Monday, October 27
I live in Redlands, California. It's a small town in Southern California's "Inland Empire," which includes Riverside and San Bernardino counties. For those following the news lately, San Bernardino is currently on fire--or, at least, most of the areas of San Bernardino that are adjacent to the San Bernardino mountains (which is a big chunk). Redlands, however, is just fine. We can SEE the fires in the distance, and the incredible smoke clouds that have been created from the fires has blown (to a certain extent) into our air (so we're breathing the fires). However, that's as close as we've come. I have friends who have been evacuated from their homes, however; amazingly, none of their homes were destroyed.
But check this out. Last Wednesday, October 22, George W. Bush and Ahhnold visited San Bernardino and Riverside (Bush actually stayed overnight in Riverside, my home town; I'm so ashamed). The very next day, the fires started. My theory is W. and Rumsfeld started the firest to divert attention away from, well, the entire rest of the world (which is also going up in smoke).
But conspiracies aside, these fires are absolutely horrible. They are especially horrible because they just make a bad year worse. Honestly, this year sucks. 2004 could suck, too, but right now I'm looking forward to it with open arms.
But check this out. Last Wednesday, October 22, George W. Bush and Ahhnold visited San Bernardino and Riverside (Bush actually stayed overnight in Riverside, my home town; I'm so ashamed). The very next day, the fires started. My theory is W. and Rumsfeld started the firest to divert attention away from, well, the entire rest of the world (which is also going up in smoke).
But conspiracies aside, these fires are absolutely horrible. They are especially horrible because they just make a bad year worse. Honestly, this year sucks. 2004 could suck, too, but right now I'm looking forward to it with open arms.
