We just had an earthquake in the LA area! I was sitting at my computer at my home near LA airport when about 8:39 to 8:42 pm I felt a strong jolt and shake for a few seconds with the floor and the walls of my place shaking, ran for the door but stopped short since the shaking stopped. I turned on the tv news and saw the quake was centered nearby at or near Hawthorne possibly registering up to 5.0 on the Richter scale.
Then an aftershock occurred within 5 minutes of the initial quake. That was a small jolt, but like the first one...still scary!! I have an empty hanging basket almost above my computer that swung wildly with the quake, lightly with the aftershock.
Living in southern California is awesome with the good weather and scenery with most of the the mountains and hills created by earthquakes. It's a fact of life here that we do have earthquakes and as such, we learn to live with them. Structures are now made safe to withstand the shaking and us residents take the necessary measures to be safe such as secure loose objects, pipes, water heaters, tanks and anything that can fall on you. We find a safe place to go such as under a table, desk or door frame, we always have to be ready here!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Technology
The hi-tech interest has caught on around the world. In Los Angeles almost everyone has a wireless phone and a computer, those without computers can go to locations that have them for shared use. One of LA's leading industries, the media has gone digital with their productions.
This week LA is hosting the Tech-Ed Convention at the LA Convention Center sponsored in part by Microsoft, gathering of some of the brightest minds of the hi-tech institutions and industries!
This week LA is hosting the Tech-Ed Convention at the LA Convention Center sponsored in part by Microsoft, gathering of some of the brightest minds of the hi-tech institutions and industries!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Cosmopolitan LA
We just had the observance of May Day and May 5th's Cinco De Mayo Day, reminders that we live in a land of immigrants!
My origins began in Biloxi, Mississippi in southern United States where only english is spoken whereas here in Los Angeles I'm constantly hearing other languages of the world!
I went to the store and heard two ladies speaking russian, then at the checkout people were speaking spanish to the clerk as the two people behind me were speaking Japanese. Then I walk out the door and hear two men speaking in arabic!
You can find just about all of the worlds people living and visiting parts of LA, it really is a cosmopolitan metropolis!
My origins began in Biloxi, Mississippi in southern United States where only english is spoken whereas here in Los Angeles I'm constantly hearing other languages of the world!
I went to the store and heard two ladies speaking russian, then at the checkout people were speaking spanish to the clerk as the two people behind me were speaking Japanese. Then I walk out the door and hear two men speaking in arabic!
You can find just about all of the worlds people living and visiting parts of LA, it really is a cosmopolitan metropolis!
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