The California Fires

I have a friend who lives in La Jolla that I've been keeping in touch with - by looking at the current maps it appears that he's going to be OK.

He's a member of the Patriot Guard who ride with veteran's funerals and keep unwanted people away. This morning he's going to ride to Qualcomm Stadium - not for evacuation purposes but to see what he can do to help.

Compare this to New Orleans. In Southern California, the average Joe is doing anything he can to help his neighbors and local companies can't do enough for those displaced. In New Orleans after Katrina, thousands sat on their fat asses, blaming the government while not doing a damn thing to help themselves.

That still pisses me off.

And have you noticed that even the fire doesn't want to go into Mexico?