I’ll never forget my first earthquake.
I was staying at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Los Angeles in 2009 and at 8:30 one night, my suite suddenly began to rock wildly.
Chairs flew across the room; the minibar rattled furiously, then burst open, sending bottles flying; my clothes tumbled out of the closet; and for 20 seconds, it felt like the world was about to end.
The whole experience was so shocking to my system that it took me many hours to get over it and I barely slept.
The US presidential debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump had much the same effect on me, but the repercussions are likely to be far more profound.
This wasn’t a mere car crash or train wreck, as some are saying.