London calling...

Woke up today to the news of the bombings. After a few hours of media coverage, here are some random thoughts.

--One of the bombs was on the train between King's Cross and Russell Square that we took all the time--though never at rush hour.

--In a funny way--very similar to how I felt in Florence on 9/11--I wish I were in London today, but I'm glad that I'm not and that my family needn't worry about me.

--In some ways it's surprising how upset everyone seems to be--I suppose it's because people were killed and because all signs indicate that it wasn't their usual terrorists. The IRA is pretty careful not to kill people these days, so the three bombings that took place while we were there were fairly minor events.

--Somehow the thing that bothers me most is the realization that they must have decided to hit the bus so that there would be media footage--that's a level of cynicism that goes beyond the killings.

--And, in a modern-media moment, both jason237 and I wonder how and if they'll work this into the next series of "Spooks".

London calling...

Woke up today to the news of the bombings. After a few hours of media coverage, here are some random thoughts.

--One of the bombs was on the train between King's Cross and Russell Square that we took all the time--though never at rush hour.

--In a funny way--very similar to how I felt in Florence on 9/11--I wish I were in London today, but I'm glad that I'm not and that my family needn't worry about me.

--In some ways it's surprising how upset everyone seems to be--I suppose it's because people were killed and because all signs indicate that it wasn't their usual terrorists. The IRA is pretty careful not to kill people these days, so the three bombings that took place while we were there were fairly minor events.

--Somehow the thing that bothers me most is the realization that they must have decided to hit the bus so that there would be media footage--that's a level of cynicism that goes beyond the killings.

--And, in a modern-media moment, both jason237 and I wonder how and if they'll work this into the next series of "Spooks".