The Earth Moved…and Shook the Headlines
We had an earthquake in DC last week. Kind of.
I mean, I spent time as a kid in Fairbanks, Alaska when my Dad was stationed on Ft. Wainwright, and we had these kinds of shakes a few times a month. The dishes shook. Maybe a picture fell off the wall. And we went about our business smiling at the little adrenaline rush that followed the twinge of initial fear – probably some evolutionary “duck and cover” hold over.
Here in our nation’s capital the buildings are older and higher than those in Fairbanks. We’re not used to shakes any greater than those caused when an opposing party takes over the House. Buildings were evacuated and workers sent home. They closed some schools for two days to make sure th