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Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 3 of 3

Posted on June 18, 2012 by russtowne

The aftershocks kept coming, sporadic and of varying intensity. We decided to see if any of the radio stations had come back up so we bundled everyone and went out to my car in the garage and sat in the … Continue reading →

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Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 2

Posted on June 16, 2012 by russtowne

As I made my way down a dark expressway in very heavy traffic I noticed something truly extraordinary. At all the major intersections that would have become gridlocked like the one it had taken an hour for me to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Family "Fun", Making the World a Better Place, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged consideration, courage, earthquake, Family, kindness, Loma Prieta, quake | 4 Comments

Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by russtowne

Gina’s comment regarding my most recent post reminded me that although I’ve spent relatively little time at our local convention center, that site was also where I was when the terrible Loma Prieta Earthquake that killed so many people and … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", True Stories I've Written | Tagged bedrock, bridge, convention center, earthquake, foundation, highway, job fair, Loma Prieta, Loma Prieta Earthquake, quake, solid, solid bedrock, wife | 6 Comments

Earthquake!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by russtowne

Shortly after moving into our current house in 1989 I was shaken out of a deep sleep. Earthquake! And a big one! I was disoriented from being jerked awake in the dark in a home I hadn’t been in for … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged asleep, beloved, earthquake, Family, infant, precious, relief, sleeping, son, sons, The Great Race, wife | 7 Comments

A Hero of Humanity

Posted on April 20, 2012 by russtowne

I just saw a blurb about a Chinese cop that while on duty and in uniform breastfed two hungry baby earthquake survivors that weren’t her own. I don’t know what her boss thinks about her actions, but to me she … Continue reading →