Holy Crap, You Never Know When It's Going to Be Your Turn

If you ever have to ask yourself "is this crass?" the answer's probably yes.

It's a bit like something I would do Marcy, which may not be the answer you want to hear ;-)

omg, i knew it! i feel so ashamed. : ( of course it's too late to change now. i'll try to redeem myself at a later date, i promise.

I just posted a piece making fun of a kid being mauled by a cougar, so I'm really in no position to judge. I think it's human nature to make fun of tragic situations. It's what we do instead of flinging feces and not nearly as offensive.

But I tell ya the thing that really amazed me about that story was how few people were killed. Only 5 dead and 8 missing! A bridge that size, full of cars, falling that far, you'd think those numbers would be a lot higher. That's actually a testament to good engineering rather than a condemnation of it.

well, at least i'm still one step above flinging feces! ;-) i just read an article about how they're considering it a miracle that so few people died. about a hundred are injured, but all things considered, that's pretty amazing.

People write songs all the time for tragedies. And those of us that can't write but love music find a song that goes along with our feelings so....not that crass :)

thank you, jag. i feel a little bit better. : )

i believe music connects all events around us, be it love or misery. so, you were more than entitled to add music to this catastrophe... especially when you add a mazzy star track. thanks!

thanks for the support. and i love that mazzy star song, too. : )

Couple of thoughts: 1. Has anyone of us actually ever thrown feces? Could it actually be fun? Are the apes onto something here? Am I turning Japanese? 2. I don't think it's crass, as long as you're not making light of tragedy. And even then, comedy is an age-old way to deal with grief. 3. I don't think they're going to find those 8 missing people. The Mississippi's got a long history of making people just disappear... It is tragic.

wre--i'm pretty sure if any of us has thrown feces, it was long ago and we can't remember how good it felt. ;-) you'll have to read mentok's latest post, wherein he addresses the whole concept of bad taste and humor--including the throwing of feces. : )

I've been known to post pretty off-color/ inappropriate song choices...it's your blog. You're allowed to post whatever you want. I mean the text accompanying the post is thoughtful, so I think it's fine, frankly!

thanks for yout support, cindy. : ) i think i finally figured out what my problem was. i just didn't want to seem like i was profiting unduly from the tragedy or using it for my own advantage. so i guess i still do have some scruples after all.