My First Earthquake

I was sitting at the kitchen table having just finished lunch. A sliced banana with some Greek yogurt spooned over it. I felt our big orange cat pushing against my chair. Odd that when I looked down, I couldn’t see him. He kept pushing against the chair even though he wasn’t there.

A few seconds later, the washing machine was unbalanced. Except for some reason it wasn’t making any sound, just shaking the whole darn house. By this time everyone was trying to figure out how the washing machine could shake the whole house even when it wasn’t even running. Must be something else! People on the roof? A tree falling and pushing against the house? Was it about to topple over?

An earthquake? Yeah right, an earthquake in Baltimore. Well at least it made sense even though it was almost impossible.

Author: James Vornov

I'm an MD, PhD Neurologist who left a successful academic career on the Faculty of The Johns Hopkins Medical School to develop new treatments in Biotech and Pharma. I became fascinated with how people actually make decisions based on the science of decision theory and emerging understanding of how the brain works to make decisions. My passion now is this deep explanation of what has been the realm of philosophy, psychology and self help but is now understood as brain function. By understanding our brains, I believe we can become happier, more successful people. View all posts by James Vornov