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Most people think the big quakes happen out west or along the ring of fire in the Pacific, but history says differently. The biggest quake ever experienced in the continental United States happened during the winter months of 1811. A quake estimated at 8.6 on the once used Richter scale rumbled through an area 150 [...] Continue reading Earthquakes Monday morning observations collected between New Orleans and Junction, Texas. New Orleans: Partying like that in the cold with costumes, make-up and consuming alcohol is truly for the young. Well, the costumes and make-up are. Some of the get-ups were outrageous. I wondered if their Mothers knew what they wore and what they did. Getting [...] Continue reading Louisiana to Texas I arrived in New Orleans early yesterday afternoon. This town is into celebrating the Saints win at the super bowl, next week’s Mardi Gras and the election of a new mayor. That’s probably the order of importance in the celebration. I took the back roads again from Alabama into Louisiana passing through Mississippi. I chose [...] Continue reading "Norleans" I’m nestled in Daphne, Alabama. It is a quaint bayside community with a modern presence. I got here late yesterday afternoon and found a reasonable hotel. The clerk says the low temperature for tonight is expected to be 27º. That’s not what I expected coming to the south. Traveling across the long panhandle length of [...] Continue reading Weather and Soap Some thoughts on gifts and giving. The phenomenal soul of the giver is omnipresent despite the predominance of stories about the sordid and banal characteristics of life. We see that soul every time there is clarion call for help and it echoes through the hearts of all Americans. It doesn’t matter what kind of tragedy [...] Continue reading Gifts and Giving Whenever nature explodes into an aberrational fury, we quickly reestablish awe for her power and acknowledge our respect, not only for her seemingly indiscriminate manifestation of the elements, but for a force we cannot truly understand or appreciate. Those who live in a hurricane’s path know that it’s coming and they’d better get away. Our [...] Continue reading Hurricane Gustav |
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Eastern Earthquake
Most people think the big quakes happen out west, particularly in California, but history says different. The biggest quake ever experienced in the continental United States happened during the winter months of 1811. A quake estimated at measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale rumbled through an area 150 miles long and 50 miles wide from [...]
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