http://worldunfurled.com Your view, of the world, as I see it. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:42:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A key power transmission line has been repaired reducing the threat of black outs and the ocean breezes seem to have prevented any further movement of the fire towards my house, so I think I am going to have dinner here in LA and then head back to San Diego, ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/10/24/ash-wednesday-going-back-to-san-diego/ KPBS Reports: The Witch [the one that was the threat to Solana Beach] Fire is still 196,420 acres, but now 10% contained. Suppression costs are at $2.3 million. There have been 12 injuries to firefighters. There are 1,841 firefighters assigned to this fire. The fire will continue to move east threatening the ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/10/24/san-diego-fire-coverage-and-links/ We are still in LA waiting to make sure San Diego doesn’t lose power. I am anxious to go home and get “back to normal”, but I suspect that may take a while before things become normal again, however unless there is a very substantial change it seems that my ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/10/24/still-in-la/ From: http://www.ci.solana-beach.ca.us/newsdetail.asp?ID=148 VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED FOR ALL AREAS OF SOLANA BEACH BY FIRE CHIEF DAVID OTT Emergency Operations Center Phone Number (858) 720-4403 While the fire threat has diminished residents are still being asked to be aware of current conditions by watching the news and staying alert. You should also stay ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/10/23/voluntary-evacuations-lifted-for-solana-beach/ We went to LA to avoid the mess. Here is the newest map as of 3:45 today. http://worldunfurled.com/2007/10/23/we-are-in-los-angeles/ Normally that would be the lead sentence of a nightlife review, but I am afraid it is literal at the moment. I have some photos showing the smoke in Solana Beach from yesterday and some sunset photos from here in La Jolla, but I seem to have misplaced my card reader ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/10/23/san-diego-is-still-on-fire/ Current as of 7pm PT: Bright red is the fire, light red is the evacuation. I have not really been writing much here since I settled down in San Diego, but there are huge fires burning all over San Diego and I thought I’d share some of the madness. About 6:30 AM ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/10/22/san-diego-fire-blog/ Last night my friends Gary, Lida and Dima came over to show us some movies they brought back from the Rhode Island Film Festival (where their film Happily Ever After won first place in the experimental category). One of the movies they brought was Asiemut, a film by and about ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/08/20/movie-night/ Which, as it turns out, really means shop, just like Paris Hilton… It seems Barron Hilton, Paris’ rich grandfather, has had enough of having Paris dragging his family name through the mud. Her recent drunk driving was the tipping point and it has cost Paris a $60 million inheritance. ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/08/01/shop-like-paris-hilton-without-a-trust-fund/ Andy sent me a link to this shirt, knowing I’d like it. He was right. :) I had a similar idea for a visual phrase book, but it never moved past the conceptual stage. I always found it easier to pantomime when I was unable to communicate verbally. I’d ... http://worldunfurled.com/2007/07/07/traveller-t-shirt/