tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post8658556407874050715..comments2023-11-05T05:14:46.231-06:00Comments on Not Afraid of the "F" Word: Sometimes the Real World IntrudesJudy Merrill Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-26015985794446773772008-02-14T12:19:00.000-06:002008-02-14T12:19:00.000-06:00I'm way late to this post, but I have been thinkin...I'm way late to this post, but I have been thinking of you in this terrible time. Thinking about trouble right in your own town, where you know people who've been hurt or know people who know them brought back the freshness of Columbine to me -- it's hard to believe it's been almost nine years. I've had you all on my mind.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-42672137266238786012008-02-13T09:41:00.000-06:002008-02-13T09:41:00.000-06:00Hi Emily, thanks for stopping by--glad to know oth...Hi Emily, thanks for stopping by--glad to know others think of us as Mayberry, too.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-74993468655618621532008-02-12T18:58:00.000-06:002008-02-12T18:58:00.000-06:00I live a couple hours away from the shooting and y...I live a couple hours away from the shooting and you're right - it's like Mayberry there. Didn't think that would happen, not at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-57142834512316412692008-02-09T09:21:00.000-06:002008-02-09T09:21:00.000-06:00Julie, the gun stories are always in the news, are...Julie, the gun stories are always in the news, aren't they? It's frightening to think there's no safe place.<BR/><BR/>Bev, You're right, all we can do is choose to go on. And hug our loved ones.<BR/><BR/>Carleen, Debra, and K, Thanks for your thoughts. It all helps.<BR/><BR/>Larramie, Thank you. And rest assured, my front porch is, as always, a refuge.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-71762014446651160562008-02-08T23:08:00.000-06:002008-02-08T23:08:00.000-06:00Guns are for protection, people argue. *sigh* Fr...Guns are for protection, people argue. *sigh* From what and why?<BR/><BR/>Oh, Judy, please tell me your front porch will still be a welcoming stop along your town's way...some day.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-46107745229529319742008-02-08T20:24:00.000-06:002008-02-08T20:24:00.000-06:00Judy, when I first heard this news I thought of my...Judy, when I first heard this news I thought of my sister who moved to St. Louis last year. Turns out her town is about 30 miles from yours. I'm so sorry to hear you're all going through this. There's no sense to be made of it, is there? Hugs from Denver, K.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-86819689807031494372008-02-08T20:23:00.000-06:002008-02-08T20:23:00.000-06:00What a tragedy. I am so sorry for you loss. You an...What a tragedy. I am so sorry for you loss. You and your community are in my thoughts and prayers.debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-51427214998664228912008-02-08T18:59:00.000-06:002008-02-08T18:59:00.000-06:00Oh Judy, my heart goes out to you and your town. ...Oh Judy, my heart goes out to you and your town. To our country and to the world, actually. Like you've all noted, seems like guns are everywhere!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-34292612664096682132008-02-08T15:53:00.000-06:002008-02-08T15:53:00.000-06:00Oh, Judy, I'm so sorry to hear this was your town ...Oh, Judy, I'm so sorry to hear this was your town and that you knew these victims of this horrible horrible crime. I heard about it this morning, but didn't realize it was where you live until I read your post.<BR/><BR/>I hope the close community support you all have will be of some comfort to you and to the families of the dead. <BR/><BR/>I wrote a journal entry on my web site recently about going on when bad things happen, and you're right. We must;we must. I hug the people I love as often as I can. Life is precious and unfortunately, always uncertain.Bev Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604949116512255907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-71343355033649888132008-02-08T13:20:00.000-06:002008-02-08T13:20:00.000-06:00I saw this story a little while ago and said somet...I saw this story a little while ago and said something to my husband about everyone running around with guns this week. I was, as you said, a little "relieved" to see this wasn't a place I knew anyone, then I saw your post. Not that I know you, exactly, but it certainly brings it closer to home.<BR/><BR/>Our music guy at church just moved here a month ago from Tinley Park, IL, where their condo was a mile from the Lane Bryant.<BR/><BR/>I grew up in Denver, not far enough from Columbine.<BR/><BR/>My son-in-law is from Conyers, Georgia, the site of another school shooting a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>My ex-husband grew up half a block from Wedgwood Baptist Church in Ft. Worth and walked to church there every week as a kid, and my best friend's husband was the youth minister there years ago.<BR/><BR/>My cousin lives in Baton Rouge, where today there was another school shooting.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying this to draw attention to myself, but simply to say these things are just too close to home. Sheesh. I hate guns, am terrified of them, and am all for gun control, but what do we do about the people who get them legally? Scary question. <BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry for your loss, and will certainly be lifting prayers for all the families and friends of these folks.Julie Kiblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914386223833117415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-70549358021224208362008-02-08T11:21:00.000-06:002008-02-08T11:21:00.000-06:00Thanks, Melanie. You're asking all the same quest...Thanks, Melanie. You're asking all the same questions that have been tumbling about in my head since last night. It's nuts.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-32640888314245489022008-02-08T09:53:00.000-06:002008-02-08T09:53:00.000-06:00Judy, you're in my thoughts today. I don't know w...Judy, you're in my thoughts today. I don't know why we feel as if this country is superior to anyone else, in any way - lately, with this, and those horrific shootings of 5 women in a Lane Bryant here in Chicagoland over the weekend, I don't feel safe at all going about my business. <BR/><BR/>Whatever happened to the gun control movement, anyway? The Brady Bill? I haven't heard anything about it in forever. And it's certainly not being mentioned in all the debates and campaign ads this season. When did we stop thinking about it?<BR/><BR/>Again, you're in my thoughts and prayers.Melanie Lynne Hauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055821002829238757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-32216742239843851842008-02-08T08:39:00.000-06:002008-02-08T08:39:00.000-06:00Therese, Kristen, and Amy, thanks so much for your...Therese, Kristen, and Amy, thanks so much for your thoughts. We're all pretty numb, but this morning the sun is shining, the sky's a clear, crisp blue, and in a little while I'll walk down to City Hall and whisper a little prayer.<BR/><BR/>Live well.Judy Merrill Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675069484490433295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-75004150844940558462008-02-08T07:51:00.000-06:002008-02-08T07:51:00.000-06:00I am so sorry for you and your townspeople. Utter...I am so sorry for you and your townspeople. Utterly devastating. You're in my thoughts.<BR/><BR/>AmyLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-35375440427467389772008-02-08T07:00:00.000-06:002008-02-08T07:00:00.000-06:00Oh Judy, I am so sorry. What a terrible, terrible ...Oh Judy, I am so sorry. What a terrible, terrible thing. I hadn't heard the news when I read this, but I went directly from your post to the NYT and my heart just sank.<BR/><BR/>I agree about the guns, the violence, the horrible scenes that are playing out in communities across the country.<BR/><BR/>My thoughts are with you and your town today.kristen spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099514779097752438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117689460622632628.post-74445109831538932152008-02-08T06:25:00.000-06:002008-02-08T06:25:00.000-06:00Judy, I saw this story in the morning news and tho...Judy, I saw this story in the morning news and thought of you immediately. <BR/><BR/>What a terrible thing.<BR/><BR/>A stark reminder, though, to <I>live</I>, as you say.<BR/><BR/>Totally agree about gun control.Therese Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947928823404887883noreply@blogger.com