I kid you not, I live *right* on top of the epicenter of this one. A BIG jolt, then a yawning sway and then a second lesser jolt. 10 seconds max. - AJ Kohn
Man, that first jolt though. I thought a bomb had gone off until I felt the swaying. Whoo. Okay. - AJ Kohn
My parents are in Walnut Creek and they felt a pretty good shake - Mike Doeff
@Mike: That's where I am and that's essentially the epicenter. 2mi ENE of Alamo which is ... Walnut Creek. Hope all is alright with your parents. - AJ Kohn
Wow, first I heard of this. (I'm in southern California. We had our shaking a couple of months ago.) - Ontario Emperor
AJ, my folks are fine, thanks. No damage - just a little startled. - Mike Doeff
So my wife was right. She said "why is the couch moving?" We stopped to feel a tiny shaking. - Adam Helweh
If you've ever had an issue with your parent or grandparents driving - something more of us will need to deal with soon - here's a nice collection of senior driving laws by state. - AJ Kohn
hey, great. a friend at work is having this issue with her grandfather. - edythe
Disclosure: I do work for Caring.com. However, I do think it's a great cause and company. My grandmother had Alzheimer's and the driving issue was huge with my Grandfather. Almost everyone working there is or has dealt with the issues. [edit] So if you have suggestions for the site, please be vocal! We want to get better at serving caregivers. - AJ Kohn
My mom was 78 years old when we finally talked her into giving up her car. She hated the idea of taking any kind of transit, but she knew she had no choice. - Helen Is SOOO Not Of Troy
It's such a tough thing to do but it's important for their safety and for others. - AJ Kohn
Was so happy when my parents unearthed by collection of Firestorm comics. I wasn't a "comic kid" but for some reason I dug Firestorm. Maybe it was turning roads to oatmeal ... I dunno. - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
"Confused about when and how to link? Our panel of SEO gurus dishes the straight dirt on the best practices for inbound linking." - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
"Bucking the belief that environmentalism is a youth movement, a new survey finds that male and female consumers over age 55 are the most prolific users of green products in the United States, reports Retailer Daily." - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
There are a number of albums where every song fits and works. Not a ton, but enough that I'd like to simply 'love' Joshua Tree and OK Computer and Demon Days and 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 etc. - AJ Kohn
I think OK Computer is fantastic... but two tracks too long. I always quit it at the bell at the end of 'No Surprises'. That closing, to me, makes the album perfect. - Akiva Moskovitz
I've done it... but I usually let it happen over the course of a few plays. Usually. - Michael W. May
The Wall is practically worthless except as a whole. The only reason why Comfortably Numb works outside of it is that it wasn't supposed to be a part of it; it began as a Gilmore solo song. - Akiva Moskovitz
Totally agree about The Wall. American Idiot is also better as the sum of its parts IMO. - AJ Kohn
"A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health." - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
WTF? Scientists are getting funded for this type of research? I mean, isn't this basically girl watching? - AJ Kohn
Post on a blog and add RSS or in an image and upload - Adam Helweh
Not a bad idea Adam, but then I'd have to start a blog for that purpose. I'm still getting around to doing a less focused blog. Maybe this is the impetus that gets me off my duff. - AJ Kohn
No better reason to have a blog than to share what your passionate about. The world knows we need less tech focused blogs. You know how install Wordpress or simply get a wordpress.com blog for free. - Adam Helweh
Yeah. I host WordPress for my current blog (www.usedbooksblog.com). I'm not a fan of the free version. I just have to get off my duff and launch my SEO, SEM, Online Marketing, Parenting, Sports and Stuff blog. - AJ Kohn
"If there are two things that can ruin friendships faster than anything else in this world it is when the discussion turns to politics or religion. Either subject has the ability to turn a roomful of otherwise intelligent people into stark raving lunatics in short order." - Steve Hodson of WinExtra - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
"It would appear that they're putting plants on top of a bus shelter or something. I was hoping that perhaps it'd have a light up display powered by industrial hemp, or maybe eco-friendly glass so when the gangs of youth smash the glass it'd be biodegradable, but plants on top are green enough." - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
""I canceled that," Bailey's lawyer, Greg Grebe of Anchorage, said Wednesday. "I'd say about 6 o'clock last night I learned that the governor's office was contesting the jurisdiction of the Legislature to handle this matter. It's my understanding that they believe the jurisdiction is properly with the personnel department. I can't make a judgment or a call on that."" - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
I thought Palin welcomed the investigation? What happened? - AJ Kohn
The cover-up is underway -- a sign of guilty demeanor. - Sean McBride
Well, Monegan showed the Washington Post the personal emails Palin sent him which clearly show she's pressuring him. I guess the goal is to delay the investigation at this point so that a final verdict isn't given until after the election. To me, *this* (abuse of power) is an issue. - AJ Kohn
Using state power to wage family vendettas reveals pettiness, small-mindedness and a lack of ethnics that is so far below the standards we should demand of a VP candidate that it is laughable. Palin also tried to fire the librarian who opposed her fundy schemes for book banning. She should be laughed off the stage. - Sean McBride
Well, she also has a habit of firing people who don't agree with her. The Ag Board re: the Dairy Plant, the Administrator and more in Wisilia. Working *with* people with diverse opinions doesn't seem to be a strong point. - AJ Kohn
"Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing purse snatcher who accidentally dropped a condom filled with water after grabbing a 74-year-old woman's purse. He had been using the condom as a fake breast. That's weird enough. What I can't understand is why he was using a water-filled condom. Wouldn't a regular balloon have worked better?
Though questioning the fashion decisions of a cross-dressing purse snatcher is surely an exercise in pointlessness." - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet
"Gov. Sarah Palin sent e-mails to the state's top police official, criticizing Alaska State Troopers for their investigation of an officer who went through a bitter divorce with her sister, a newspaper reported Wednesday." - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet