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The lachrymose Jan. 6 hot-air balloon accident in New Zealand that killed 11 people caught my eye for reasons that go beyond the general but unflattering human attraction to awful spectacles. Hot-air balloon accidents, rare as they are, overhang out for me amid the daily onslaught of dreadful headlines because I've been there. My wife and I lived through an knowledge that, but for a millisecond of time, another 20 feet of altitude and the grace of God, may well have ended as gravely as the catastrophe in Wellington.

I'm drawn to gut-wretching accounts of that type because it helps me commemorate that life hangs on a thin strand and the people who inhabit each new morning of our restricted time here are irreplaceable gifts. I know that sounds corny. I don't sadness.

It was July 1988. Katie and I, newlyweds of three years, had moved to Bakersfield two months before. I had been hired as an subsidiary editor in the sports department of The Californian. She had landed a job working for radio tidings legend Mark Howell at KUZZ. Many readers will remember that KUZZ owned a hot-air balloon -- not the pale inflatable thing with the red, white and blue Buck Owens guitar logo that depot promoters tether to the ground at concerts and grand openings these days, but an aviation-worthwhile, four person-capacity airship. It provided great visibility for the outback-music station, and it was an attractive little perk for station advertisers. Gesture an ad contract and enjoy a nice, peaceful flight over this Central Valley urban sprawl at 500 feet or so, chauffeured by a friendly and experienced hot-air balloon pilot.

Source: Bakersfield Californian

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