holy shit!

Mirko just phoned to tell me that a MAJOR, multi-lane bridge of I-35---the same highway that runs from here in Austin to Minnesota---collapsed on the edge of downtown Minneapolis. 40 cars are reported to have ended up in the river---and it's a long way down. This is terrible. I have always had a fear of interstate bridges, especially because you can feel them move and bounce about in traffic jams. This does not help. I hope to goodness no one I know was on that bridge!