text:  We'll find out whether he's on county time right now in a minute. That's when I began my monthly newsletter. He is a fascinating guy, a geologist, a predictor of earthquakes. He is Jim Birkland, and I'll tell you something, folks. We are entering a particularly interesting time in about an hour. I think it's in about an hour. Jim will tell you all about it. So coming up in a moment, Jim Birkland.