tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post7203155045059703700..comments2024-02-12T09:07:37.691-06:00Comments on I am doing the best I can: AftermathDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-24004722213903714722006-09-19T13:38:00.000-05:002006-09-19T13:38:00.000-05:00Sometimes being "nearly there" can be just as upse...Sometimes being "nearly there" can be just as upsetting. I still remember seeing the smoke from the Pentagon outside my office window on 9-11. I don't think I stopped shaking for days. Glad you are OK.<br /><br />That's Terrance's mother's quilt, right? It's beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-19885132540801439962006-09-18T23:12:00.000-05:002006-09-18T23:12:00.000-05:00I missed it all, but am glad to hear you were not ...I missed it all, but am glad to hear you were not in danger. I wonder if that beautiful quilt will remind you of the day?Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-53563523641852947712006-09-18T08:46:00.000-05:002006-09-18T08:46:00.000-05:00This is where it helps to be a Canadian - I knew t...This is where it helps to be a Canadian - I knew that Dawson is a CEGEP, and that you wouldn't be there. However, I also knew that no matter where in the city you were, you'd be shaken to your core.<br /><br />I sent you big mental hugs from the airplane when I read the news.<br /><br />Am still sending them.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-36743263431144667112006-09-17T22:48:00.000-05:002006-09-17T22:48:00.000-05:00I haven't been watching/listening to the news like...I haven't been watching/listening to the news like I should... glad you're okay! And hopefully the rest of Montreal will be there soon as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-47156961746962383292006-09-15T14:59:00.000-05:002006-09-15T14:59:00.000-05:00Thanks again for responding so quickly to my e-mai...Thanks again for responding so quickly to my e-mail. I was very glad to hear that you were all right. As you said, college campuses are often very near one another, and I have only a vague idea where your path takes you on a given day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-38117153120491780802006-09-15T12:18:00.000-05:002006-09-15T12:18:00.000-05:00Blogger just ate my comment...humpfh...basically, ...Blogger just ate my comment...humpfh...basically, I said something about how daily kindnesses can add up to perhaps offset tragedies like this...anyhow, I'm so glad you're okay!!<br /><br />Jess RileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-60259866846218974802006-09-15T11:11:00.000-05:002006-09-15T11:11:00.000-05:00We expect it, that's true and also very sad. Glad ...We expect it, that's true and also very sad. Glad to hear you're okay. In the meantime, that quilt is awesome. I really like the border you used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-37306368067363361162006-09-15T10:43:00.000-05:002006-09-15T10:43:00.000-05:00We were all worried. And horrified. Even as an A...We were all worried. And horrified. Even as an American living in America, I never get used to the fact that we are not safe anywhere we go. If you think about it too much, you never would leave the house.Mommygothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584517101798904292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-53032205320872114632006-09-15T07:18:00.000-05:002006-09-15T07:18:00.000-05:00By the way, that is the most bad-ass quilt I have ...By the way, that is the most bad-ass quilt I have ever seen.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994271521182983035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-76482644995257698022006-09-15T07:17:00.000-05:002006-09-15T07:17:00.000-05:00I was worried about you. I am so glad you are oka...I was worried about you. I am so glad you are okay. <br />The fact that people are shocked says good things about Montreal. If I let myself think about every day's tragedies I would just cry all the time and then I couldn't hold down a job and I would have to be a sobbing panhandler, and then people would cry about ME and my sad sad crying panhandling existence. <br />That's why I read "Us MagazineMeghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994271521182983035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-54525363949510826472006-09-15T07:12:00.000-05:002006-09-15T07:12:00.000-05:00I'm glad you're ok! You're right - we do expect vi...I'm glad you're ok! You're right - we do expect violence down here while, according to Michael Moore, Canadians all keep their doors open. I think you're in a better place in that sense. <br /><br />(ps your comment thingie is wonky and wont' let me post one under my superhero identity)<br /><br />Mom101Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-88636989203157676182006-09-15T01:35:00.000-05:002006-09-15T01:35:00.000-05:00I'm glad you're okay. I thought of you when I hear...I'm glad you're okay. I thought of you when I heard the news. <br /><br />I think it's true what you said, about being kind of numb because in America we expect violence. Sad, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-65202811445820879312006-09-14T21:07:00.000-05:002006-09-14T21:07:00.000-05:00another one who thought of you - knew what school ...another one who thought of you - knew what school you attended but was not aware how close in proximity you were. <br /><br />Unbelievable...glad you are okay.<br /><br />Beautiful quilt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-42100251964501132412006-09-14T18:12:00.000-05:002006-09-14T18:12:00.000-05:00I thought of you instantly and racked my brain try...I thought of you instantly and racked my brain trying to remember if you'd mentioned which school you were attending. I was pretty confident it was McGill...I'm glad I was right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-26912332435237552852006-09-14T17:06:00.000-05:002006-09-14T17:06:00.000-05:00Delurking from Calgary to say that I thought of yo...Delurking from Calgary to say that I thought of you as soon as I heard the news yesterday. I am so glad you are safe. Poutine makes everything better. remember that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-43740910258978029332006-09-14T16:59:00.000-05:002006-09-14T16:59:00.000-05:00I did not know. I don't watch the news because tr...I did not know. I don't watch the news because truthfully I never can get over the shock of violence. I'm so glad that you are safe. The quilt is beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-19230705417482922152006-09-14T16:17:00.000-05:002006-09-14T16:17:00.000-05:00You are so right. Every time something like this h...You are so right. Every time something like this happens I am horrified and shocked. As a Canadian, but more importantly as a human being. I am so sorry that you were even near something like this tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15513876.post-53492532344959721232006-09-14T15:26:00.000-05:002006-09-14T15:26:00.000-05:00I saw the news report and was frozen trying to rec...I saw the news report and was frozen trying to recall the name of your college and took a deep breath when I remembered it was not Dawson. <br /><br />The quilt is breathtaking !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com