Roughly an hour ago, 2 AM local time, I believe that I may have experienced my first earthquake. Shocking as that may seem to anyone reading this from California or along any tectonic plate boundaries, I've never felt an earthquake before. Hurricane? Check. Blizzard? Of course. Tornado? Oh yeah. Watched one coming down through the clouds not half a mile away in April '06. That was scaaaaaary. I've experienced the majority of nature's little climactic quirks, and now, I've added another one to the list. YEAH! I know, earthquakes aren't really something you should get excited about, unless you're an earthquake scientist, and then you should still find a doorway. Furthermore, in light of what hit China a few weeks ago, I should probably have more of the fear in me. Unfortunately, it's difficult to compare/equate
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