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[Dan M.]

We're good, thanks. How's your sinus thing? Better, I hope....

[Dan M.]

Got another big fire (nearly 10,000 acres so far) with this round of wind, but it's burning in a lightly populated area for now. Smaller fires down in...

[Dan M.]

Winds have been strong but not as bad as feared. There have been a couple of fires but they got jumped on right away and didn't get big enough to take...

[Dan M.]

Got another extreme wind event kicking in in a few hours. We've had four of these since October and three have resulted in big fires, with the last one...

[Dan M.]

Rereading the Black Autumn series. If you're into post-apocalyptic fiction, this series ranks up there with the best, IMO. The writers (there are two)...

[Dan M.]

That's pretty much as painful as having a human kid get sick. Best wishes for his complete recovery, Gis....

[Dan M.]

I think I've skipped the last three.

[Dan M.]

Yep, five miles straight west of Disneyland....

[Dan M.]

For once I'd be willing to trade for a day or two....

[Dan M.]

I've ben watching that too. All of our local and affiliate network TV channels are covering this fire, except CBS is sticking with Jimmy Carter's funeral...

[Dan M.]

Nah, we've both had it at least twice before....

[Dan M.]

Got you guys beat. We both have COVID. I think we're on the mend though. Actually I'd rather have COVID than a 3 week sinus thing!

[Dan M.]

We're getting fire weather for the next couple of days. Strong dry winds off the desert blowing through the canyons and mountain passes. Fingers crossed...

[Dan M.]

We watched it. It was fun! Great cast too! I like just about anything with JK Simmons, and it was a pleasure to see Bonnie Hunt in something!...

[Dan M.]

That's really clever! Never seen an apple carved like a swan!...