Monday, February 03, 2003 :::
Rebels in the nation of Colombia released a couple of hostages; I imagined they would not be seen again alive. This is relevant to the Columbia in the following way: I think the most fascinating part of the grieving process is denial. I distinctly thought on Saturday, "but they're okay, right?" when I had plenty of information to put together that, well, no, they weren't. This in spite of my tendency toward pessimism. (I assumed the Pennsylvania coal miners were dead, too. The day after they were rescued, Grandpa Dean suggested that we had witnessed a miracle, and I'm inclined to believe that.)
::: posted by dWj at 2:47 PM
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