Hi All,

Today was the kind of day we all dreamed about. Everyone said it wasn't going to happen and yet everyone knew at some point it had to happen.

I had an absolute flood of emotions today. I guess I'm supposed to be happy that "the method" had a time to demonstrate it works and though not perfectly, it's not so bad either. Today though, there's a special scientist out there whom I wished had taken a walk with me four years ago and believed all of this and a lot more was possible. But he lacked faith.

I thought about Duanne Hamman, the prior lone school teacher in Parkfield and how much he prepared for a day like today. I wish he had been there. Last night I had thoughts about how I could get there to be there when it happened and I realized I couldn't. This won't happen again in my lifetime I'm sure. It wouldn't feel the same if it did.

I have to accept the fact that a lot of people will never believe I hear ear tones before earthquakes and that's ok, because I never tell lies and I'm horribly honest. I could make up some silly verbiage like saying my primary indicators are up and so forth, but I can't live a lie to make other people hear what they wish to hear.

Today was a day for our scientists who worked for so many years to realize this dream. My heart is with them and the abundance of information they will gleam from this event. Maybe it does take a several millions to see how it works. We are one-step closer to the truth and isn't that what we all wanted? I hope Dr. Tom McEvilly is looking down today and taking a little joy in this time. I can still see him anyway.

A special thanks to my ear tone group. Without them I know I would not have worked so hard. We have supported each other so much for the past two years and that's what it takes to keep turning the wheel. You ladies are terrific.

And also a special thanks to Don in Hollister, my Cowboy, he helped me make sense out of what seemed in such a sense of disarray. And I wish Lowell could be here with us too. The house seems empty without him.

Petra