4.2 on the Richter scale

Shaken awake this morning at 4:43 AM by a minor earthquake. Biggest one I've ever felt. Fortunately we sustained relatively minor damage at Euclid Manor (knock on wood). Thanks in large part to the Buddha idol on our mantel (see picture). This little man managed to hold up a fifty pound mirror and was precariously balanced halfway of the mantel! And all this was just a prelude to the release of the seventh (and perhaps final) in the series of Harry Potter books. We attended the midnight celeration at the Oakland Public Library with a hundred other fans and their proud parents. ’Twas a signal day Jed.