Fire, Wind, Water & Snow

Things have been decidedly "out of sorts" here in California. As most of you have seen on the television, we have had some major problems recently. As the fires and wind become a faint memory for those of us who weren't directly affected by them I can't even begin to imagine what the victims of the fires are experiencing. Its bad enough to lose your house but dealing with the insurance companies on this type of claim is definitely adding insult to injury. Even worse when we find out that a handful of the fires were set deliberately. The air is finally starting to clear up though I'm still finding ash around the house in the strangest places.

Though we weren't directly affect by the flames we still managed to know of people that were dealing with varying degrees of fire damage. The fire came close to a friend's house, my ex-wife's parent's town and my manager's house. Unfortunately, we also had some friends of the family and a training partner from my dojo lose their homes. For all of you out there that have experienced loss in one way or another I'm sorry that you have to deal with the situation. I hope that things get better as time goes on.

On a lighter note... in a continuing pattern of restless weather we have experienced record heat, and unexpected visit by the Santa Ana Winds, a 1/2 day of rain and of course, I'm still waiting for the snow... My usual restlessness for all things snowboarding are now magnified due to a 60% off sale opportunity my company had with Burton. After an $800 shopping spree which included new boots, bindings, jacket, accessories and a myriad of tuning gear, I am more than ready for this winter season. With any luck our visit to Colorado for Turkey day will yield a day or so in some fresh snow or groomed trails - I'll take either.

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