What a horrible week this has been in the United States. The Boston Marathon bombings and the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas have put us all in a somber mood. Historically, this third week of April has not been kind. The Waco siege in 1993, the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995, and the Columbine massacre in 1999, all occurred on either the 19th or 20th of April. The Virginia Tech shootings took place on the 16th in 2007. As I thought back on these events, I began to feel very appreciative of my teachers in middle school and high school for allowing us to watch coverage as these events unfolded. I distinctly remember sitting in my 8th grade Algebra class watching the coverage of the OKC bombing unfold. I witnessed history, albeit tragic history, as it happened and I am grateful for that. Channel 1, which brought news into the classroom (and gave a start to such stars as Anderson Cooper and Lisa Ling), gives me memories of the Waco situation. I only hope the manhunt for the Boston bombing ends soon and can provide some answers, and my heart goes out to the people of Boston and West, Texas, for what they have all gone through this week.
I love this quote from Stephen Colbert:
"Whoever did this obviously did not know about the people of Boston. Nothing these terrorists do is going to shake them… For Pete's sake, Boston was founded by the Pilgrims, a people so tough, they had to buckle their goddamn hats on."
"Here's what these cowards really don't get. They attacked the Boston Marathon, an event celebrating people who run 26 miles on their day off until their nipples are raw — for FUN. And when those bombs went off, there were runners, who after finishing a marathon, kept running for another two miles to the hospital to donate blood."
"Here's what I know, these maniacs may have tried to make life bad for the people of Boston, but all they can ever do is show just how good those people are."
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