And that's a sign of the times.

// @kdfrawg

@kdfrawg There's certainly no Times like the present.

//

It's morning in America.

My wife is home today and is not enjoying it at all.

// @kdfrawg

This is an actual photo from the Office of Emergency Services, taken on the hill above Ventura City Hall this afternoon. It's just a tad smoky today.

hallmtn

That feeling when you're allowed to pre-order an ebook that isn't supposed to be available in your country. Geo-restrictions are hard, apparently.

Tweet from @VCscanner: #ThomasFire:
*230,000+acres

*10% Contained

*754 homes destroyed

*Largest fire in Ventura County history

*5th largest fire in California history

Update: if you check that map link I posted, voluntary evacuations now extend as far south as Salinas St. and Alameda Padre Serra. That's into the city of Santa Barbara itself.

We came close here. The evacuation zone was within walking distance. Had the cars packed just in case.

That map does not include Ventura County.