Remembering Challenger

Yes, I remember this day. Unfortunately, and in retrospect, my memories are rather callous. I was at work when this happened and we found out when a big, goofy, unattractive co-worker(who was promoted to some fake desk job from the mail room because the VP liked his savant-like obsession with cars) either heard on the radio or received a phone call about it, burst into tears and had a total, sobbing melt down at his desk. It wasn't a pretty sight and since he was such a joke, all I could do was laugh - as did most of the rest of us. I think he got some "quiet time" in an empty office. He may have even gotten to leave early because he was so distraught.

So, honestly, my memories of this event are clouded by the antics of a weirdo and, since I worked 2 jobs/7 days a week, I missed most of the media coverage on it. Yeah, color me guilty. I laughed that day.