The size of this country never ceases to amaze me. I know that many on the West coast were not as deeply affected by 9/11 as those of us here in East coast by virtue simply of proximity. It now amazes me how little it seems to weigh in here on the East coast that Southern California is going up in flames.

From The Kitchen Cabinet.
Update: Hanah’s answer:

The western United States has burned down once a year since I started paying attention to the news. They’ve used up their sympathy on forest wildfires, and now that it’s threatening large numbers of people, we’re innured to it.