Warning Opinion/Training Ahead.

Wow! The last two weeks have really been a blur. I'm crazy busy at work and have been taking care of my baby girl who had an ear infection/cold/3 new teeth coming in. All at the same time we were watching just about all of San Diego County burn east of I-5.

I'm going to take a second to editorialize my entry concerning the fires. I've lived in San Diego my whole life and remember no fires of this magnitude (that's at least 185 Santa Ana's). People start these fires in my opinion.

First suspects are frickin' wacko's who feed off the sensational media attention and don't even need to plan their wicked deeds. The media tells them basically "These are perfect conditions for another Firestorm". (they only recently started making a big deal about this) Okay better get my arson kit together. Dumb! For an arsonist, all the media coverage was basically pornography for those sicko's, showing video close-ups of towering flames and massive destruction. Not at all necessary for the safety and well being of citizens. All they need is information, NO PICTURES!

Second suspects are Illegal Immigrants. There I said it. We had a fire burn about 500 acres through our ranch land near Pine Valley about two months ago.(Third fire in two years. No Powerlines there.) This specific area is a known highway for Illegal Immigrants with all the trash, clothing, footprints and firepits they leave behind them as proof. Luckily it was not during a wind event. That particular fire's cause was spun by the flacid media as an "illegal campfire" , not a campfire started by "illegals". Big difference. One addresses the real problem the other blows it off like somebody was illegally parked. We can expect to have lots more of these fires as illegal immigrants remain free to cross our borders and travel north around our backcountry setting campfires to keep warm. Don't think that's what they're doing? I've seen the evidence (makeshift camps on our property) but it also jives with common sense.

I understand there are arsonists and possibly some remote chance of natural causes, but we need to address ALL potential flashpoints in the future to prevent fires and not just fight them.
They are not caused by global warming, neither are the Santa Ana winds. Let's get on point here and prevent further fire disasters.

I feel a little better now.

As for the training. This week I started getting my workouts and have officially entered "preparation phase" for upcoming training. I'm ready to roll. I've been a little sore since I started again, mostly feet and hamstrings. It's always tough starting out again just slightly heavier (2 pounds) but just shit slow, breathing hard. Can't wait to start realizing progress.

I'm headed over to the "Big Island" tomorrow for some good 2 week well earned vacation. There's obviously some great training ground over there so my goals are to:

Train smart (avoid early injury)
Eat totally fresh food.
Relax a ton.

If I offended anyone with my editorial......get over it!

Aloha.