Weird

The plane crash in NYC today that killed the Yankees pitcher is down the street from my parents' apartment. I spent a very scary few minutes between the time I heard of the crash (in the car, on the radio) and speaking with them. I wish NPR had realized how many people they were freaking out by saying only that it had crashed on East 72nd street... There are thousands of families whose expat loved ones got to experience a bad fright.

Does help keep everything else in perspective, though.