[Reposted from an email, in case it seems out of place.] As I walk around this my corner of St. Louis, I hear Eddie From Ohio’s, “Adios, Lorena” in my head and I think, “This, this is America.” Out here in the Midwest, the only pedestrians are the lower class and the rare traveler like me who isn’t going to rent a car. Sidewalks are few and far between, the are are no crosswalks and certainly no walk signals. The lights aren’t even timed such that you can cross them as it seems like there’s always turning traffic in the…
Another one woke me up this morning. I wasn’t as scared, once I finally figured out what it was, just really annoyed because I wasn’t able to fall back asleep. So apparently the one last night was pretty significant, folks felt it as far away as Ontario.