You are right! However, Gov. Mills has been fighting for our rights and the rights of our schools every day. Her words weren't proud, they were matter-of-fact, and reflect what she has the power to do in her capacity as a public servant. The rest of us can take it further.

My SIL is a retired sculptor and painter who used to teach art in Glendale. She lost her home of 70 years and all her art when it burned to the ground in Altadena. Remember that not every artist is a big name, but they all feel like their souls have been ripped out when they lose their artwork.

My SIL lost her family home, a tiny home on a postage-stamp lot in Altadena. It had been her home for almost 70 years. She thinks her cats have been lost too. She is a retired art teacher with disabilities. She is not a movie star or a notable person (well, she is to us). It is devastation.

I ended up at the emergency vet on Thanksgiving Day thanks to my cat Mork and his fiddly urinary tract. I wasn't feeling very thankful and neither was he.