Dum veneris iudicare sæculum per ignem. . . .

So it has seemed this weekend. The air is filled with smoke and everything is covered in ash. Large parts of Orange and L.A. counties are not accessible. Perhaps you've read about it? If not, try

here, here, here, here, and here.

The links are to the Los Angeles Times, but there's a good chance the stories are true anyway.