Sailing in hell today. Newport must be 50 or 60 miles away from the nearest fire, but we've had a stream of snowing ashes all day. Obscuring the sun, burning my eyes. The boat was filthy.

Speaking of fires, what's with these million dollar homes in Cucamonga?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-24-calif-fires_x.htm
The fire in Rancho Cucamonga, meanwhile, jumped down a hillside into an area of $1 million homes Saturday. It marched into the northern edge of the city, burning at least two homes and forcing hundreds to evacuate.

Who the hell would buy a million dollar home in Cucamonga?