Photos Courtesy Paul Clark & Dustin Long 
Firefighters are now cleaning up what remains of a fire that began in Bluffs Park Monday that attracted a large crowd in Alumni Park where flames were visible.
“The neighborhood looks like a war zone,” County Fire Chief Michael Freeman said.
“Anything that was down there that could burn, did burn.”
Fueled by Santa Ana winds of up to 25 mph, investigators say the fire began in Bluffs Park at around 5 p.m., jumped across Malibu Rd. and then destroyed four ocean-front mansions and one guest house. The fire was fully contained and Pacific Coast Hwy. was reopened by 9:30 p.m.
“It was moving really fast,” student Rico Tucker said.
Officials initially reported that 10 structures were destroyed but the number was later reduced once a better assessment was possible, according to Inspector Ron Haralson of L.A. County Fire.
An unidentified individual was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and released and there were no reported injuries among firefighters. A dog sustained leg injuries but has been treated.
The Los Angeles County Arson Unit is still investigating the cause of the fire.
A red flag warning will remain in effect for the Southland until Tuesday afternoon according to the Los Angeles County Fire Dept.
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"Not Robbie van Winkle. I like my [steamers] non-fat and don't fo-get the sprinkle." - Brad Gluckman 
Hey, look at me and all the different, famous variations of myself!
First, we have the front of all 26 blocks, each one sporting their respective letter. Don't you just love them! I found a fabulous book of transfers that worked amazingly and surprisingly well on wood. I was so thrilled with my first attempt that I have discovered a new love affair with this crappy technique! Oh, and I purchased these blocks online and was very happy with them. They are 2 inch softwood blocks, that I hand sanded to get the corners and edges rounded just right. And after using mod-podge and acrylic (which I have yet to do...), the softwood wasn't a problem. So, I highly recommend this site for all your crafting needs! Take a gander, I insist.
And here we have the accompanying words. If you can't make out some of the words, go ahead and click on the pic for bigger viewing. I had so much fun picking and choosing what words or phrases I wanted to use. For example, basically for B had to be on there, because basically, that's our family word! Actually, it's Brad's word, and since I married him and Will is his offspring, it has unfortunately rubbed off on all involved...
I've decided to start off with some unnecessary info. So this is the picture that I will be using to create Will's very first scrapbook page. That may come as a surprise to some/most, that (a) I haven't completed or even started a real scrapbook for Will, and (b) that I have the desire to start one! I've explained this to a few already, but I've decided to become a scrapper. Heck, I decided to blog, so I might as well cross-over wholly to the dark-side, right? But I'm only going to have completely decked out title pages, with journaling on the back, and then the rest of the corresponding photos will be placed in normal photo album sheets. So it will be organized much like a baseball cards collection, with each team having a fancy page introducing them with all their pics to follow. Make sense? I'm holding on to some of my resistance (don't want to detract too much from my precious photographs)!
You see, Basic Grey has some lovely Christmas ornament kits and I instantly fell in love, nay, infatuated, with the colors and designs. And lo and behold, we found the rest of the line and therefore lost the rest of our inhibitions! Consequently, I have some new ideas of how my halls will be decked and I'm already planning some crafts (excuse me, craps) for next year when the beloved holiday of Christmas returns! I'll be sure to explain this in even more detail when I post pics of my projects from this year of '06. So beware, this is only just the beginning!
Here you go, here's our tree for a night and a day. I ended up taking off all my ornaments from my garland and mini tree at home so that I could graciously donate them to the one we had to show that night. You might be able to pick out my blocks I made, if you have a trained eye! To aid you in your quest, I've included zoomed-in images of three of the blocks. I'll post solitary pics of them later.
I warned you! Read at your own discretion...
1. Get 24 boxes of condoms OR pregnancy tests and randomly put them in people's carts when they aren't looking (during Mother's Week).
2. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone, " 'Code 3' in housewares".... and see what happens.
4. Go the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay away.
5. Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
6. Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.
7. When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'
8. Look right into the security camera; use it as a mirror, and pick your nose.
9. While handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he knows where the anti- depressants are.
10. Dart around the store suspiciously loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.
11. In the auto department, practice your Madonna look using different sized funnels.
12. Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through, say "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"
13. When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"
14. Go into a fitting room and shut the door and wait a while; then yell, very loudly, "There's no toilet paper in here!"
So here's a pic of a current dream home of mine at said location, if I were in the market. As in, this would be a house that I would love to go and check out, because it is darling (aka Victorian) and small/cozy, making it a good transition home between starting work and climbing out of our debt hole- while digging another hole for our children to live in.
