It's January 8, 2026. The official anniversary of the fires is January 7, but not for me. Me and mine escaped the inferno in the wee hours of the next day, so January 8 is my anniversary. When I was a kid I heard a song called something like "It Never Rains In Southern California." I thought, "Man. How do they live without rain?" Of course it was just a song and the Southland gets plenty of rain in the rainy season. But it's not long before locals start complaining. As in, th