Huh. My first earthquake in almost 2 decades.

Suddenly I'm rather glad my chosen spot to veg out at home is about 2 steps away from A) my jacket and B) the front door, because a few minutes ago the whole damned house started shaking rather violently, like the whole thing was set on top of a huge clothes dryer that was going full tilt on a heavy load of laundry.

Naturally, my first thought was "earthquake," which seems to be the case: according to the US Geological Survey, there was a magnitude 5.9 about 35 miles west of here.

Last time I dealt with one of those was back in elementary school...nice to know SOME of the stuff I learned back then stuck in my head. Still, yeowza. O_o;