Why Josh Can't Be Left Alone

Gd bless the seven crew members of the Columbia space shuttle. They gave their lives to further the understanding of the world around us. My first reaction was - this can't be true. The Rabbi made an announcement during prayers that the shuttle had exploded, and I couldn't believe that a shuttle trip I had followed from the beginning hadn't made it. I recalled the Challenger explosion of 1986, which I vividly remembered from 1986, exactly 17 years before. I also remembered watching a shuttle lunch from a hotel parking lot at 4 in the morning during a family trip. I also recalled the attack of September 11th. I didn't know how to feel