Day 1413: Terror attack in Paris

A massacre in Paris.  Terrorists have struck Paris again.  Armed men broke into the Bataclan Concert Hall and shot over 100 people.  Bombs went off in the Stade de France stadium where a soccer game between France and Germany was taking place.  President Hollande was evacuated from the site.  Two restaurants and a bar were bombed.  The number of dead keeps climbing.

I'm so horrified and saddened that I can't process this tonight.

In the midst of the tragedy, great joy for our friends.  Tonight we went to the college to see Michael, our former student, sing the lead in the opera, The Merry Widow.  His senior show. We met his folks in the lobby just before the house opened, but they couldn't go in because they got a text from their other son.  "We're pushing!"  They darted out the door and soon we got a text with the big announcement: "It's a girl!"

Life and death.  Violent deaths, joyous new life.

Michael taking a bow after the show.  

Don't worry, I did not take any photos during the performance.