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Wednesday October 31, 2007

I needed a premise to tie all this random stuff together. Ta da! The Sunday paper is here for you today on Wednesday. The idea came to me as I read the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday edition. It is truly a hodgepodge of content all tied together by nothing more than the day of the week. The upside is that I often find hidden gems in the paper and I hope you find a gem or two in my interpretation of a Sunday edition.

Earthquake - Info and maps from the October 30th rumble

Print - Book review...sort of

Travel - Walking tour of SF

Electronics - TV for me

Music - Smooth beats and source material

Holiday - Halloween

Sport - Rifle team update

Medicine - Quackery in the monkey house

Section A: Earthquake

Last night as Stacey and I watched a 90120 re-run on Soapnet (our guilty weekday pleasure) she accused me of shaking the furniture. I mentioned that both my feet were on the coach so that was impossible. Then it happened again, the couch started shaking and as Stacey was forming the words "see!", we realized the couch was rocking on its own. It was a real live earthquake rolling through our high rise. I guess I'm jaded because I was unimpressed by the lack of falling dishes and screaming car alarms. I jumped to the computer and before the local news could break in we had the full story. Minutes later a news bulletin was released for the bay area. It must have been big in San Jose because we felt it 60 miles away. Fires in the south and now we have quakes in the north, I'm afraid to ask what's next. Below I've collected all the charts and graphs of the quake. The Leftcoastlove seismologists are hard at work as we speak. Once we figure it out we'll let you know where we are moving to. Just kidding we are going to stay and as long as I have Stacey and her purse nearby we'll be fine. Forget the FEMA survival kits, Stacey's purse can support a family of four for 6 weeks. Food, clothes, shoes, water, electric generator, 6 man tent, porta john, and antibacterial soap. Oh yeah if the quake hits on a Tuesday we'll also have some cashews?

Magnitude

5.6 - duration magnitude (Md)

Time

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 8:04:54 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 3:04:54 (UTC)

Distance from

Alum Rock, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (31 degrees)
Milpitas, CA - 11 km (7 miles) E (91 degrees)
San Jose City Hall, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NE (45 degrees)
Sunol-Midtown, CA - 17 km (10 miles) NE (45 degrees)

Coordinates

37 deg. 25.9 min. N (37.432N), 121 deg. 46.5 min. W (121.776W)

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 miles)

Location Quality

Excellent

Location Quality Parameters

Nst=250, Nph=250, Dmin=3 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=32.4 degrees

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Shakes Bay Area

POSTED: 8:14 pm PDT October 30, 2007
UPDATED: 8:43 pm PDT October 30, 2007

MILPITAS, Calif. -- A magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night.

The moderate temblor struck shortly after 8 p.m., about 5 miles northeast of Alum Rock and 9 miles northeast of San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Service. Residents reported feeling the quake, which lasted about a minute, as far east as Sacramento and as far north as San Rafael.

The California Highway Patrol has received no reports of damage or injury, spokesman Tom Marshall said.

Calls to area fire and police officials were not immediately returned.

The epicenter of the quake was in the foothills east of San Jose -- not far from the home of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed. Reed's home wasn't damaged -- but he did alert staff members by text message only seconds after the rumblings began, said Reed's spokeswoman, Michelle McGurk.

McGurk said the city hasn't received any reports of damage.

"Nothing so far. The mayor's fine. His home's fine, City Hall is fine," McGurk said. "We are getting assessments from city staff and as soon as we know if there's any damage we'll be responding."

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

California Integrated Seismic Net

Version #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.

This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

A moderate earthquake occurred at 8:04:54 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.

The magnitude 5.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE of Alum Rock, CA.

The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).

Charts and Maps and Colors oh my!

Section B: Print

Being a local makes being a tourist easy. Too often we forget just how way cool our city is. When you live downtown it all becomes common and that's why we picked up this fun deck of cards. Each card has a different walking tour in a different part of the city. The title says the tours are for kids but it doesn't specify an age range so I figured they'll more than entertain me and Stacey. They have decks for all kinds of different cities and I would imagine they'd make great gifts.

Ditch the usual tourist traps and vacation like a native—on foot! With 50 adventures to choose from in each deck, just pick a card from the deck and be on your way. Whether you’re a first time visitor to the city, or just want to discover new terrain, City Walks gives you an intimate view. Each card in the deck outlines a self-guided walking adventure, with a detailed map on the front and information on the back filled with insider tips. So, pick a card, any card, and start exploring!

http://www.chroniclebooks.com/citywalks/

Section C: Travel

I tried out my own walking tour of San Francisco. I started in North Beach and made my way to the Embarcadero. I snapped series of pictures as I made my way through the streets. My random trek inspired the purchase of the cards above.

