[I have designated this and others like it, "Mighty River Writings" because I will be writing without stopping and publishing whatever spews out. You have been warned.]
While listening to This American Life (TAR) I realized that I had never donated any money to the program. I was in the middle of a story about a bridge in China that is frequented by people who are trying to committ suicide. I did not feel like committing suicide while listening to this program and feeling guilty about not donating but I did find it humorous, not the story but the coincidence, which in fact was not much of a cioncidence, but felt like one to me. I have yet to finish the TAR episode but I am wondering how it ends. Not wonderful for many Chinese people but perhaps ok for me. I was reminded of bridges I have seen in my life and how scary they can be, especially the ones over water. Who knows when I will drive over a bridge again, or walk across one.