tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post7720170951946036683..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: because other things happen tooBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-37957078485713582842007-04-19T00:54:00.000-05:002007-04-19T00:54:00.000-05:00lots of hugs from germany. babasko informed us and...lots of hugs from germany. babasko informed us and we are very happy that your family is okay. love mainiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-43487684145485162992007-04-17T23:45:00.000-05:002007-04-17T23:45:00.000-05:00Condolences, Beth. It's such a senseless tragedy. ...Condolences, Beth. It's such a senseless tragedy. Having just graduated from a close-knit college campus I understand the sense of solid community that they have. It is incredibly scary to have that community shaken. Lots of hugs, love and support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-80049708163970990812007-04-17T18:23:00.000-05:002007-04-17T18:23:00.000-05:00A big hug to you...am so glad your family is safe....A big hug to you...am so glad your family is safe. My prayers are with the families and friends of the deceased...<BR/><BR/>take care,<BR/>truptiTNLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550939425063803575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-53081621535919265302007-04-17T10:49:00.000-05:002007-04-17T10:49:00.000-05:00Beth, thanks for updating us. At a time like this ...Beth, thanks for updating us. At a time like this its hard to say one is happy about any piece of news, but I'm certainly thankful your family is safe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060207061740733110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-27713536093080060442007-04-17T08:32:00.000-05:002007-04-17T08:32:00.000-05:00Thank you everyone. That's all I can think to say,...Thank you everyone. That's all I can think to say, but it is heartfelt.<BR/><BR/>Luvbeers (I think I just now got your name, hee - or else you're Dutch, or maybe both) - I couldn't agree more with you about the government needing to refocus. Bush's comments yesterday made me so angry, and I also annoyed that he's going there today; while I know presidents show up at the sites of national tragedies (too late, sometimes), I don't trust him or his administration to say or do anything remotely useful. Then again, it's not for me to say; if people there are helped, then that is what matters. I've spent a lot of energy wondering if there is anything specifically or uniquely American about this kind of event, and apart from the method, maybe encouraged by our numerous and harmful gun issues, I'm not sure there is. But I'm not sure there isn't. I just think that our culture and society have failed when this is a response that people have repeatedly.<BR/><BR/>Joseph - I had wondered how you were doing. And please, you may certainly post political opinions here, especially when I've brought up a topic that has such implications. (If I don't agree with you, I may not engage with them, but that doens't mean you can't post them.) I hope you get hold of your friends soon and that they are as alright as possible. Take care of them - and you.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-28440223586013339472007-04-17T05:35:00.000-05:002007-04-17T05:35:00.000-05:00I live in West virginia, not too far from Va Tech....I live in West virginia, not too far from Va Tech.I have so many friends doing their Master's and PhD at Va tech.I got a hold of all of them but 2.I hope to god they're o.k---what scares me is that all of this happedned at an engineering building.<BR/><BR/>The anguish one feels cannot really be expressed in words.It seriously is high time that America considered seriously stricter measures for gun control.On the O'Reilly factor yesterday this lady was attacking(of all things) the ban on concealed weapons , by arguing that if the students would've had concealed weapons they could have defended themselves!---Beyond ludicrous to say the least.I know that this is the wrong spot to voice a political opinion, but I couldn't help it.let's all hope that something gets doneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-68083458280382642162007-04-17T03:57:00.000-05:002007-04-17T03:57:00.000-05:00Glad your family is OK as well, my sister lives ne...Glad your family is OK as well, my sister lives nearby as do some other cousins. But these incidents go to show that the Government needs to stop wasting time regulating obscenity in the media and invading other countries for oil contracts when they should be concerned with the mental health of people at home and their access to firearms.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, and this is the horrifying fact, the VT massacre will fade away into the media abyss relatively quick compared to the 1966 University of Texas and Columbine shootings as Americans barely find this shocking anymore.<BR/><BR/>Get a grip States.Luvbeershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247762734975855712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-83608950868447779712007-04-17T00:44:00.000-05:002007-04-17T00:44:00.000-05:00A big hug from me too. I’m glad that your family i...A big hug from me too. I’m glad that your family is ok. I whish we all could be there with you and make you feel save. <BR/><BR/>ezriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-52844843054494903352007-04-16T22:03:00.000-05:002007-04-16T22:03:00.000-05:00*takes you in his arms*takes you in his armsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-10496679954827962522007-04-16T20:00:00.000-05:002007-04-16T20:00:00.000-05:00Hey, I'm a big fan of your blog. It's sort of weir...Hey, I'm a big fan of your blog. It's sort of weird that this is my first comment... but... My parents also work for VTech. My family is safe, but I love visiting Blacksburg when I'm on break from college and I'm incredibly shocked right now. So I'm extending my sympathies as well.Andromachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005721807122133105noreply@blogger.com