Jeffrey McManus

Susan: how goes the idyllic so cal lifestyle?
me: it’s mostly a charred smoky hellscape with intermittent power outages and light ash rain.
other than that, terrific!

the weird thing is, when i left SB, the city was also on fire. was one of the biggest fires they ever had, burned like 600 homes, killed a [...]

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Santa Barbara “Gap” Fire July 2008
Originally uploaded by jeffreymcmanus

Just when we were getting absolutely sick of clear blue skies and 85 degree temperatures every day, the hills above Goleta (in Santa Barbara county, where we’re spending July) are burning. Fortunately the winds are negligible this week so the fire isn’t spreading as fast as the [...]

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Santa Barbara
Originally uploaded by jeffreymcmanus

I am having fun with the family in Santa Barbara. I’m keeping a normal work schedule (juggling three big projects for clients at the moment) and taking a summer school class. In my spare time, I am teaching my children how to eat sand. Mmm, nutritious sand.

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