When Steve Malone asked if I would like to write a guest column for the Electronic Seismologist, it seemed like a good idea. I had a few ideas for a column, and I distinctly remember Steve saying that I had two weeks. No Problem. But it turns out that two weeks, in Steve's mind, is actually ten days. So, I whined and got an eleventh day. Now it is early morning on the twelfth day, and I am taking advantage of the time zones to finish (OK, start and finish) this column before Steve settles in for his day's work....

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