My baby sister and her husband live in Tokyo right next to the water. Around 11pm last night phones calls started coming in from family wondering who had talked to who. Luckily both are OK and recouping from the tramatic event.

My sister was on ground level when the big one hit. She was afraid to go into her building as it was swaying pretty wildly. That and her husband was stuck at work with no way home due to the trains being shut down. Got an email this morning that both are OK and have found each other.

The Japanese people are accustomed to withstanding a little ground shaking now and then. Even the children seem very nonchalant about events that would make someone from the midwest piss their pants. When you see the Japanese children crying and worried, you know this one is something different.

They both stressed things are crazy in Tokyo but much, much worse futher north. They have many friends who still have not made contact with family and loved ones up north.

Thoughts and prayers to those in search of family and loved ones.