tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post3635225765252515173..comments2023-11-03T03:24:25.747-04:00Comments on Which Box?: the persistence of memoryWhich Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223363075283823935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-11852155008142716292008-01-29T17:22:00.000-05:002008-01-29T17:22:00.000-05:00I was going to say exactly what Tash said about th...I was going to say exactly what Tash said about the tsunami. It's hard to understand why some losses catch our imagination, while others are simply forgotten.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315267454529454063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-44400828061482541142008-01-29T16:17:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:17:00.000-05:00Wow, I had no idea, thanks for the great post! I'...Wow, I had no idea, thanks for the great post! I'm not sure, but perhaps because it was "act of god" (not "newfangled electricity causes tragic fire" or "child laborers die in locked factory") it made less press? Seems like no one remembers the Tsunami of a few winters back and the lives lost there were overwhelming.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376651134993450207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-7285831891084444262008-01-29T08:20:00.000-05:002008-01-29T08:20:00.000-05:00everyone involved will never, ever forget- intelle...everyone involved will never, ever forget- intellectually, emotionally, physically. everyone else will remember some aspect when asked, but will not continue to live it until the day they die...like every other tragic thing, i guess. i've overheard people say of 9/11 tattoos, "[he's] probably sorry for getting that." umm, probably not.<BR/><BR/>my husband was at 9/11 (nypd). he almost died there. our baby died almost the same date 6 years later (9/11 on her cremation certificate). there will never be another year when that week will be "normal life". EVER.charmedgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317107200577724625noreply@blogger.com