Monthly Archives: July 2008

Julie

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Ed Medley

In early 1989 I accepted a short assignment to start up a difficult earthwork project in San Francisco. I am still here: the short job turned out to be a long-term nightmare (but that is another story). And, I was … Continue reading →

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Sek, Snakes, and Smiling, Said Succeed

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Ed Medley

I met Succeed Gnermp~ (there is much more to his surname) in June 1985 while wandering through Bangkok. He invited me to join him and his niece in their English lessons. Succeed had seen me talking into my tape recorder … Continue reading →

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Fake Swedish and Fez Facial Failure

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Ed Medley

In 1973, my girlfriend Barbara and I stayed a while in Fez, Morocco. While there we met Dave, an Australian linguist studying Swedish literature in Switzerland. While backpacking the ability to switch languages at will is a talent, better by … Continue reading →

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