glad your appt went well barb and glad you are ok from the quake.

I use provogil it works pretty good for me as far as fatigue goes, I take 100 mg twice a day instead of 200 at once, because i get a bad burn out on it, taking 200 mg at once, so i take one real early and then other around 11 ish, hope it helps and works for you

still humming shake rattle and roll, seems to be theme song for today,

tk how your appt go? well I hope

Renee how you doing hows hubby doing?

everyone else Finn Vonn Sandy Jim Sarah Sharon, I do believe I remembered everyones name finally, have a nice evening, and good weekend

Frank, you hear that song...I hear "I feel the earth move under my feet" lol

not nonsense at all, honey!

the San Andreas fault is mostly along the coast, so it's just a SLIVER of Calif. coast that could actually break off, if there was a really *bad* quake.

it could fracture along a series of faults that lie along the place where the oceanic and continental tectonic plates meet... or at least, that's how my mom explained it to me.

I lived in California for 47 years, and my mother's Geology studies specialized in earthquakes.

been through quite a few, but not ever close to the epicenter of a BIG one, thankfully.

my solution to the fears of Calif breaking off was to move WAY up to the mountains, lol, beyond the reach of coastal quakes.

after the '89 Loma Prieta quake, (which we FELT, all the way up near Yosemite, a 3-hour drive east!!!) we couldn't reach family and friends in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Oakland... for many many scary hours.

on the earth swallowing you up, two things, first, that's the plot for one of L. Frank Baum's Oz stories - see page three:

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/L_Fra...hquake_p1.html

read those stories as a small child, and whooooooo-eeeeee MAMA, that scared ME !!

gave me nightmares, really!

second, my mother had large photographs on our walls of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and there was one of Point Reyes... with a newspaper headline that certainly didn't help the nightmare factory!

apparently, so the story went, a COW got swallowed up when the earth cracked, shifted, and then closed.

our family went on a trip to visit The Earthquake Trail at Point Reyes:

The Story of the Fallen Cow

Signs along the trail at Point Reyes also explain the legend of Matilda the cow, who was supposedly swallowed by the crack that opened up in the earth. After the quake caused ferocious fires 35 miles away in San Francisco, it took a few days for reporters to find their way to the sleepy hamlet of Olema. When they arrived, they were led to a gaping hole where Matilda lay upside down.

It was a good story, with headlines shouting, "Fault swallows cow whole." However, locals whispered that a farm boy was having fun with reporters from the big city. It seems that Matilda had died of natural causes and the hole seemed a convenient place to bury her.

http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/wa...y/pt_reyes.htm

that was my first brush with an "Urban Myth"...

it's a good story, but... it ain't true!

:D

I feel bad I thought I did good with the names, hello cayo hope all is well with you, my apologies for forgetting, I almost got it down.

Curious if anyone else thought about the earthquakes and the near by big cities? How many of these buildings are erected with earthquake measures taken in mind, granted the madrid fault is a big one, and I would assume that its an automatic in building the taller buildings, like it is out west where my bro is, but I got a feeling not.

the older ones here in chicago are not, a lot of them were erected b4 these measures were about. just did some useless thinking today and thought about the buildings in the major cities des moines indy cincinnati chicago st louis, makes u wonder or least it did for me

I know the soil base we build on has a lot to do with the quakes intensity, I also know a 6.4 only one point higher than todays, is i believe 10 times stronger, not sure on that number and how it magnifies itself as it increases, but my bro was in san hose in 89 his store collapsed he was manager of, no serious injuries, and that was his first major one, he experienced, woke his kiester up quick, he has not taken them for granted since,

and from what i have read in history classes and books the madrid one in the 1800 was strong enough to send the miss river back north for 3 days swallowed a few towns lakes vanished, had sand geysers. guess you forget about it being in the "farm land", but it doesnt matter where you are we are all vulnerable to mother earth

I also noticed there are a lot from illinois on here and the midwest also, had not realized it till today

glad all is well with everyone on here and hope you all have a wonderful saturday


peace

yep, you're absolutely right Frank, the Richter Scale is logarithmic, so, go up ONE number, and it's TEN times stronger.

