Wouldn’t you know it? As soon as I get here, the Santa Ana winds are welcoming me to California in a most unwelcome way. Toward the Santa Clarita Valley the winds (and fire) are blowing, and that’s where I am. Will we have to evacuate? Hopefully not.

Never a dull moment on the left coast!

Later…Reader John I. writes: “You need to understand, and WAY too many people don’t, that wildfires are a part of this state, just as snow was a part of your life (and mine) on the East Coast. I urge you to accept this, otherwise you’re in for a rough ride out here.”

OK.

(Photo credit: LA Times)