The military band outside the cathedral has been standing there in the rain, unmoving. The stone walkway is wet, but there are dry spots surrounding each of them where they have been standing so long.
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I know that highrise buildings are designed specifically to do this… but that doesn’t make it any less freaky.
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Sleepless obsessions
As I lay awake tonight waiting for the appointed hour to get up and head for the airport, telephones swam through my gauzy brain. Two questions to ponder while I am flying cross country: First, remember way back when [more...]
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WHOA
And there it is: my first real earthquake in California. A 5.6, 9 miles from me. I’m shaking like a leaf. My house shook like a truck hit it. It was far scarier than I had expected it to be. I should write more [more...]
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