The latest from urban So.Cal. sis is that the smoke and ash is worse. Rumors — so far false — are flying that evacuations may begin for San Diego proper. Whole sections of the freeway near her were shut down today.
Up north a few miles where mom is in Carlsbad, the smoke and ash are thicker still. I’m hearing complaints of sore throats and burning eyes.
I wish they had some way to escape the pollution from the fires.
Yet…sis going to work tomorrow for the first day this week. Younger sis is out of school for at least the rest of the week.
It is heartening to see reports and hear first-hand how so many people are pulling together through this. When I was writing this, a friend from South Carolina sent me a video of the Dixie Chicks singing the national anthem at the 2003 Super Bowl.
The video was on AOL, which s-u-c-k-s. But I found this version on YouTube. A studio version is here. How could fans ever have questioned their patriotism?
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