In the “pandemic speedrun” model of the last week — a week so uniquely horrible for LA that there isn’t actually a useful comparison to draw from in its history — this morning felt like we’d hit already somewhere around the summer of 2021.
You are so spot on that people are desperately trying to find “the one guy who did this” so that everyone can breathe a sigh of relief and not have to confront the reality that these wonderful idyllic neighborhoods aren’t actually survivable with the changing climate. All this talk of rebuilding- to what end sadly? So it can burn down again? We are entering a time of so much grief
Off topic: Not to be all "as a mother", but as a mother I was a little startled by whitney cummings, mother to a one year old, running off into the night to confront a person who starts fires for fun - risky. I have to assume it was a bit because the other option is that she weighed the outcomes and decided it would be ok if she was injured or killed and leaving a baby behind.
Very thoughtful and good.
sending love and subarctic weather
"Over and over, we kept shrinking the responsible parties down to a number that could reasonably fit in an average-sized cage." Hayes man smart guy.
You are so spot on that people are desperately trying to find “the one guy who did this” so that everyone can breathe a sigh of relief and not have to confront the reality that these wonderful idyllic neighborhoods aren’t actually survivable with the changing climate. All this talk of rebuilding- to what end sadly? So it can burn down again? We are entering a time of so much grief
no but a friend of a friend's neighbor shot and killed an intruder on his property and the corpse's backpack had "fire starting supplies" in it
(great piece)
Off topic: Not to be all "as a mother", but as a mother I was a little startled by whitney cummings, mother to a one year old, running off into the night to confront a person who starts fires for fun - risky. I have to assume it was a bit because the other option is that she weighed the outcomes and decided it would be ok if she was injured or killed and leaving a baby behind.