What a time to be away from my computer. I haven't had the ability to post until tonight. My prayers and thoughts are with the families of those seven astronauts who died Saturday. I can't imagine their grief.

I remember thinking as I was hearing the coverage and the journalists saying over and over again that there's no evidence of terrorism. And I kept thinking, It's the Faulty O-Ring, Stupid. I know everything's different after Sept. 11, but I remember January 28, 1986 and exactly what I was doing as if it was yesterday. I just hope they find the cause of Columbia's disintegration without worrying more about blame and politics. And did anyone else notice that Palestine, Texas was one of the areas over which debris fell? With the first Israeli astronaut aboard. Too weird.