Monthly Archives: February 2010

Flip Flop Tsunami

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Ed Medley

I benefited from the experience of being roused from my Pago Pago hotel in the early hours of the morning due to a tsunami threat from the M8.8 Chilean earthquake of Feb 26. This is the second emergency in the … Continue reading →

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Consulting Like Ron

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Ed Medley

My wife had a call from a prospective client of Ron’s the other night. We were recommendation number 5. He said that he thought all of Ron’s referrals must have been on Ron’s payroll; that everybody raved about Ron.

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Weighing with a Voyol

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Ed Medley

Pre-dawn reading of Patrick O’Brian’s “The Far Side of the World*” (with marine hero, Master and Commander, Captain Jack Aubrey) delights but puzzles me with some splendid, strong, salty yet obscure phrases, like this running commentary to child midshipmen of … Continue reading →

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What THEY Didn’t Teach GAR at Engineering School

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Ed Medley

In 1992 I wrote an essay: What THEY Didn’t Teach Me in Engineering School. Just this week I found a 1995 letter from my dearest and best friend, Dr. Gretchen A. Rau, PE, in which she gave me her own … Continue reading →

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Puss-Puss

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Ed Medley

This is a St. Valentine’s Day Tale. In 1982 I was the supervisor of a large geotechnical engineering service project for the Ok Tedi mine. My crew was about 70 people – all males. But being boss, I had le … Continue reading →

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Lollygagging with Rene

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Ed Medley

It is just after dawn. I am in Pago Pago (PAHNgo PAHNgo), on Tutuila island in American Samoa. On most Saturday mornings I lollygag, putter, don’t do much of anything. So, as usual this Saturday morning, I am lollygagging while … Continue reading →

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