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Category Archives: Just sayin’
Odds and ends and naughty and flighty and off the cuff and otherwise uncategorized
50/20
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 →
oozing hillsides
Today’s San Francisco Chronicle newspaper had a story on hillside failures in the San Francisco Bay town of Hercules: “Oozing Hillside Imperils Home“. ”Oozing hillside” is a poetic way to describe “landslide”. Even more poetic is the explanation given by the … Continue reading →
Motley View: Engineering Geology as a Vital Phase in the GeoSpectrum
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 … Continue reading →
Bugle Boy, Bugling Badly
At last a story to break the drought… I have moved to a new office -there is a story to tell there, too – on 13th Street in Oakland, opposite the Oakland Tribune building. At street level is a wonderful … Continue reading →
Senior Moment
I had my first official Senior Moment today. I went by train to Davis, California to see an old friend at the university there. Buying the tickets at a kiosk I had the choice of Adult, Child or Senior tickets. I am … Continue reading →
Hit Upon
My bimrocks.geoengineer.org site has been reporting visitor counts and statistics for 4 years. To date here have been almost 19,000 page hits, 10,400 Unique Visitors, and 1,080 Returning Visitors from all over the world. Some people linger for hours on … Continue reading →
Tea Break (Gimme Some Lovin’)
Yesterday afternoon we drove 90 miles to a surprise party Brunch for a friend’s 65th Birthday. Despite it being well over 100 degrees in Modesto, we old folk boogied and danced the early hours of the afternoon. (Most of us don’t do … Continue reading →
Free Balloon
Many years ago, we were walking along a miserable stretch of the Pennine Way. Once a cobbled Roman road it had become a rutted farm track; bounded by low, gray, wet rock walls. Clag was down to the ground - so some would say … Continue reading →
Abolish Geology?
California is the birthplace of much that is odd. Hurrah!! But recently, the State Legislature abolished the California State Board for Geologists and Geophysicists and tacked the rump onto the State Board for Professional Engineers and Licensed Surveyors.
Fine Linens
In 1994-1995 Julie and I lived in London. It was newish to her; oldish to me since I had lived there between 1953 and 1969. I had accepted the invitation to be an Academic Visitor at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, University of London. No … Continue reading →
