tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post7993576992675714419..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): River Birchjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-80120594047317918102007-04-19T14:32:00.000-04:002007-04-19T14:32:00.000-04:00I'm choked up all over again just reading this pos...I'm choked up all over again just reading this post...DaniGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419923174468788289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-55747317800112644832007-04-19T00:46:00.000-04:002007-04-19T00:46:00.000-04:00Lovely lovely photo. And no words about the traged...Lovely lovely photo. And no words about the tragedy, I just don't know what to say, it's just too sad. I think if I were still on campus I'd be much more shaken. Thinking it could have been me or my students. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting on my latest post :) I know you're out there and I'm also aware of the people who read through feeds, but thanks for reminding me! ;) And you're right, it's very sad when someone quits and we don't even know their name!Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809018728037248794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-2932672904849745782007-04-17T16:55:00.000-04:002007-04-17T16:55:00.000-04:00River Birches Bowing to the Inevitable. FARiver Birches Bowing to the Inevitable. <BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-55517547716170522582007-04-17T16:46:00.000-04:002007-04-17T16:46:00.000-04:00So moving, Jo(e). I had a friend from high school ...So moving, Jo(e). I had a friend from high school on that flight too--we were both college freshman that year. I've often thought about him, as I pass milestones in life. I'm saddened that a whole new group of friends and family have to have those memories every year now, too.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-52462356980695583672007-04-17T15:44:00.000-04:002007-04-17T15:44:00.000-04:00Such a sad day yesterday. My heart goes out to al...Such a sad day yesterday. My heart goes out to all the parents and students, just so awful.BeachMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936777379292996065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-91228585199446874812007-04-17T10:22:00.000-04:002007-04-17T10:22:00.000-04:00We who have kids that age feel it especially.We who have kids that age feel it especially.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088119765077193302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-67004900765081921512007-04-17T09:45:00.000-04:002007-04-17T09:45:00.000-04:00Beautiful photo. I remember the Pan Am 103 nightm...Beautiful photo. I remember the Pan Am 103 nightmare as if it were yesterday. Every time I hear my sweet daughter's tiny voice on the phone from college, my heart leaps. I cannot imagine what these families are going through. <BR/>Older Daughter and her friends had a candle-light vigil for the VTech students last night in the quadrangle outside their dorm.Yankee Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533568911291967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-85350284627765965052007-04-17T06:56:00.000-04:002007-04-17T06:56:00.000-04:00Amazing photo, jo(e). I love the falling flakes--i...Amazing photo, jo(e). I love the falling flakes--it makes this photo that much more interesting than just any old snow photo. Just fantastic.Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-77673094614835189112007-04-17T05:29:00.000-04:002007-04-17T05:29:00.000-04:00This is so terrible I cannot find words to express...This is so terrible I cannot find words to express my shock, sadness, fear... <BR/>Your photo is beautiful, jo(e). Even soothing, somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-3344375701092965102007-04-17T04:41:00.000-04:002007-04-17T04:41:00.000-04:00The news broke slowly here...I had to go looking a...The news broke slowly here...I had to go looking after a line here and there on US blogs made me realise something awful was happening. Like ampersand I've had you much in my thoughts and prayers...wondered if any of your kids know kids at Virginia Tech...wished there was something I could do. What a wretched thing.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-30532734514288217642007-04-16T23:19:00.000-04:002007-04-16T23:19:00.000-04:00I was thinking of you today as I watched the news....I was thinking of you today as I watched the news. It hits hard for us all, but I can only think that working at a college and makes it all the more real for you.Ampersandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469014547016164445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-58761013210510751372007-04-16T23:15:00.001-04:002007-04-16T23:15:00.001-04:00Jar: What a terrible experience for your son. Tha...Jar: What a terrible experience for your son. Thank goodness he is safe.<BR/><BR/>I just keep thinking about those parents and what it must feel like to get that kind of news.<BR/><BR/>Gannet Girl: Yes, there were 35 students from Snowstorm University on Pan Am Flight 103. They were on their way home from a semester abroad.<BR/><BR/>Liz: I imagine that is grief you still feel even after all these years. I too am grieving with those families. I didn't know anyone at Tech, but I do know what it's like to be the parent of a college student.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-39053999517662482152007-04-16T23:15:00.000-04:002007-04-16T23:15:00.000-04:00That was the right choice: This time it just seems...That was the right choice: This time it just seems better to let the trees be the ones to say it directly. Sometimes that weight just comes down on you, and it's better for just a bit to not use your voice. Speak again later, but not just yet. To be a student means to live in hope, and that's why this hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-80862565532114740362007-04-16T22:53:00.000-04:002007-04-16T22:53:00.000-04:00Our oldest son is a freshman at Tech and spent the...Our oldest son is a freshman at Tech and spent the morning locked in his room with the blinds drawn. We are so lucky and I am still so in shock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-18348898004466873282007-04-16T22:29:00.000-04:002007-04-16T22:29:00.000-04:00You lost 35 students to the the Lockerbie flight? ...You lost 35 students to the the Lockerbie flight? My dh had a colleague on that plane -- en route home from making plans to move to London with his soon-to-be-bride.Gannet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-36002732619993867842007-04-16T22:03:00.000-04:002007-04-16T22:03:00.000-04:00I just can't wrap my head around it. I traveled to...I just can't wrap my head around it. I traveled to VTech several times in college: our club lacross team played them in various tournaments. Surreal. Horrifying.Piece of Workhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330147978064465604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-13649599286902502422007-04-16T21:47:00.000-04:002007-04-16T21:47:00.000-04:00What a beautiful picture.My family had 4 friends o...What a beautiful picture.<BR/><BR/>My family had 4 friends on that plane. I don't know anyone at Virginia Tech, but I'm grieving for them all.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-75391200196194254972007-04-16T21:36:00.000-04:002007-04-16T21:36:00.000-04:00They are likely too somewhat inured to school viol...They are likely too somewhat inured to school violence - columbine, etc., are just a part of the violence landscape. But for those of us who remember further back, it is still so shocking.<BR/><BR/>That picture is so incredible. I can't help thinking it would be one of the best (read: trickiest) puzzles ever. Maybe you could sell it and make a fortune!shrinkykittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621222815636493783noreply@blogger.com