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Hmm, my SoCal (and NorMex;) friends are buzzing about a 5.1 that hit last night. *shudder* no thanks.

I was born in Monterey, California. My folks say they used to wake up and the pictures hanging on the wall would be crooked from the little quakes in the middle of the night. When I was in college in upstate NY, I was studying for finals when I heard my window rattle like an airplane was passing. My coffee cup had those "Jurrasic Park" ripples, too, but I couldn't feel anything. Found out later there was a 4.1 on the US/Quebec border.

When I lived in Miami, I used to go to Key West a lot. The highest point on the cay is elevation 13 feet above sea level. Hurricane Andrew (which missed the keys) had an 18 foot storm swell -- that is, seas 18 feet higher than high tide. Key West would have been 5 to 18 feet underwater. Think of all those 6-toed cats trying to swim for Cuba. There are legends that someday the cockroaches will crawl out of the walls and spin on their backs, because they can feel the approach of "El Finito", the one big hurricane that will wipe out the keys.

I'll stick to hurricanes. I'll look an approaching 155 MPH storm in the eye (and I have, actually), rather than deal with a big quake. I don't think it's a phobia or anything, rather I know how to deal with the hurricanes. And, at least we get some notice.

Good luck to all my Mexicali buddies :)

Random halloween stuff

Pretty night, brightbright full moon. A blue moon, but then, any full moon on Halloween would be a blue moon. We haven't had rain in weeks, so the cool, dry air is crystal clear tonight.

I paid $0.99 a gallon tonight at the gas station. I love Georgia! How much did y'all pay? ;)

Back home to Florida Friday, and I am counting the minutes. This boi needs a weekend of fishing and tropical, humid air.

Of course I'm also counting the minutes to the LJ Caribbean Cruise that robont is organizing in January. This gang is going to be fun on the sea. I've never cruised before (heh, ya know what I mean). One of the stops is in my top 3 places on the planet, Key West, and though I've been to Cancun, I've never been to one of the other stops, Cozumel. I looooove Mexico, this trip will be great!