At 10:22 a.m. Monday, I did not feel the earthquake which occurred off York harbor while sitting in my chair on the second story at the office. Steve Edwards, who works in the basement, said he felt the slight tremor. Many people did feel it – including Chip Griffin who, coincidentally, was writing about earthquakes at that time at his Boothbay Harbor home.

Another type of “quake” hit me that morning. Three of my co-workers reported early various issues which either made them unavailable for the day, a disruption in their work schedule, or concentration problems in trying to accomplish their jobs.

Yes, the “bad” news came in threes, as the superstition goes, but it wasn’t a situation we couldn’t handle. None of the ill-fated workers were hospitalized or badly hurt – although two were hurting -- but it made others, including me, to step up and get things done for this issue of the newspaper.

We are a small operation but with big hearts, dedication and lots of experience. Like the saying goes, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” That’s what happened and we got this issue – the fifth in our 149th year – completed.

One of the workers returned Tuesday with a smile on her face. Let’s hope the other two have a better week.

Hope our readers have a good week. Stay warm, stay healthy and let’s say good-bye to the first full winter month and hope the shortest winter month of the year is uneventful in several ways.

Go, fight, win Eagles!