Hell swallows the city of angels

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/08/wildfires-los-angeles-disaster-la/

 

There is certainly nothing funny about this Rick Reilly column, but it’s well worth reading nonetheless, especially since he has a home in Los Angeles County (Hermosa Beach). The penultimate paragraph is especially affecting:

 

A writer thinks back on his 45 years spent in Los Angeles, off and on. He remembers the L.A. riots, the Northridge earthquake, the massive Mendocino fire, all of them paling compared with this. He’s never seen annihilation like this. These fires burn from the beach to the mountains, from Pasadena to the Palisades, from the Malibu trailers to Pasadena mansions. Some fully immolate in the time it takes to say the Lord’s Prayer.

Waymo rocks!

This Rick Reilly column is waymo funny than most of the articles that I post. (Sorry.)

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/07/waymo-driverless-taxi/

Dave Barry’s 2024 year in review

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/30/dave-barry-2024-year-review/

 

Always worth reading! Samples:

 

“In a highly controversial decision, the Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos are, for legal purposes, children, and therefore must immediately be thawed out and provided with iPhones.”

 

“South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a contender to be Trump’s running mate, bolsters her case with a new book in which she reveals — apparently on the advice of the same public relations firm used by Boeing — that she once shot and killed her family dog, Cricket. Many people are appalled by this revelation, although Noem’s supporters note that she would be a handy person to have around the White House if Commander ever comes back.”