Ten

Today is day 10 of 30 days of 30. Re-read that sentence. I had to and I wrote it. Anyway, mother nature gave me something to write about today and I reckon she is pissed off. Japan suffered at the hands of a huge earthquake. It hit 8.9 on the Richter scale- which as I understand it, is the 5th largest earthquake in history. It didn't end there. The earthquake caused tsunami waves in Hawaii, which is more than 3,000 miles away. Holy HugeWaves Batman. Mark's cousin K.D. lives in Hawaii, but we heard from her mother early this morning and she, her boyfriend and their dogs (yay!) made it to high ground in plenty of time, thank goodness.

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I'm ashamed to admit that I thought a tsunami was a sort of storm. (am I the ONLY one who thought this?) Anyway, I looked it up, because according to news reports, that didn't really go along with what I was thinking. According to wikipedia, a tsunami is is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, usually an ocean, but can occur in large lakes. Tsunamis are a frequent occurrence in Japan; approximately 195 events have been recorded. Owing to the immense volumes of water and the high energy involved, tsunamis can devastate coastal regions. Tsunami's have been called Tidal Waves in the past. (That makes more sense to me now...) OK, now I get it... The shock waves from the earthquake created waves which spread out as far as coastal California. That's some serious vibration, if you ask me.

I hope KD in Hawaii gets back home soon...and Cassie in California says she's on Tsunami watch, but I hope she keeps her ass inside, because she LIVES on a boat. Stay safe girls... Love you both...