From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=141">wistful</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

To VampirehunterDez and others~<BR>
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My thoughts are with you tonight, as they were last night, and I suspect will be for some time to come.  I have a dear friend whose husband is a NY fireman, and as I write this, he is sifting through the rubble, with full knowledge that he may come across the body of a friend.  <BR>
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At the same time, I celebrate the joy and sense of community that the loveblender fosters, and think that all of your wonderful contributions here lighten our hearts as we move forward into this dark time.  <BR>
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Finally, I thought I'd share an "off topic" poem that tolled through my head yesterday: The Second Coming by Yeats.  Frightening levels of applicability . . .<BR>
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http://www.angelfire.com/ca/dragonattack/poet.html
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=372">jubal29717</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

Today, I am preparing to go to a family reunion to see folks that I have not seen for awhile and, with the current circumstances,  may not see again.  As a musician, I of course got elected to lead what we southerners call a "singing" before we all take our leave. I decided to make it a patriotic song fest...so I sat down and rounded up music and set about typing the texts so all could have them. As I typed, I felt this great welling of emotion well up inside and I began to bawl like a baby.  Have you ever really READ the words to patriotic songs such as "God Bless America", "America, the Beautiful", "This Land is Your Land", etc.?  If you haven't, then DO IT.  Most of us grew up hearing and singing those songs at one time or another, but we really don't think about texts.  Read those words...THINK about the meaning.  Let them bind us together as one people in this time of tragedy and loss...for this is our country, to have and to hold!    Please pray for my family as we freely gather and celebrate. Pray for the world and for those who mourn their losses.  Pray for our country. GOD BLESS AMERICA! 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=313">Blue Angel</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

Pepper:<BR>
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WOW!  I love "Holding a Tune" and "Reborn Love."  Excellent work!! 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=328">Rhetoric</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

Just Some Girl,<BR>
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   Gut gemacht! (Well Done!) Very intellectual.  I enjoy the simplicity of your words.  You always leave much to the imagination.<BR>
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Rhetoric
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=313">Blue Angel</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

Rhetoric:<BR>
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I love "Dream Waitress." Makes a person wonder about the muse!!!!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

I've still not located my friend who worked on the 78th floor of tower 2, I spent a lot of yesterday scrolling through survivor lists, without luck. <BR>
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TK (he'll be 4 next Friday!) made 2 cardboard planes and gave them to me, asking me to send them to replace 'the ones the bad men broke' ... I was very proud of him but had no way of knowing where to send the planes too, so I sent an email to  United Airlines telling them about  TK's cardboard planes, and offering my condolences. <BR>
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This morning I received an email back from the Line Manager in Chicago thanking me:<BR>
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 "Touched does not begin to explain how I feel. Please thank your son and  if he would like, you can send the planes to me." <BR>
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Below was his address, he'd forwarded the email to many other people within the company, and I received another email saying:<BR>
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 "During these hard times  (for us all), it helps to see the hope and goodness in our future generation. Your son must have a very kind heart." <BR>
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It feels good that even from here the brightness of TK's spirit has touched others. I am very proud of him.<BR>
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dee
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=67">Smiling Kat</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

I just wanted to take a minute to express how lucky we are.  We live in a world where we can talk to total strangers on the computer.  We can deliver mail within minutes.  We can go around the world in a day.  Unfortunately, we'll never be able to put ourselves in a bubble to avoid pain, hurt, and suffering.  We'll never figure out how to expell them.  They're a part of life.  I am so grateful that I had no loved ones in NY at the time, but I totally empathize with those who do.  I've cried just thinking about them.  And Deevaa, give TK a really big hug for me.  He deserves it.  You must be a wonderful mother!<BR>
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**:)Kat**
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=2">scqueen</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

Dee ~ Thanks for all of your comments on the blender and xanga. It means a lot. I just 'talked' to my 6 month old nephew on the phone to bring me back to a simple reality. ( I talk, he does some heavy breathing). I know that TK is such a comfort. <BR>
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AND...if his birthday is Sept 21??? He and kluless have the same birthdays! (And I'll bet you thought Kev was older than 4!)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 13 September 2001<P>

*wink* yeah I heard TK shares Kevs birthday...... I heard a rumour that it took a lot ot get Kevin to share the day with anyone, just as well TK is so special.
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