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Post by MarchingTwinkie3 on Dec 17, 2003 22:02:26 GMT -5
Just curious because I am. A kid from my marching band died today in a house fire. I only talked to him once or twice, but he was really nice. It's wierd--I cried so hard when I found out and we weren't even friends or anything. I guess it's just a universal bond that holds all of us band nerds together. Anyway, now our band banquet is postponed, but I don't care. I just wish I got to know him better...
Anyway, that's my rant for the moment. How's life treating you all?
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Post by Tranq on Dec 18, 2003 16:42:46 GMT -5
It was two years ago (this week) that a good friend of mine hung himself in his garage. Nobody saw it coming.
So, yes, I guess I'm a bit down.
Peace to you all!
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Post by GoldBootGirl on Dec 18, 2003 21:50:25 GMT -5
Not doing too bad today  But I did talk to a client at work who's child went to school with a girl that died of that horrible flu epidemic. Kids are dying here in California like it's the bubonic plague. Really sad.  Twinkie, I am sorry about your friend. It kind of puts a damper on the cheerfulness of the holidays.  |
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Post by TomServo69 on Dec 18, 2003 22:00:50 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about the tragedies that have seeming struck several of you, my compadres, at this time of the year. Hope you all find ways of dealing with your grief and maybe have a laugh or two. It really sucks that some of these things happen during this, usually, wonderful time of the year.
Love and hope to you all,
Servo
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Post by GoldBootGirl on Dec 18, 2003 22:02:08 GMT -5
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Post by GoldBootGirl on Dec 18, 2003 22:41:39 GMT -5
Yes, sometimes life can be depressing for me. But will be even more depressing at Christmas for my boyfriend . This will be his first Christmas without his sister as she passed away this year. And she was like a sister to me too It's also no wonder that there are so many suicides around the holidays. There is too much importance placed on Christmas cheer. If it falls short of that, many people can't handle it. So lets just all count our blessings..... |
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Post by hookemhorns on Dec 19, 2003 9:52:24 GMT -5
Gosh, everyone else's problems make mine seem so insignificant.  You are all in my prayers. I have had significant slowdown in my work load. I get paid depending on how much I work, so my income has dropped in half during the last half of this year. My wife and I have still been able to pay our bills, but money has been very tight. This would be stressful for anyone, but it has been even moreso for me because I lost my job five years ago when my firm at the time ran out of work for me, and now we are even more dependent on my income than we were then. Going to work and having nothing to do has not helped matters, though I have been able to post a lot more ... ;D Needless to say, the fall and early winter have been stressful. But I count my blessings because I have gone on numerous interviews, and there are many people whoe are out of work and having a hard time of it. The really good news is that I have just now landed a new job that pays a lot more and has benefits, which my current one does not. I have not notified my current employer yet. It's a small office and they will take it hard. Bad news is that my new job is 200 miles away. My wife and kids may stay behind to finish up the school year and get our house sold. I will be moving in with my parents in Dallas when I start the new job. That is going to be really weird. But this is nothing compare to death of friends and family. Best wishes and condolences (sp?) to all of you. |
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Post by MarchingTwinkie3 on Dec 19, 2003 15:33:29 GMT -5
Thank you all. Sorry to hear about the difficulties in all of your lives. The superintendant (is that how it's spelled?) cancelled school already for Monday because so many people wanted to go to the funeral. The marching band is going to play at the funeral, and I know I'm not going to make it through "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" without bursting into tears. |
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Post by MarchingTwinkie3 on Dec 19, 2003 18:24:58 GMT -5
Amen to that, Forrest. We just read a book about the Holocaust too.
That's wierd. A bunch of my friends just read that book. And the class next door was watching Schindler's List. What a coincidence.
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Post by TomServo69 on Dec 20, 2003 19:03:17 GMT -5
I take that back, I was a bit depressed a while ago. I read a book on the Holocaust called Night. It was written by one of the Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, the best record of it ever written. It was the most sad, disturbing book I ever read. It made all other problems in the world look silly. Then I had to write a report on Oskar Schindler, thus more sadness, and I rewtached Shindler's List for my report, and now I'm sick of the holocaust. It was the most horrific thing that had ever happened. I hope Hitler and all his minions are rotting in hell. Oooo, that's a horrible book. Although it is one of those things that is meant to keep the tragedy that was the holocaust alive so that the mistake of an atrocity such as that is ever repeated, I still think you should be able to choose to read it or not. I was forced to read it in the 10th grade and it slipped me into a depression for a week. I agree with you that Hitler should rot in hell. Love and peace guys, Servo |
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Post by TomServo69 on Dec 21, 2003 3:47:04 GMT -5
You are correct. I never said it shouldn't be read, just that it is a horrible thing to read at certain times. Most certainly it conveys a strong historical viewpoint (as a history major I know) and a strong fact of just basic human decency. May it never occur again or even be thought of,
Love to you Forrest and to all my other brothers here,
Servo
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Post by Ator on Dec 21, 2003 5:51:30 GMT -5
The reason history is important is because we can use it to learn from our mistakes. Unfortunately, money and power prevent such enlightenment.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Dec 21, 2003 15:00:20 GMT -5
I was very sorry to hear about your freinds and the various other tragedies mentioned.
We had two deaths recently where I work--one person committed suicide, and a few weeks later two other people were in a very bad car accident--one person was killed and the other is still in intensive care. I didn't know any of these people personally, but the news was so shocking that it's really cast a shadow over our workplace.
Don't ever, ever feel bad about how bad you feel when you hear tragic news. Just because you didn't "know" a person well doesn't mean that you don't have empathy or compassion or a sense of life's fragility. Just read "Night" if you want a picture of what happens when people decide not to feel those things. Or heck, just watch the news.
I hope the memorial service helped you and your school can somehow accept the facts of this tragedy.
mrsphyllistorgo
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Post by GoldBootGirl on Dec 22, 2003 23:00:59 GMT -5
Mizzz Torgo! That would be really hard to have someone you work with commit suicide. Even if you didn't know the person, I think it would be very disturbing. This Christmas season is looking gloomier all the time. Since I've last posted, I've experienced a few more deaths. Two of my co-workers at the vet clinic had to have their dogs put to sleep on the same day!! |
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Dec 22, 2003 23:09:34 GMT -5
As a dog lover I can sympathize.
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But I did talk to a client at work who's child went to school with a girl that died of that horrible flu epidemic. Kids are dying here in California like it's the bubonic plague. Really sad. 
You are all in my prayers.
