tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post8848102718681834546..comments2024-03-18T22:28:53.549-04:00Comments on <i>Gigi's Ramblings</i>: Maybe I AM a Pollyanna after all....you know, way down deep inside where no one can see.Gigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-66526477201521335562013-04-17T16:14:32.201-04:002013-04-17T16:14:32.201-04:00I had toyed with bringing the kids in to see the r...I had toyed with bringing the kids in to see the run. I know the finish line area well, as I had worked in Lord and Taylor for years and often watched the runners come through from the second story visual windows. That would have put us directly in between the bombings. So glad I opted for taking a four hour nap at home instead.<br /><br />It is a horrible thing. Magnified for us by the fact that we can not turn on the TV, radio, or go online without more pictures and footage on a continuous loop. (You have no idea how lucky the rest of you are to just casually watch Ellen... because currently all major stations are now focused on the bomb threat in a federal court in town)But here's the thing... <br /><br />You are right. There are always helpers. And know what? Next year's race will be bigger, more amazing, and will likely have more first time runners than ever. It's who we are as a city... as a country. Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-2494281036781936442013-04-17T15:14:54.403-04:002013-04-17T15:14:54.403-04:00Angry, scared, shocked, humbled, sad....I feel it ...Angry, scared, shocked, humbled, sad....I feel it all. Words escape me still.Foursonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470306593323990269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-89783506653049444372013-04-17T10:45:55.264-04:002013-04-17T10:45:55.264-04:00I think it's ok to be angry. We should be.
...I think it's ok to be angry. We should be. <br /><br />And I'm angry -- and more than a little afraid of finding out just who did this...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-11430648348952781872013-04-17T09:25:21.884-04:002013-04-17T09:25:21.884-04:00I agree with you. And reading the #handsoverheart...I agree with you. And reading the #handsoverhearts campaign on Twitter yesterday made me quite emotional at the simple idea that runners in the London Marathon this Sunday plan to do this as a mark of respect for those affected in Boston. The strength of love, compassion and camaraderie, which always comes out on these occasions, will always win through Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-66827711574467889822013-04-17T08:01:09.460-04:002013-04-17T08:01:09.460-04:00This is a wonderful, uplifting post, Gigi. I'm...This is a wonderful, uplifting post, Gigi. I'm glad I'm reading it instead of your angry one, because I too am moved by the good that was generated from this horrible event. I hope we will someday move beyond terrorism and killing, but I'm not holding my breath that it will be during my lifetime. We WILL get there someday. That's my prayer.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com