The Richter Scale:

http://www.matter.org.uk/Schools/Con...hterscale.html

my daughter goes to San Jose State University, and I try not to worry.

and yes, the *soil* type matters.

the SF Marina district was built on bay-fill, compacted mud.

and those are the buildings that fell down, as the mud behaved like Santa's BELLY, that shook when he laughed, like a bowl-full of JELLY

:eek::p:eek:

it's called liquefaction:

Although the effects of liquefaction have been long understood, it was more thoroughly brought to the attention of engineers and seismologists in the 1964 Niigata, Japan and Alaska earthquakes. It was also a major factor in the destruction in San Francisco's Marina District during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_liquefaction

oh, and yeah, I'm okay today... busy, busy, busy!!

three pregnant guineas, a preggers sow, and goats making happy-happy!

big day today, monthly journey over-land and take the hand-cranked ferry, to get sacks of feed... came home, fed everyone, stripped the bed, and did laundry.

argh!

the second sprained ankle this month, still swollen and throbbing, but I'm wearing my AFO's religiously, and walking more carefully.

and I definitely used the brand-spanking-NEW motorized cart at the grocery store.

I do believe it may be the ONLY one of it's kind in Belize, so I make SURE to effusively THANK the store owners (Mennonites) for providing it... and tell them, the longer I can SHOP, the more $$ they get from me!

:D:rolleyes::D

so tired now, the bed's only HALF-made, gotta go STEEL myself to finish it.

maybe I can talk hubby into helping?

:hug:

:Wave-Hello: good morning all

cayo i hope your ankle feels better soon,sounds like you had a very busy day

making happy happy,

I am going to see how many times I can use this pharse, this weekend, :rolleyes:

hope everyone is ok

update , MS still sucks :Dancing-Chilli:and chucky is back:Bang-Head:



good morning all :grouphug:

Hey everyone...I have been incognito for a few days just spending time with my mom before she flies home today. Hubby is on the road to recovery...had my second Tysabri with no side effects this time except the after infusion four hour nap! I didn't read all the posts I missed will try to later could only pop on for a few minutes before I take my mom to the airport. Hope everyone is well...I have been talking to Sandy on the phone to keep updated about her mom....need to call her later!

Hey everyone! Laundry and junk mail organizing today, yippie!

Hope everyone has a good weekend. I don't have any updates on my mom. She is still angry but not as bad. Ill have more to update on Monday after her appointment with the neurologist.

San, reading your story makes me grateful that after my mom's massive stroke, she was very grateful for our help, and never became angry or upset.

it's hard enough to be a caregiver (or a relative), when the person needing care is friendly and happy.

it would be a *nightmare* if the care-receiver is hostile or yelling.

Sandy, my heart goes out to you, and my prayers are in for your mom's health.

Frank: since this is a "G" rated board, I tried to find a NICE way to describe the, er, um, activities occurring in the goat-acre.

so, how many TIMES did ya manage to use the code-phrase "happy-happy" yesterday?

:D:p:D

PS: tell Chuckie to go #@*ie himself for me, ok?

NaeNae: so happy to hear your Ty went well, and your hubby's on the mend...

sorry I haven't done any Wok-Woks for Olivia in a few days...

I am barely managing to keep the KAY-SHIP on an even keel... everything's so darn DIFFICULT with the NEW sprained ankle on the left, and the recovering one on the right... (whine, whine)

barb: hope you're feeling less TIRED today!

love and :hug: to all my friends here at the Insights Thread... y'all help me to get through my days, and bring me friendship, comfort, entertainment, and joy.

Hi all :) A little late for me today, lol. Went to a class this morning and just got back.

I went to a beginner's class on skeet and trap. OMG, I had a great time!!!! :trampoline: Now if my arms can recover from it, I'll be in great shape.

Glad I did it this morning. Looks like we're gonna get some thunderstorms in my neck of the woods, cuz it is getting dark out there.

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Kay, :hug: Thanks hun. I agree with you. If I'm not online, I usually stop by this thread at least once and get the lift to help me plow on.

Sandy, Hope you have a good weekend too. :hug:

Renee, glad you had some time with your mom. It's great to hear your infusion went ok and that hubby is improving. :)

Frank, I'll pack Chucky's bags for you. Such an unwanted visitor. Sorry to hear it's back. :hug: