when suddenly an unexpected career road block forces you to detour. Career…
The Motley View: On Seeking Dirty Work and the Value of Shoveling S–T*
*A dirty mind would read this as SILT I started work in 1959, delivering groceries by bike in West London. By the time I left my teens, I had worked part-time as a sales clerk in grocery, food and book shops, and also had stints as a bookkeeper, a laundry man, a TV Special Effects…