the earth was shaking

it could happen here in california, "the big one", I was thinking, but I knew this wasn't it.

it wasn't the earth shaking, it was just the old windows and doors of this mid-century desert house rattling so loud under the vibration of the blades of the military chopper which just so happened to be flying overhead.  I actually exclaimed to them, "you don't have to buzz by the residents and don't kill anyone today," the vibration was that of an intentional fly by than their routine taken out of their base of operations down the highway.

hmmmm ... maybe they were buzzing me, warning me.  I did, for about two seconds (one second longer than normal it seemed), have that feeling -- and I stopped in the hallway and waited and whispered in my head, "please don't kill me."  Knowing that the truth is, no one even knows I am here, well except for a handful of a few indulgent family and friends, and they care very little about anything I have to say let alone give it import.

I really do not think that anything I say should piss someone off to the point they want to drop a bomb on me.  I mean I just talk and say all kinds of things about things that interest me or, rather, pique my interest I will more accurately state.  Mostly, I think I read what is there, I make observations and then question the world until it makes sense to me.  And then I must remember, I also didn't think that I'd ever get thrown in jail because of things I wrote.  THANKFULLY, of course, my logical brain did kick in ... my letter, the one I read into #soundcloud and uploaded just before my loud guest arrived, had nothing to do with the war, the drones or anything like that, it was just about my daughter's school and the mess we have going on there.  Surely, there is no need to get the marines involved for that!

And I'm all good again until I go to record a reading of a poem i just penned -- oh, wait, can't say that -- typed, and *poof* that Soundcloud app I use to make and upload audio recordings ... gone.

Sigh, techies and their tweaking!  I am sure my recording option will be back soon just like the word count feature on WordPress.  =)