This is the most I've ever paid attention to the wildfires that commonly occur every sodding summer here in Southern California. The reason I have? Well, because it's on my sodding back door. For the past several nights, whenever I get off the Gold Line at Allen Station, I have been able to see the flames that belch out the smoke that spread across ( Read more... )

There is/was a brushfire in Universal City. I noticed the smoke looming over my lunch hour with a bunch of co-workers. You can see the smoke perfectly from the fifth floor area I'm in. Perfect view of the Hollywood Hills. The color's getting lighter now. Helicopters had flown over to drop water and whatever else ( Read more... )