Comments on: Loma Prieta Earthquake – 20 yrs ago today!

By: California Earthquake Part 2

California Earthquake Part 2 — Sun, 09 May 2010 21:27:08 +0000

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By: Your Mama!

Your Mama! — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:16:53 +0000

I haven’t checked out your blog for quite some time. I really enjoyed reading this one. You are an awesome writer, Michelle. One day, perhaps, your book will be entitle Splendid Things! Yep, you could write a book!
Love to you.
MOM

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:50:53 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the history plug there John. Ha ha!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:50:29 +0000

I know!! I miss seeing you too Linda. I saw your husband and kids about 8 days ago. You were in New Mexico. Bummer. I’d love to hang out sometime. I know you’re busy, busy though. :0)

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:46:31 +0000

Hey Michelle, I miss seeing you! My family lived in Sunnyvale during the earthquake, but I was away at college in Canada. My memories involve them calling me to say that everything was going to be ok…… “from what?”

Also, the part of your brain that remembers important information is called the reticular activator… or RAS (with system on the end). It programs your memory when things are stressful, funny, shocking, etc. Like when you buy a new car that you’ve never seen on the road…. and then you start seeing them EVERYWHERE. It’s because the car wasn’t in your RAS until you bought one. Amazing God!

By: John Long

John Long — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:07:58 +0000

I like the insight. And the history plug. I remember just having left the bay area 6 months earlier and thinking…whoa…just in time. I was watching the ballgame here in AZ when the broadcast was disrupted. It seemed kinda crazy to me, as I was a bit younger then. It’s true what you said about the tough times and how they can frequently be pointed out quite easily. We really do need to appreciate the here and now a little more, too.

: )