Welcome to Sunny Southern California....miles and miles from Alaska. Last Sunday afternoon, the winds began to blow and thanks to all the developers (see previous post) the sand and dirt covered everything.  The pictures on Monday's paper showed cars buried up to their roofs in sand.  A window open about 1/2 an inch left dirt and sand all over the dresser, floor and windowsill.  A kitchen window not open at all, left the tile and the blinds covered in silt.  Then, as you know, the fires began.  I could look to the south and see the Ramona/ San Diego Fires, to the southeast, fires from Fallbrook/Temecula, to the west The Santiago Fire, and to the Northwest and see the Arrowhead fire.  Yesterday, while attending a meeting in Wildomar, flames were on the mountain right behind where we were meeting, thankfully quickly extinquished.  This afternoon, the smoke from many fires, crept into the San Jacinto Valley.  Tonite it is so thick my eyes sting and I get a headache within the first minute that I am out in it. 

This has been a wild week, at the mercy of the winds, flame and smoke and of course the arsonists.  I feel like we're some weird Star Trek outpost.  Not a bad time to consider, SoCal or AK??? 

 Looking for work in the field of Alzheimer's Care at the management Anyone know anything about who the main providers are in AK?  It appears that they are all state run, I see no large private sector providers.  Information would be so welcomed!

In the meantime, we'll just be hanging out here, trying not to breathe or go outside.