San Diego Update  My friend in San Diego sends this update:  I’m
sorry to have worried you guys. I was worried too, ’cause it’s
been pretty wild around here. We had wildfires a few years ago
where they shut down the city (because of smoke) but this year
was much worse. The actual flames were blowing west toward us,
pushed by high speed desert winds.  Baby and I are fine, and
they got the most imminent (for me) fire under control late last
night. Staying here was a good move, though I’ll admit, we got
lucky. If they hadn’t, we would have had to flee in a hurry. I
don’t have a tv so I didn’t know what was going on. But my
landlord/neighbor is a dear friend, and he told me he wouldn’t
leave us.  Yesterday the air was still fresh where I live, but
it is now under smoke and ash. Baby and I are bouncing off the
walls of my studio apartment, but at least we have a roof!
Since our air was still smoke free last night, I didn’t really
realize how bad things were, and I decided it would be ok to
drive down to have dinn