I have decided that I am one of the least observant people I know:

I was attending a Flash training class in central Phoenix today (the building is about 100 yards from Indian School Rd and Central Ave), and as I was leaving for lunch, I heard a news report over the radio that two helicopters had collided midair above Indian School Rd and Central Ave, around 5 to 15 minutes after I’d left. Though it’s an extremely tragic event, it still would have been a pretty awesome thing to see; and I like to think I could have seen it if I were just a little more observant of my surroundings.

On a much happier note, my wife thinks that having two helicopters crash land on you would be a sweet way to die. Much better than dying of stinking old age.

UPDATE: Removed a dead link to an azcentral.com news article about the story