The wine country to the north of San Francisco was nailed this morning by a 6.0 temblor, and the damage, while not catastrophic, isn't exactly pretty either:
"I think honesty is of the first, utmost importance in art... any art. After that comes technique and... after that comes talent. Honesty is first. All the rest of the things are important, too, but they're secondary. Without honesty, I don't care how much technique you have, you have nothing."--Linda Ronstadt