tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34250410.post1931034056265584276..comments2023-06-29T06:27:33.315-07:00Comments on Goodnight Moon: Fire On the MountainLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16573263170801071815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34250410.post-27444782825990201172007-05-14T23:45:00.000-07:002007-05-14T23:45:00.000-07:00Ah, Karl: We can do this the easy way or the hard ...Ah, Karl: We can do this the easy way or the hard way. The easy way involves running in shoes to make them worn, the hard way involves torching a park and then rubbing new shoes in the ashes. <BR/><BR/>Monique: I meant that fires are sometimes helpful to the environment. Some native plants periodically need a fire to propagate and thrive. I don't think fires are inherently evil. That being said--this one sucked.<BR/><BR/>Brittany: I remember that Claremont fire! That was nasty. The fallout from that one was way worse than this one...we didn't have noticeable ash at all. And we weren't evacuated, although some friends of ours were. Everything turned out fine, though.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573263170801071815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34250410.post-62325122185414612392007-05-12T17:56:00.000-07:002007-05-12T17:56:00.000-07:00People here in Utah complain about the smog. I jus...People here in Utah complain about the smog. I just take a nice deep breath of it. It seems so clean compared to the So. Cal. air I grew up on. <BR/><BR/>My last year at Scripps there was ash raining all over campus for a week. Everyone wore face masks. My parents' house was evacuated. It was eerie to see all the burnt brush and trees later and realize how close the fire actually was. <BR/><BR/>So Liz... give us an update. Were you evacuated?Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282126713809465382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34250410.post-69641635943782784542007-05-10T13:40:00.000-07:002007-05-10T13:40:00.000-07:00You say 'fire is part of the natural order of thin...You say 'fire is part of the natural order of things,' but I just can't hang with that. <BR/><BR/>After our 5-yr reunion, Tim and I headed out to Simi where he grew up. It was implied many times that we should regret leaving SoCal by well-meaning friends and family. And yet, as we drove away and saw the side of the road in flames something made of feel extra good about going home. It was also nice to be able to breathe fresh air again.<BR/><BR/>I'm just sayin'. Smog and smoke shouldn't be the usual.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393322393137636968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34250410.post-49668071995434652672007-05-09T12:17:00.000-07:002007-05-09T12:17:00.000-07:00that sucks. At least your shoes will look better....that sucks. <BR/><BR/>At least your shoes will look better. If there is one thing I hate, it is shoes that look new. <BR/><BR/>Mix in some ash and dirt, maybe some meltiness, that will be just great.Kaahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200628762063160436noreply@blogger.com