My heart and prayers go out to the people effected by this tragedy. I was worried about a friend of mine, but he's okay. His son was working construction close by and got off work around that time. If he had followed his regular path home, he would have been on that bridge. I'm so glad he decided to take a different route yesterday.

Another friend in South Dakota is married to a trucker and was supposed to be in Minneapolis around that time. He was a good hubby - and made sure to call his wife as soon as he heard what happened to let her know he was okay.

I think it's strange that it was built in 1967, and they fell 67 feet into the river that bridges this country. My own recollection of 1967 was rather frightening - and also a bad year for bridge-building.

Makes me wonder if that bridge between East/West, Black/White, etc. will ever be strong enough to withstand the pressure.