I have a cousin who has lived in California most of his life, but grew up in Des Moines. He was a jazz and rock percussionist for decades and then got into the business end of music. He and his wife are more than well-off from selling a record label she started. I think of them, up north of San Francisco, every time there are fires or earthquakes in Cal. He's not one to chat back and forth by phone, email, or notes, so we don't keep in touch. I don't think he was affected directly by the fires earlier this year, and he's not in the range of the full effect of these earthquakes. But I do always feel concern for him. Most of the California people I know have moved elsewhere, here or other places.
