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posted by
majroj
on July 12, 2005 at 8:16 PM
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majroj - thanks for pointing the connection between shoes and lives
it really brought shivers down my spine to think of single shoes found in isolation when looking for a loved one...
posted by
littlemspickles
on July 11, 2005 at 7:50 PM
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Majroj, thanks for that excellent comment. I once saw a very moving art installation to do with holocaust. It was a tunnel piled high with shoes of every shape and style and most wrenchingly all sizes.
posted by
Azur
on July 10, 2005 at 2:32 PM
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Word.smith, amazingly life always does seem to go on
posted by
Azur
on July 10, 2005 at 2:29 PM
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In many instances, it is true that
only very small numbers of persons get hurt during these hurricanes and many of us say that 'life goes on' destruction or not.
posted by
word.smith
on July 10, 2005 at 2:25 PM
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I'm no good at those games...and my legs won't support high heels!
Littlemspickles, shoes sand disasters have a poignant connection. When the carnage is over, not infrequently there are shoes laying about, sometimes paired, often just one. Sometimes the shoes are still tied.
Sometimes the shoes are still, er, occupied.
After you've helped load the remains of a kid who was run over and killed, and the retreival vehicle drives off, there are the shoes...and what are you going to do with them?
And, there is an exhibit travelling the USA of pairs of combat boots; one pair for each person killed inn the line of duty in Iraq, sometimes their own boots, often boots donated by others (often former or current GI's).
posted by
majroj
on July 9, 2005 at 4:54 PM
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Word.smith, I imagine it is the same when facing hurricanes and the like --one learns to face these things knowing that the probability of coming out of it just fine is very high.
posted by
Azur
on July 9, 2005 at 9:45 AM
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MayB,
I suppose that is has become a way of life for people in first world countries to expect tragedy as has occurred in London this week. I wonder if and when the bombers will come to realize that they gain nothing from the murder and distruction they cause.
posted by
word.smith
on July 9, 2005 at 9:39 AM
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Nice, stylish way
to comment on London's tragic event. Nice post.
posted by
Joe_Love
on July 9, 2005 at 9:36 AM
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MerryAnne, I can't see the point of being any other way
posted by
Azur
on July 9, 2005 at 9:31 AM
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Majroj, intellectually I know that but I also understand the mores of the modern office environment and only play that game when it is to my distinct advantage. Very often, in fact usually, I take practical shoes with me or will buy them when I need them
posted by
Azur
on July 9, 2005 at 9:31 AM
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Hemlocker, thanks - you mean my war on terror comment on Damon's blog?
It irritates me to hear politicians make promises that they have no control over and amazes me that people people this.
posted by
Azur
on July 9, 2005 at 9:28 AM
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Littleemspickles, small topics like shoes offer access into big topics don't you agree?
posted by
Azur
on July 9, 2005 at 9:26 AM
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McNab, technically it can happen anywhere now although I believe that it is unlikely in most places and only extremely likely in certain big cities. In those places it goes with the territory and yet still I believe the odds of being struck are highly unlikely. One does not act foolishly but it is no point to put ll of life on hold as many people seem to be doing. Of course I have no idea how I would react if I was directly affected although I would like to think I would carry on the best I can
posted by
Azur
on July 9, 2005 at 9:21 AM
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MayB
When Ell first came to Canada 20 odd years ago, she literally had palpitations when she saw all the suitcases and backpacks laying around Ottawa airport. She started to look for a soldier before she realised she was in a different world.
posted by
johnmacnab
on July 9, 2005 at 8:19 AM
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I go for practical shoes every time!
Interesting way to link a post about shoes and the recent attack in London!
posted by
littlemspickles
on July 8, 2005 at 7:51 PM
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Wow, may-b
At first I had a picture of two big, equine creatures attached to your feet. Be well in London. I appreciated your comment about the so-called war on terror. Hemlocker
posted by
Hemlocker
on July 8, 2005 at 6:30 PM
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MayB, once you sit down to sign zee papers, no one can see your shoes.
Imagine some of the footware trying to head down the stairways and across Tribeca when the WTC was stricken. There were people on wheelchairs being carried.
I have drilled into my kids' heads to dress like you're going to have to change the tires, wait an hour in the prevailing weather, and walk a mile in the area you're travelling in. If I hadn't followed those precepts when my son was a toddler he would not be alive now.
posted by
majroj
on July 8, 2005 at 4:30 PM
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MayB
I heard a commentary on the radio today about the the british and Londoners in particular, and how they just continue on, because that's what they have done for decades. You are right that you can't be hysterical, because it inthe end it makes no difference.
All they same I'm glad you got out a day early...
posted by
MerryAnne
on July 8, 2005 at 1:15 PM
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Mary x, there is nothing else for it--hysteria is impractical
posted by
Azur
on July 8, 2005 at 11:59 AM
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Mayb,
What else can theyor we do, I suppose? It must always be on every city dweller's minds, and like 9/11, for the people there who witnessed it, it becomes a part of their memories, for other's a level of white noise.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 8, 2005 at 11:57 AM
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Yes sadly it is business as usual which I think is why Londoners appear so stoic
posted by
Azur
on July 8, 2005 at 11:53 AM
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Mayb,
Style or practicality, always the choice in shoes. I've seen some painfully pointed, narrow shoes that look so sexy, but I just knew they're not for me. I've walked through the London in 1996, and although I knew intellectually that there was a fear of a bombing, I didn't feel it in my gut.
It's true: 9/11 was just a wakeup call for us, for the rest of the world, it's business as usual, unfortunately. It's just part of what has made me realize that life is both precious and ephemeral.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 8, 2005 at 11:45 AM
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It was strange not to be there. I was expecting this for so long
posted by
Azur
on July 8, 2005 at 10:40 AM
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QuirkyAlone
Just occasionally even I get away with sexy shoes.
posted by
Azur
on July 8, 2005 at 10:38 AM
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Great post MayB!! Glad you got out a day early, and that your sexy shoes did not result in an unpleasant experience!
posted by
Julia.
on July 8, 2005 at 10:30 AM
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