Hi Don,

Well, we'll be seeing Dr. Paul Silver on Friday as we sit in on an oral session in which is he the chair. His contribution during the session will be on "Stress-Induced Migration of Seismic Scatterers Associated with the 1993 Parkfield Aseismic Transient. This was co-authored with F. Niu and R.M. (Bob) Nadeau. As Silver has a most eloquent voice, I cannot wait to hear his part of the lecture. Some people have voices that are equal to music and he is just one of the few.

I think we should keep in mind that if the Calistoga Geyser is just one precursor and usually acts up 3 days in advance of a quake within 200 miles, then how about taking a look around during the 3 day interval and see what if anything else is going on which might reveal a clue as to the possible epicenter. Right? The only problem is that Olga doesn't go to the Geyser anymore due to her age and thus we have no one inside who wishes to discuss the Geysers schedule when it varies from normal. Too bad.

Though Olga Kolbek has given us the history of the Geyser and kindled interest in earthquake prediction by her careful documentation of an unusual case scenario, in time, we lose their openness of sharing.

In my sojourn in visiting so many seismologists, the premier pioneers in geo-science I know all too well, that little by little they will disappear from our view. Tom McEvilly was the first of the pioneers of Parkfield to be lost. In time, all of them will be gone and only their scientific words will remain. Their character, charm and personalities will be no more than dry words and thought forms. I will be greatly saddened to see the day when they will only be but a memory in my minds eye. But maybe, if God is willing, I will still be here to tell the story of these brave and valiant men. Bring them back to life and reveal what they were really like. I hope so.

Petra