Re: Am I The Only One...

Posted by MMMMarcia on July 21, 1999 at 17:49:06:

In Reply to: Re: Am I The Only One... posted by Champ on July 21, 1999 at 16:18:40:

Champ wrote:

: I have to agree with alot of what you've said.

: That is the other thing thats kept me away from Mohicanland as of late, is this senseless tragedy.

>>Yes, it's a little hard to be flippant with so many people grieving. I start to get back "into" things, and then I stop and go see what's new in the search & recovery.

: I too am near JFK Jr's age, and though I maynot have agreed with all of Teddy's (etc) politics, this tragedy has hit me hard, as only a couple such nat'l or international tragedies ever have (one that comes to mind is the Space shuttle Challenger, though because my cousin Dick Scobee was its commander, that is understandable -- the other was Princess Di).

>>There is something about a "national tragedy" that completely rivets one's attention. Sometimes it is the strange realization that so many people all over the world are thinking the same thoughts and feeling the same emotions simultaneously. Something that could not have happened in our world only a (relatively) few decades ago, when it took so long for news to travel from one part of the globe to another. I can almost picture other people all over the world stopping in front of the tv at the same time I do, saying, "Turn that up...something's happened!"

>>In the case of the Challenger, I was really impacted by that just because it was completely visible from my front yard. It happened, as you must recall, on a very clear day, and that horrifying split plume of smoke hung in the sky for what seemed like forever. While all Americans must feel they lost special people that day, your relationship with Dick Scobee must have made it particularly sad for you.

: I'm starting to ramble, so I'll close, but let me say I'm thankful that the bodies were found, even in our "high-tech" age, the sea so often does not give up her dead...now, perhaps, Caroline & the rest can have closure.

: My prayers are with that whole family, but in paticular her.

>>Yes, I felt relieved this evening, too, when they finally announced that they had found all three. I'm so glad, for all the obvious reasons.

MMMMarcia

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• Re: Am I The Only One... Jo 09:38:04 7/22/99 (28)
  • Re: Am I The Only One... MMMMarcia 10:58:08 7/22/99 (27)
    • Interesting, but strange Petra 23:00:21 7/23/99 (26)
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        • Re: Interesting, but strange Jayne 12:33:08 7/25/99 (0)
        • Re: Interesting, but strange Petra 22:55:34 7/24/99 (6)
          • Re: Interesting, but strange Marcia 09:07:18 7/25/99 (5)
            • Re: Interesting, but strange Champ 13:36:42 7/25/99 (2)
              • Re: Interesting, but strange Rebecca 13:50:40 7/25/99 (1)
                • Re: Interesting, but strange MMMMarcia 14:58:01 7/25/99 (0)
            • feelings and logic Petra 12:33:57 7/25/99 (0)
            • Re: Interesting, but strange Rebecca 09:26:07 7/25/99 (0)
      • Sadness everywhere Sarah M. 12:35:09 7/24/99 (8)
        • Re: Sadness everywhere Kate 08:32:42 7/25/99 (1)
          • Re: Sadness everywhere Sarah M. 05:19:56 7/26/99 (0)
        • well put Petra 23:07:24 7/24/99 (5)
          • Re: well put Kate 09:16:02 7/25/99 (1)
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            • on outstanding qualities Petra 13:30:18 7/25/99 (1)
              • Re: on outstanding qualities MMMMarcia 15:05:52 7/25/99 (0)
      • Re: Interesting, but strange Rich 03:34:03 7/24/99 (1)
        • Re: Interesting, but strange Jayne 12:30:42 7/24/99 (0)
      • Re: Interesting, but strange Champ 01:05:42 7/24/99 (5)
        • Re: Interesting, but strange Petra 22:45:02 7/24/99 (3)
          • Re: Interesting, but strange Marcia 09:20:38 7/25/99 (2)
            • Re: Interesting, but strange Petra 12:57:32 7/25/99 (1)
              • Re: Interesting, but strange MMMMarcia 15:07:14 7/25/99 (0)
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• Re: Am I The Only One... Diana 07:52:28 7/22/99 (0)

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: Champ wrote:

: : I have to agree with alot of what you've said.

: : That is the other thing thats kept me away from Mohicanland as of late, is this senseless tragedy.

: >>Yes, it's a little hard to be flippant with so many people grieving. I start to get back "into" things, and then I stop and go see what's new in the search & recovery.

: : I too am near JFK Jr's age, and though I maynot have agreed with all of Teddy's (etc) politics, this tragedy has hit me hard, as only a couple such nat'l or international tragedies ever have (one that comes to mind is the Space shuttle Challenger, though because my cousin Dick Scobee was its commander, that is understandable -- the other was Princess Di).

: >>There is something about a "national tragedy" that completely rivets one's attention.  Sometimes it is the strange realization that so many people all over the world are thinking the same thoughts and feeling the same emotions simultaneously.  Something that could not have happened in our world only a (relatively) few decades ago, when it took so long for news to travel from one part of the globe to another.  I can almost picture other people all over the world stopping in front of the tv at the same time I do, saying, "Turn that up...something's happened!" 

: >>In the case of the Challenger, I was really impacted by that just because it was completely visible from my front yard.  It happened, as you must recall, on a very clear day, and that horrifying split plume of smoke hung in the sky for what seemed like forever.  While all Americans must feel they lost special people that day, your relationship with Dick Scobee must have made it particularly sad for you.

: : I'm starting to ramble, so I'll close, but let me say I'm thankful that the bodies were found, even in our "high-tech" age, the sea so often does not give up her dead...now, perhaps, Caroline & the rest can have closure.

: : My prayers are with that whole family, but in paticular her.

: >>Yes, I felt relieved this evening, too, when they finally announced that they had found all three.  I'm so glad, for all the obvious reasons.  

: MMMMarcia


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