This Morning's alarm call is brought to you by

the 5 am rampage of Frankzilla kitty. I do not know what bug was up her ass but she blitzkrieged through the cottage like someone had set her on fire. Things came clattering down of the kitchen cabinets, off the ottoman, off the hall tree, the recycle bin was over turned...all sort of startling thunks, bangs, clangs and general cacophony that startled me out of a sound sleep in an ugly manner. If I'd had a fire extinguisher handy...she would have been a very startled kitty cat.

Not a good way to start my day.

Now that year-end accounts hell is nearly over...

I'm catching up on some reading:

Never ask a guy who's in a bubble if he's in a bubble. He can't answer.

( Maureen Dowd Column )

(12-16) 10:37 PST HERCULES -- East Bay residents got a small jolt this morning when a 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck just east of Hercules.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor hit at 10:21 a.m. and was centered about 3-1/2 miles beneath the Earth's surface.

I'm so blase about earthquakes and it drives the boys both a little crazy. I felt this jolt my chair as I was typing a frantic email to a key client on their renewal. I barely gave it another thought as I scooched (official term) my chair back over to the right and continued typing.

OOhhhh the places you will go...

States I have visited in the US.


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