Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Richter 0.0

Forest fires we got, but I've been in California nearly 40 years now and never felt an earthquake.

That's because I spend most of my time inland--the great Central Valley, an old dired-up lake bed. Earthquakes are not impossible here, but they are pretty tame. I was in my car at the time of the Loma Prieta shake in 1989. My stationery friends felt it, but I, never a ripple.

If ever I am in an earthquake, I hope I am in an elevator with a complete stranger so I can say:

"Did the Earth Move for You, Too?"

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