The morning of the interview, he decided it was too cold to exercise, with temperatures hovering in the teens. He asked not to be judged for taking a day off: “You aren’t 91 years old,” he said.

That same day was when his house was destroyed ... “Even though I’m 91 years old, I’ll start over again.” At least five people have died in the wildfires so far and more than 100,000 ...