tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post9019791224964621899..comments2023-09-11T08:33:57.537-05:00Comments on Message in a Bloggle: the Art of Being Broken: Sub Notes: The Boy Who Died Outside My WindowTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-61502874791776944592012-04-27T06:56:57.620-05:002012-04-27T06:56:57.620-05:00Tom--I so agree with Lynn. I strongly advise you t...Tom--I so agree with Lynn. I strongly advise you to start your own blog. I'm sure you would attract many followers; the blogosphere is always in need of people who have points to make.<br /><br />Think about it.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-40300120957286561192012-04-26T20:35:16.375-05:002012-04-26T20:35:16.375-05:00I have not witnessed an anonymous death. But twice...I have not witnessed an anonymous death. But twice, I've learned over a weekend of student deaths from auto accidents. It's hard to accept. You hope it's a mistake. But it's not.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-8175213409069842162012-04-26T14:17:23.671-05:002012-04-26T14:17:23.671-05:00Lynn - Naw. But I hope my messages aren't detr...Lynn - Naw. But I hope my messages aren't detracting from what Tammy is blogging. I guess I'm just too verbal. The comments here remind me of something - and off I go..Tom Jorgensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-19806542276322724932012-04-26T13:06:11.669-05:002012-04-26T13:06:11.669-05:00Tammy, how sad and hope you don't have to witn...Tammy, how sad and hope you don't have to witness that again.<br />Tom, did you ever consider starting your own blog?Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-32842943274215936462012-04-26T04:07:44.504-05:002012-04-26T04:07:44.504-05:00Tammy, what a terrible waste of life, and how sad ...Tammy, what a terrible waste of life, and how sad for you and the other witnesses who were affected.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-29224675652794423502012-04-25T22:11:04.308-05:002012-04-25T22:11:04.308-05:00I remember the first time I saw someone die. I was...I remember the first time I saw someone die. I was around eight years old and was walking from my house to a little hobby shop down on Boonslick Drive in St. Charles. There was a cemetery across from it and before I got that far I saw that the street was blocked by police cars and a small crowd or 5 or 10 people had formed.<br /><br />So I asked someone what was going on. A young child, probably around 5 years old, had been riding a bike and was hit by a car. They said his small body had been thrown 500 feet - a distance that still haunts me and that I really didn't believe at the time. I've since learned that it was all too believable.<br /><br />The paramedics were still working on him although there was little point. Perhaps it was God's mercy that from the point he was struck that he was in a deep coma.<br /><br />All I could do was what I'd seen my father do so many times when he passed an accident on the highway. I said a prayer for the boy and for his family, who were still unaware of the tragedy that had just entered their lives.<br /><br />That was over 50 years ago and the images from that day are still fresh in my mind. I was only three years older than the boy - but those were 3 years he would never see. I've forgotten so much in the years between, but some memories always haunt you.Tom Jorgensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795370529696691543.post-8207548724986592492012-04-25T16:09:07.368-05:002012-04-25T16:09:07.368-05:00What a horrible experience. It sounds like the mak...What a horrible experience. It sounds like the makings for a YA novel.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com