I Feel The Earth Move

I have always loved Carole King's I Feel The Earth Move - it's an oldie but a goodie. It's relevant in my life now because of the great relationship I share with Jody, but also because today we actually felt the earth move.

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The day started like most other weekdays, Jody left for work around 8am and I figured out what to do with my Wednesday. Around noon, I was on the phone with my great roommate and friend Taylor, talking about a friend's baby shower and how Buddy is doing... and then, it happened.

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I felt the earth move under my feet.

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Actually, I was sitting down and it seemed more like being on a fishing boat in rocky waters, but the effects of a far-off earthquake were felt, and of course, Carole King's hit popped in my head and hasn't left all day.

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Turns out the quake was a 7.3 on the Richter scale & about 90 miles off the northeast coast of Japan, around 270 miles away from Tokyo. Having grown up on the East Coast of the U.S. and never experiencing such a thing, I was relieved to be on the phone with Taylor who calmly told me to hang up and go stand in a doorway. Of course as soon as I hung up, the swaying stopped and Jody called...and I actually didn't panic.
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Now it's close to 9pm and I can hear Jody singing Carole King from the living room - it's a catchy little tune.
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I don't have a picture of the building swaying (obviously), so here's a picture of something that makes me smile:

{Buddy - middle, with his pals Tessie (L) & Marley (R) - I can't wait to see his little face in a few weeks.}