North Beach mural

Mural musicians

Washington Tavern

Reaching for the heavens

Tattoo 4U!

So you think I'm funny?

Bimbo's 365 Club

Bus jail

Houston's steakhouse

Pier 23

Pier 23 patio

Ferry Building and ice rink

Section D: Electronics

Hannspree makes TVs in decorative displays. My brother is a firefighter and when Stacey and I saw these TVs we immediately thought of him and my nephew Justin. I mean how cool would these fire truck TVs be for a kid? I'll tell you, they would would be freaking awesome cool. With the prices of flat panel technology coming down and down these toys are really affordable. The small fire truck is only $129 and the large monitor in the big truck is around $1000. Our decor doesn't really fit the Hannspree style but the store is still a super fun way to spend 20 minutes. They also have TV's with other themes such as Batman and NBA teams. There is even a home theatre sized Batman monitor. Maybe if I'm good Santa might bring me the Dark Night 42". http://www.hannspree.com/US/index.htm

Home theater fire truck

Table top fire truck

Batvision

Section E: Music

With a few days off at home I am trying to do the things I miss most. Shopping for music comes to the top of the list. Today I wandered down to the Virgin Superstore and I found this little sub $20 nugget. I love chill compilations, I discovered Zero 7 from a compilation disk. I don't follow the genre close enough to know most of the artists by name but I do know that these cds are perfect for Sunday mornings or late evenings when we want atmosphere. We click off the Batvision and kick back with the lush sounds and smooth beats. This particular set focuses on San Francisco and it even includes a lounge guide. The bonus dvd is a nice touch but it seemed out of place since it did not contain any SF scenes. I think the dvd was more to get us interested in the other DestinationLounge collections.

DestinationLounge San Francisco 2

Revive The Soul proudly continues with the sixth title in its "Destination Lounge" series with the second San Francisco installment / DestinationLounge San Francisco 2. We proudly offer this 6th installment, a collection that perfectly captures the chilled and soothing beats of the hedonistic domestic destination of San Francisco. CD2 of the 2xCD collection is mixed by San Francisco resident extraordinaire DJ F and contains ethereal beats from the likes of Miguel Migs, Julius Papp, Andy Caldwell and Morrison.

Destination Lounge San Francisco 2, a 2xCD + comprehensive lounge guide booklet also includes an exclusive and rare 60 minute video vignette journey into the sights, sounds & soul of Bali, New York City, and Hong Kong.

Hey, they also have cool website and events! OK now this is genius. Buy the disk, learn about the clubs, then attend a local event and enjoy the beats with other cool scene-sters. This music company is trying to build a community for their customers. If this sticks I am sure more companies will try this marketing approach. Oh they already have...the CNN store in Atlanta, located at the end of the CNN tour, where you can buy books, t-shirts, mugs, and pooka shell necklaces emblazoned with images of their characters, oops I mean "talent". I admit it I was sucked in and I do watch more CNN now since being indoctrinated. But I digresss...

Section F: Holiday

Happy Halloween from Leftcoastlove.com!!!

Banana and his Halloween hammock...boo!

Section G: Sport

The WVU rifle team introduced the new team with trading cards. Excellent, now I can tell the players from the local hunters! I was speechless when I stumbled across this card and schedule in the local Sheetz (use link below to learn all about the Sheetz).

http://www.msnsportsnet.com/content/rifle4.pdf

Rifle team trading cards. This girl looks WAYYY TOOO happy to be holding a rifle with a scope. I bet her boyfriend doesn't stray very far. I wanted to check out an event but then I wondered what do you actually get to watch? Do they have a stadium? Do we line up in the woods? Do the contestants ever get mad and trash talk? Hell I was scared for the guy who had to take the picture. "OK, smile and point the rifle at my head. No a little to the left, yes, give me that make my day smile!" CLICK click BOOM

Visit Sheetz.comVisit Sheetz.com

Section H: Medicine

Special report for Erin - This morning Dr. Monkey performed an emergency procedure to save the life of Cheerio (a rare blue monkey). Complaints of abdominal pain were diagnosed as left upper gizzard syndrome or LUGS. Dr. Monkey removed the infected gizzard and within moments Cheerio was feeling better.

Monkey doctor performs emergency surgery.

Thanks for stopping by and checking us out!
Peace,
Sean and Stacey