Mini-Quake

Hey now, some of us are trying to blog here!  None of these ridiculous 3.2 earthquakes which are just a mere shifting boom in the crust.  We Californians expect things to shake and fall in case of quaking.  That was nothing more than a big truck driving by... even helicopters shake the house more than that.

I guess those pictures on USGS.gov don't translate well.  I try to place one over there to the left and all I got out of it was three not-exactly-parallel lines.  Why, that's modern art, for you.

Anyway, the girls never woke up and they've never really experienced a large earthquake (thank goodness).  Oh, but some day they will.  But hopefully not soon.  Hopefully not soon.

The bunnies on the other hand... they might be thumping away.

Strong Earthquake Strikes Southern California; Root Beer Float Not Impressed

According to CNN.com, a string of earthquakes rattled the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 6.9 quake that could be felt across Baja California, southern California, and the Erb family backyard which startled Phillip and caused Ruby Jane to run across the backyard..

That quake, centered about 175 kilometers (110 miles) east-southeast of Tijuana, was the largest of at least many that struck from the Mexican desert to the northern California wine country, according to the USGS. But none of this truly mattered to Root Beer Float who quietly sat through these tremors and pondered why her sister was acting so apoplectic. She even asked her sister why all the fuss. "It is just a typical disturbance caused by the continuous rubbing of the Pacific and North American plates. Why all the fuss?" Ruby Jane still ignored her and continued to run laps around the back yard. After a few minutes, Ruby Jane relaxed and sat under a tree eating an orange peel.

While the original 6.9 magnitude has just been raised to 7.2, this still has not affected Root Beer Float to do anything spectacular. In fact she hopped over to the other side of the backyard and started eating the leaves from branches Mister John cut down that were hanging over their back fence. Calm under pressure is that RBF. Regardless of magnitude.