tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post2244235293399923288..comments2023-11-05T05:27:49.392-05:00Comments on The Raisin Chronicles: An Elementary Retrospective - The Day John Kennedy DiedJeanne Estridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-22951012763307303522009-04-10T08:14:00.000-04:002009-04-10T08:14:00.000-04:00My mom was in high school when JFK died, but her s...My mom was in high school when JFK died, but her story is very similar.High Desert Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-69430727262466572562009-04-09T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-09T11:48:00.000-04:00Moments in time, I was in Seventh Grade when JFK w...Moments in time, I was in Seventh Grade when JFK was assassinated..truly tragic for all Americans. Some of the girls cried..and the boys tried not to cry. I was in Social Studies Class. It was the beginning of a time of great change in America. Similar to 9/11. <BR/>I must have been born half blind, I was reborn after getting glasses..I could see trees and signs and the whole world became amazing. Wonderful post today! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-86411292115554151782009-04-09T09:48:00.000-04:002009-04-09T09:48:00.000-04:00I'm picking up my glasses today! And I was only a...I'm picking up my glasses today! And I was only around for September 11th. I will never forget where I was.Carrieannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11224619450013132802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-89074387480779374682009-04-08T22:26:00.000-04:002009-04-08T22:26:00.000-04:00I caught my sister one day lecturing the younger s...I caught my sister one day lecturing the younger siblings how it was so tragic since JFK was such a great leader and how it was hard for her when it happened. I did some math and called her on it. She was two at the time. I do remember being home sick watching the Price is Right when the Reagan assasination attempt happened though.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679642225332541173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-71753805454138222302009-04-08T21:42:00.000-04:002009-04-08T21:42:00.000-04:00We were walking between classes under the building...We were walking between classes under the building in the basement of old Franklin, children bouncing off pastel flesh brick cold walls, oddly oversized bricks, and I distinctly remember hurriedly taking a drink of water and feeling for the very first time, that I was inhaling a moment of history as my childish head bowed to take in the metallic fountain again, afraid, but somehow connected to a future empowerment....separated permanently from the umbilical cord of childhood. It was a bad day, and I didn't want to take too much time away from the person behind me, with our eyes lowered.Steven Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609837368984628002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-86684209697730033102009-04-08T18:51:00.000-04:002009-04-08T18:51:00.000-04:00I was in sixth grade math class and the teacher ju...I was in sixth grade math class and the teacher just announced the shooting and went on with the lesson. I always remembered that. The next hour was history and that was when we learned that JFK had died. That teacher just sat and talked to us the whole hour and we got to talk too.<BR/>The new glasses came in 7th grade and I discovered blades of grass!!!<BR/>and leaves on the trees!!!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021078503152904909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-12715649694006252772009-04-08T13:20:00.000-04:002009-04-08T13:20:00.000-04:00so sad about Hilde! She probably just picked up on...so sad about Hilde! She probably just picked up on what her parents talked about without realizing the implications.<BR/>I always wanted glasses (thought they would make me look intelligent) but never got them!<BR/>Are you the fifth from the left in the middle row (standing)?Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-5717367211102906792009-04-08T13:07:00.000-04:002009-04-08T13:07:00.000-04:00I can remember my mom watching the funeral on TV a...I can remember my mom watching the funeral on TV and I was only a few years old...could have been Bobby Kennedy, not that sure, but funny how it was my first memory at that young age...Chef Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198603107302675448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-7280261481809969622009-04-08T12:50:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:50:00.000-04:00I remember the day, as I got a haircut from a new ...I remember the day, as I got a haircut from a new barber I could walk to(Mom didn't drive!) He was my barber for the next 40 years...buffalodickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663035745368682736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-7149637264558075582009-04-08T12:32:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:32:00.000-04:00I hate wearing new glasses, it is totally disorien...I hate wearing new glasses, it is totally disorientating. Optometrists should use hypnosis to make you think the feeling is normal before you leave...mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-13493870886414380002009-04-08T10:30:00.000-04:002009-04-08T10:30:00.000-04:00Memories are a wonderful thing.I remember my first...Memories are a wonderful thing.<BR/><BR/>I remember my first pair of glasses, and putting them on, and realizing that trees had leaves.Mary@Holy Mackerelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026873878364041551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-67654479646956818762009-04-08T08:59:00.000-04:002009-04-08T08:59:00.000-04:00I was only 3 when that happened so no memory, but ...I was only 3 when that happened so no memory, but have consumed everything I could learn about it once I reach jr. high.<BR/><BR/>Still don't have glasses or need them...I can still read the phone book, that is how I gauge will I will need to see about them. Yay me so far...LOLdarsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204592599045715814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-51780078071159929622009-04-08T08:34:00.000-04:002009-04-08T08:34:00.000-04:00my first pair of glass was one of the truly memora...my first pair of glass was one of the truly memorable events in my life. The colors! the defination of shapes!!! who knew??? <BR/><BR/>hmmm...what's with all these memories...what's going on?Cyndi and Stumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945219976457829612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-5335987844249951492009-04-08T08:00:00.000-04:002009-04-08T08:00:00.000-04:00If I ever form a band, may we call ourselves the B...If I ever form a band, may we call ourselves the Blurred Fog Devils?Steven Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609837368984628002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-82361643637520211052009-04-08T07:10:00.000-04:002009-04-08T07:10:00.000-04:00JFK was before my time, but I do remember when I g...JFK was before my time, but I do remember when I got my first pair of glasses. It was a life changing moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com