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this morning, as i see the aerial pictures of the damage wrought by the fire 20 miles south of my home, i am struck by a couple of notions. the first being, how would i know that i needed to be evacuated as we no longer have a landline and cannot receive reverse 9-1-1 calls? the second one being who do i know that was affected and how can i help? to the first question, i did a bit of research on the inter-webs and found out how to sign my cell phone up to get those notifications, the answer to the second, has yet to be determined. the glimmer of hope is that my niece in ICU is getting a bit better and so far, will not have to be put on a respirator.
moving forward into what i “heard” this morning, the tragedy of nature's fury was at the heart of what came up to the surface. i know in both of the circumstances mentioned above, i am totally powerless. 100 MPH winds and power lines on tinder dry grass does not make for a good mix and unfortunately it got out of hand before the fire fighting activity could kick into high gear. i am hoping that there was not a decision made somewhere to let the open space burn and do a bit of weed control and “re-wilding.” i know in the case of my niece, she made a conscious choice not to heed the best advice available, and get vaccinated. in either case, the human toll of those events is something i cannot walk away from.
on a very personal level, the work i get in this weekend to become a better fit for my job, is my focus. i do have a choice in this matter and it may be that i fire up my work laptop on Sunday morning to get some stuff done as well. i also know that working out tomorrow, may not be in the cards, so what i do this morning may have to carry through until Sunday. i do welcome the snow, even though i hate dealing with it. i know the next few days are going to be tough ones for me and i will need to take care of myself, my family and be present for those around me. at least, just for today, i am not dealing with the backlash of self-will run riot and my efforts to get the world to spin in the direction i desire, and that is certainly something to be grateful for.

∞ DT ∞