Alicia Hathorne
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Alicia Hathorne
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Mother of cats and musicians. Elder Geek a la ucscb. Very married. Variously crafty. Mostly tired.
Will no one think of the leopards? This can’t be good for them.
February 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Are scones worth it? Only time will tell.
January 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Oops. Last one was going to be 8.

Now is the time to figure out a plan. There are resources online to see your local risk. Use them. Then stop worrying.

Here’s a site for hazards in Oregon. 9/

gis.dogami.oregon.gov/maps/hazvu/?...
ArcGIS Web Application
gis.dogami.oregon.gov
December 7, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Also (I can’t believe I need to say this), don’t drive around like a crazy person and cause accidents. Your kids school has a plan, which will be easier to carry out without freaked out parents getting in the way. Just keep calm. There is almost certainly not going to be a tsunami. 7
December 7, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Here’s what you don’t do. If you’re in a safe place, don’t get in your car and try to leave town. That’s a dick move. Not only are you blocking traffic for people who DO need to move, you’re often driving into a dangerous zone. In a car. You do not want to be in a car in a tsunami. 7
December 7, 2024 at 4:56 AM
So any particular event is unlikely, but it COULD happen. And the weather service wants every warning taken seriously. So what do people do? Check local maps. Find out if your home/work/school is safe. If it isn’t, figure out the best route to quickly move to a safe place. That’s it. 6
December 7, 2024 at 4:53 AM
And that’s the thing. Geology doesn’t happen on a human scale. That thing about being due? Yeah. Could be now, could be in 300 years. Geologically speaking that’s what due means, when you’re normally speaking in time frames measured in increments of 1000 years. 5
December 7, 2024 at 4:49 AM
So here’s the deal. Most undersea earthquakes do not produce tsunamis. They are rare. The last really huge one to hit Oregon was in 1700. That said, geologic records show them happening roughly every 500 years, which means we are due. Geologically speaking, that is. 4
December 7, 2024 at 4:46 AM
A lifetime of living on the Pacific coast and never having one pan out to more than a ripple has made me less frightened, possibly than I should be. But also that dusty geology degree in my closet made me take precautions, like checking the tsunami and flood maps when I bought my house. 3
December 7, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Today I had to talk down my dental hygienist, who spent most of yesterday crying. I honestly didn’t realize until now that most people thought the tsunami warning meant: a tsunami has been spotted heading this way. I guess that I should have. My bad. 2
December 7, 2024 at 4:40 AM
My mother is named Andrea, and goes by Andy. My stepdad was named Mark Kaufman. My mom came very close to not changing her name to Andy Kaufman. So it could be worse is what I am saying.
November 25, 2024 at 4:53 AM
Females have to take care of kittens. Genetically they have to think on their paws.
November 22, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Just looked at the Reddit comments. The number of men trying to claim that they don’t understand the red flags here was exhausting.
November 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Dangerous Beans aka Beanie, Sweet Baby Beans, Beentzy Boy. He’s my baby, and the least traitorous of the bunch. SO FAR! Only a year old and 16 lbs he aspires to be a Maine Coon just like Crow. His name also comes from a book by Sir Pterry.
November 20, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Sugar Magnolia aka Maggie. The lady of the house, and the smartest of the bunch. Very food motivated, this girl will do anything for cheese. Solved a cat puzzle toy first try in minutes. She’s currently training me to share my dinner if she sits when I tell her to.
November 20, 2024 at 11:06 PM
This is Edgar Winter aka Eggr, Egg, Eggy, Bark Boy, Butthead. He showed up in our yard after we moved in. Used to semi-belong to the neighbor as an outdoor only cat, but we all bowed to Edgar’s wishes, and he lives here now. Neutered, vaxxed and named now (they just called him Whitey) he’s ours.
November 20, 2024 at 10:59 PM
A day I will never forget, though likely Bobby forgot it even as it was happening. 2017.
November 20, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Yeah… yeah, let’s go with that!

Actually, I think they know that I don’t hold still when they lie on top of me. Plus the hot flashes are bad enough without 15 lb furnaces pinning me down.
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Aw. Lulu had a black nose. May her memory be a blessing!

Our Edgar Winter has pink lemonade accoutrements. He just showed up in our yard shortly after we moved here and weaseled his way into the house.
November 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Et tu Beané?
November 20, 2024 at 6:27 PM