Opus 2014-74: Boom Goes the Earth

I think earthquakes are a hoot.

I must confess that I have never been hurt by one and never lost a loved one.  I have never had financial loss or seen ugliness.  I have seen panic and reactions that are a bit extreme.

Last night I got another ride.  I was sitting, minding my own business when there was a rumbling, a boom and the chair I was in started rocking.  The lights flickered off and back on.  I remember worrying about my drink spilling as the soda sloshed.  As the rocking diminished, I stood up and started toward a doorway.  The floor was still moving. 

Then all too soon it was over.  I looked outside.  The street lights still seemed to be working.  The world had not stopped.  We talked about it a few minutes and went back to what we were doing. 

You can have your blizzards, tornadoes, floods and tidal waves.  I will miss the earthquakes when I am finally able to get out of California.

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