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Monday, November 04, 2002
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 So here's my theory - prior to the earthquake, actually about six weeks ago, Alaska secretly broke off of the North American continent and floated down to Seattle. That would explain the weather - for example, today it was sunny and the high was 48 degrees.
I actually think that we're not only not going to have a white Christmas, we're not going to have a brown Christmas either. We're gonna have a green Christmas - grass still growing, flowers still blooming.
9:54:51 PM 
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It was very sweet of Niek to be concerned about Phil and me. Although the Ski Boy whined:
Very touching, from Niek's blog. Of course, the fact that SB's lifeless body lay crushed under a pile of unread computer manuals and unfiled bills was of no concern across the Hot-Lantic
9:32:46 PM
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Speaking of valid observations, Phil nails it when he says:
Tommorow's election day in the US. Guess what that means? Tommorow, my evil blog twin and I will both head to the polls and cancel out each other's votes.
FRAN = FRANK GO FRAN!
9:28:28 PM
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I reluctantly admit that the Ski Boy had a valid point when commenting on Phil and me basically blogging away during the earthquake:
The fact that the apocalypse appeared imminent, and you two were casually blogging it gives one pause.
9:24:06 PM
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From the Anchorage Daily News:
 Department of Transportation workers look over the damage between miles 75 and 82 of the Tok Cutoff Highway Monday, near Mentasta, Alaska, caused by an earthquake on Sunday that rocked a sparsely populated area of Interior Alaska cracking highways and roads. ( Photo courtesy Alaska Department of Transportation)
9:17:15 PM
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A few earthquake tidbits:
New Scientist: The largest earthquake to rock the world for almost 18 months hit central Alaska on Sunday. The magnitude 7.9 tremor struck a relatively unpopulated area and no casualties have been reported.
Salon: On Seattle's Lake Union, more than 1,400 miles south, waves shook some houseboats loose from their moorings and slammed them into docks. At least one boat had thousands of dollars in damage.
Experts say the distant effect is common during powerful quakes.
"This earthquake was shallow and the energy went directly into the surface and that is what causes these effects so far away," said Dale Grant, a geophysicist with U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.
Grant said he received calls from nuclear power plants in states including Minnesota and Washington reporting unusual water movement.
9:14:32 PM
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