Uncertain Ground

 One thing people always ask -- when they find out I live in San Francisco -- is "Aren't you afraid of earthquakes?"  Of course I am.  But I was here for the 7.2 in 1989, which has given me endless enjoyment in retrospect.  How many people can tell stories about living through natural disasters?First, the power went off.  Everything dropped suddenly, a couple of inches straight down.  ...

read more