University Diaries‘ webmistress, UD‘s niece Carolyn, works in a building in Austin not far from the anti-IRS crash.
She wrote me a couple of hours ago:
Hi Aunt M. In case you have heard about the Austin plane crash, I just wanted to let you know that I’m OK. The crash was near my office building, and I’ve heard people saying that they can see the smoke if they go outside. I’m going to stay inside to avoid the airborne toxic event….
February 18th, 2010 at 3:39PM
Very sly Delillo reference there… Are all the members of the Soltan clan Delillo fans?
February 18th, 2010 at 3:40PM
I had no idea my niece was so conversant with DeLillo. I was very impressed when I read that.
February 18th, 2010 at 4:25PM
I read White Noise about a year ago, to find out why UD is so ga-ga about DeLillo, and I enjoyed the novel considerably.
February 18th, 2010 at 4:36PM
the data… the data….