I once worked in a big concrete box that bounced so much they had to keep repositioning the window panes in the fancy steel grid facade. The builders had figured the rubber seals would be sufficient to keep the panes of glass in place (you'd think). But Utah gets so many micro (and not so micro) shocks that the constant vibration shimmied the windows out of position.

The joys of living on primordial lake bottom on top of multiple faultlines.

I always tell the new students if earthquakes worry them, study in the newer part of the building. The old reading room windows are not safety glass (they didn't have to be, apparently, in 1950 when the place was built) and the cost to replace them is something like 10-15K/window. Since there are a dozen of them, this is not going to happen before the big one hits.

I feel like I missed out.

Yup. I feel like an authentic Californian should be able to say "Yup, that was about a 3.2." The Master could.

Just driving by - hope everyone is well, that babies are eating, and that cow-orkers are sucking less today than usual.

For the Miracleborns:

For Aimee Christmas lights.

For MM um ... lights.

Thanks, Toddson!

BTW - we miss you!!!

And I miss you! I keep seeing little girls in pink thinking how cute Emeline is!

I subscribe to a Yahoo news alert for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." This [link] showed up today. Look at what the girl in the second family wants for Christmas.

I didn't feel it, but my co-worker did (we're in Berkeley). In my defense, I was on the phone with a customer plus we have a bump in the road near hear that makes the 18-wheelers, delivery vans and trucks make a hellish bump and racket when they pass over it...so I may have screened out a penny-ante earthquake.

sluuuuuut