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How to prevent quakes: Appease the Mother

I just got the greatest comment I have ever received on a story.

The caller was referring to yesterday's piece about a new USGS study predicting with "near certainty" that there will be a major, Northridge-sized or larger quake in California in the next 30 years, with the odds of such an even occurring in Southern California more likely than anywhere else in the state.

He called himself a "line keeper" and said he worked with spirits to maintain Mother Earth's balance. He criticized the media for giving the seismic study such prominent coverage, and argued that by doing so we are ensuring that such an event will happen. And he had an interesting suggestion on how to counteract the negative energy being radiated by the scientists and the media:

"The Mother wants all her children gathering at the Rose Bowl, like an international children's gathering with different colors, different cultures, all dancing, singing, having a good time," said the caller, who identified himself only as Joe. "We could have little Mayan dances, maybe some kids playing piano from Germany, whatever the kid's talent they could bring it to the Rose Bowl. That keeps the Mother happy so she doesn't shake things down."







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If those are the choices I will take the quake.
Funny, getting together and dancing didn't save the Mayans from the Aztecs or the Spanish.

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