tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post636124746667591879..comments2024-02-27T00:11:31.323-07:00Comments on BLOGGING WITH BEVERLEY: Were you in shock - did you cry, wail, hug?darkwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-13668030791088622702013-11-26T10:22:39.422-07:002013-11-26T10:22:39.422-07:00Thanks Kaye for sharing, and few more terrible tra...Thanks Kaye for sharing, and few more terrible tragic moments.<br />I can add one more where I remember exactly where I was, and praying but knowing it was too late - and thzt was when Princess Diana died.<br />As Victoria said, lets hope there are no more.darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-12705020181079075572013-11-26T10:18:02.472-07:002013-11-26T10:18:02.472-07:00Thanks for your comments an insight as to where yo...Thanks for your comments an insight as to where you were on all three in incidents. And yes, let's hope thats it.darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-49925945683283031942013-11-24T10:44:32.374-07:002013-11-24T10:44:32.374-07:00I was 9 when JFK was shot. Young as I was, that hi...I was 9 when JFK was shot. Young as I was, that hit me hard. I couldn't conceive that kind of hatred toward another human being. On 9/11, I was working, and my staff and I pretty much stayed glued to the TV all day and didn't get anything else accomplished. How could we? It was a devastating blow to our idea of the US being invincible on top of the tragedy of all the lost lives. <br /><br />I also remember when President Reagan was shot and holding my breath that it wouldn't be a repeat of JFK's assassination.<br /><br />I was home with my own children watching the Challenger lift-off. My kids were old enough to know what was going on. Disbelief at the horror is what comes to my mind, just like 9/11 devastation many years later.<br /><br />The Oklahoma City federal building bombing hit closer to home for me because of the connections between Timothy McVeigh and a grassroots political organization in the little town of Campo, Colorado, where I was the principal at the school. It was a scary time for us.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242254577843524205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-90093868916004627102013-11-24T08:15:39.362-07:002013-11-24T08:15:39.362-07:00I remember Kennedy's assignation - I was very ...I remember Kennedy's assignation - I was very young - came home from school. Mom was vacuuming and crying - I asked her why - she said, "Someone shot the U.S. President." Then I went out and played. It wasn't until I was a lot older did I understand - but I think it's the first time I saw my mother cry.<br />9/11. I'm a retired high school teacher. I was teaching at the time. The students were really hard to read- we're a border city and bordering on NY. Some students were horrified, some numb, some confused. We spent a long time talking - my trying to explain what happened - when I barely knew- but more importantly them demanding to know why someone would do that. And my pathetic attempts to explain the unfathomable. I did not cry. Had to be strong for students, but I released my emotions when I got home and watched the images over and over again.<br />The other moment - would be Challenger's explosion. They say bad things come in 3's - so let's hope that's it.<br />Thanks for this post- and a chance to put into perspective something I hadn't thought about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859109777005545304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-86282684818136084182013-11-23T18:09:49.513-07:002013-11-23T18:09:49.513-07:00Thanks for sharing both events and for making one ...Thanks for sharing both events and for making one of them a happy moment. darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-30263595681300294862013-11-23T18:08:26.175-07:002013-11-23T18:08:26.175-07:00Thanks for sharing, Melissa. The day the shuttle b...Thanks for sharing, Melissa. The day the shuttle blew up was definitely a major disaster that rocked a lot of people.darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-75879660254262823762013-11-23T18:07:28.374-07:002013-11-23T18:07:28.374-07:00That's an interesting thought, but it's tr...That's an interesting thought, but it's true. I remember more of the tragedies. I remember happy events, but I don't always remember the exact moment or what I was doing at the time. I wonder if tragedy makes a deeper impression on our brain, or something.darkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-32704523372067698422013-11-23T17:09:12.353-07:002013-11-23T17:09:12.353-07:00I remember ever detail of 911. I too am on the wes...I remember ever detail of 911. I too am on the west coast of Canada. I was at work at the racetrack and kept going back to the tack room to watch CNN, wondering what would happen next.... That feeling of group horror, and the uneasiness of what would come next will never be forgotten.<br /><br />On the flip side, I remember every moment of Zenyatta's stretch run at Breeders Cup 2009, and the massive shared elation.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539508692735326322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-53758335712027120002013-11-23T17:00:03.698-07:002013-11-23T17:00:03.698-07:00I remember the day the space shuttle blew up. I wa...I remember the day the space shuttle blew up. I was volunteering in my daughter's school. They had it on the TV. I couldn't believe it... Of course I remember the pain with 9/11. Those tragedies are etched on my soul!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-88703524501444405652013-11-23T10:17:06.405-07:002013-11-23T10:17:06.405-07:00Why do we remember tragedies so well? I've sha...Why do we remember tragedies so well? I've shared joyous emotions, too, like when the moon landing happened, and the Tigers won the World Series. Enjoyed your recollections.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.com