It took about 20 minutes after Tuesday's 5.8 earthquake for this picture to start making the rounds on Facebook:
I laughed. Not only is the idea of a significant earthquake in Virginia just plain bizarre, but (thankfully) the tremors didn't create the widespread, severe damage the word "earthquake" typically brings to mind.
And there's our permission to laugh.
As Irene approached our area a day or two later, a second picture started making the rounds:
Nothing like a little Facebook fodder to remind us Mother Nature has a mind of her own.
An earthquake and hurricane in the same week? Calling it historic doesn't even come close!
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