Well, we've had an interesting evening. I was at a wedding reception for Nathan Richardson and as I arrived home, I saw a multitude of fire trucks parked in front of my house and thick black smoke rising into the sky. I quickly parked my truck and ran down the street toward my house. As the house came into view, I quickly realized that my house was OK, but my garage and storage shed were fully involved.

The good news is that everyone got out safely. Our neighbors were great. They rescued our dog, assisted my mother-in-law in getting out of the house and sprayed water on our car sitting in the driveway to protect it. The bad news is that the garage and storage shed are a complete loss. In looking at tomorrow's Ukiah Daily Journal, it looks like we made the front page. Here's what the story looked like, complete with picture.

Our dog is spending the night at a neighbor's house. Since he was living next to the garage, tomorrow we'll have to move him to the side of the house instead. We'll also need to go through the rubble to see if there is anything that can be saved. I'm not very hopeful given the heat of the blaze.

There was some damage to adjacent houses and a neighbor's car, but fortunately, thanks to the quick efforts of the Ukiah Fire Department, none of that damage was significant.

As I said, everyone is safe. We have insurance. Most of the stuff in the garage was just junk anyway. I'm sure there will be more on this as the story progresses.