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A dad put his children to bed and kissed them goodnight for the last time. After a long day of meetings, a tired business woman looked forward to the morning flight that would take her home...but that flight wouldn’t reach its destination. A little boy went to bed in PJs with fire trucks all over them. They were his favorite, because his daddy told him stories about how he gets to go to work and ride those trucks everyday. His dad was his hero, and the next morning his dad would be the very real hero to countless others, but he wouldn’t be home for dinner that night or any night after that.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nAnother woman lay awake in her bed worrying about her 8am job interview the next morning. She finally fell asleep with only the possibility of a couple of hours of rest. Her exhausted body slept longer than she intended, and she was frantic about how late she would be for such an important meeting. It saved her life.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nLife is so fleeting. So precious. Imagine if any one of those people and the almost 3000 others had known that they only had a few hours left on this earth. What would they have done differently? What would you have done if that was you? Because it could’ve been you. It could’ve been any of us.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nWe are every person who went to bed on September 10, 2001, thinking we have an infinite number of days in front of us. We have things that are undone, burned bridges that haven’t been rebuilt but can and should be. We’re going to bed without saying ‘I love you’ or ‘I’m sorry’ to someone who desperately needs to hear it. We are worrying about things that we can’t control. We’re putting off that crazy dream, because the fear of failing at it is overwhelming. We’ll get to it someday...or will we?\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe one thing that differentiates us from all of those people who were just doing life on Monday, September 10, 2001, is that we are here doing life on Monday, September 10, 2018.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nIn their memory, let’s spend September 11, 2018, honoring them by saying, ‘I love you’ and ‘I’m sorry’. Let’s hug and laugh and cry and take a longer lunch and eat ice cream, because we can. Let’s be filled with gratitude for the countless blessings in our lives. Let’s do the thing that scares us, because NOW is the time.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nI, for one, am going to make sure that you, my friends, know how loved you are by me. I love doing life with you even if it’s mostly through social media. You have impacted my life in small and huge ways. I pray that you go to bed tonight with full hearts. I hope you wake up tomorrow - Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - with a renewed spirit to say all the words and do the all things, because it could’ve been you in 2001...but it wasn’t.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zBmWw0WYLIA/W5fUpYK1VyI/AAAAAAAABWU/MqvKtSF13mksbFVBfJ7y8Me7UCG39y4owCEwYBhgL/s1600/September-11-logo.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1000\" data-original-width\u003d\"1084\" height\u003d\"295\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zBmWw0WYLIA/W5fUpYK1VyI/AAAAAAAABWU/MqvKtSF13mksbFVBfJ7y8Me7UCG39y4owCEwYBhgL/s320/September-11-logo.jpg\" width\u003d\"320\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/feeds/3669438726300860697/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2018/09/september-10th.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/3669438726300860697"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/3669438726300860697"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2018/09/september-10th.html","title":"September 10th"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Amy"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038313873825254338"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaIGZILVcpZXMDQGukjso9jh2HvmiD6gAdZBi6dxG7cA6RYqs9Ig-XXDY91aou8F1IbpyNTs33tf6qNQvaUKLsAwttPfjAJuQBL3N-fZzASDIyRTYr-LqSdztvnbxe10/s113/Watercolor+Amy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wdqnPqDONlw/W5fVw-sY3PI/AAAAAAAABWg/KjFGBBgQRT4NlJxKjfd6PmhK_a4YOzHhgCLcBGAs/s72-c/wtc_night.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617703709209272834.post-5456228988273962243"},"published":{"$t":"2011-02-18T11:55:00.013-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-03-30T12:59:23.805-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Auburn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"heartbreak"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Strong as Oak"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003eWell this has been quite a week. I started off feeling all lovey dovey on Valentine's Day, and I'm finishing up with some heartache. The internet is overrun with articles, blog posts, status updates, and tweets about the trees at \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://ocm.auburn.edu/news/oaks.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003eAuburn's Toomer's Corner\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003e. I don't know why anyone would want to read another person's lament, but here it is anyway.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qTkDyXTTyRE/TV6h50_iFSI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Ty2xxPFwl1Q/s1600/toomertreejpg.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"320\" j6\u003d\"true\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qTkDyXTTyRE/TV6h50_iFSI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Ty2xxPFwl1Q/s320/toomertreejpg.jpg\" width\u003d\"244\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003eI am heartbroken. I just can't believe something like this has happened. Like so many before me have said, it's one thing to play pranks in the world of college sports. These things are to be expected, and, really, enjoyed. Even the teams/schools/fans on which the prank is played can usually eventually find humor in it. What happened to our beloved Toomer's Corner Oaks was not a prank and will never be funny...at least not to Auburn people.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003eI've been amazed\u0026nbsp;by the outpouring of support from fans of our rival schools and particularly \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/alabama_athletic_director_mal.html\"\u003eAlabama\u003c/a\u003e. Rightfully so,\u0026nbsp;sane and reasonable Bama fans are just as outraged as we are\u0026nbsp;and are embarrassed to be associated with a complete loser like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/arrest_made_in_toomers_corner.html\"\u003eHarvey Updike\u003c/a\u003e. It warms my broken heart to hear and read all the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/tidefortoomers\"\u003elove\u003c/a\u003e being sent our way. I've also loved the support we've gotten from \u003cem\u003esome\u003c/em\u003e of the unbiased media.\u0026nbsp;Let's face it. There's a lot of opportunity here for poking fun at the ol' Cow College and our affection for a couple of trees, but, by and large, it seems like most people \"get it\". \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003eAnd of course, there are a few who don't. There's more than one\u0026nbsp;Harvey Updike in the world, and every fan base has them. I've made the mistake of reading through some of the comments at the bottom of articles and have seen the nastiness being slung around. I'm not really surprised. That being said, I'm happy to report that I've only seen one Alabama fan that I know personally who seems to be having fun with all of this. \u003cem\u003e(Sidebar: Defriending someone on Facebook can be quite liberating)\u003c/em\u003e. I really have nothing more to say to her or the others except - You don't get it, and I'm fine with that.\u0026nbsp;You should be embarrassed, but the fact that you're not says way more about you than I could ever write here.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ro8N3iMrHQk/TV6dPIbpEWI/AAAAAAAAAgE/3hn-ZCC9r-4/s1600/Harvey2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"149\" j6\u003d\"true\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ro8N3iMrHQk/TV6dPIbpEWI/AAAAAAAAAgE/3hn-ZCC9r-4/s200/Harvey2.jpg\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnd to Harvey-\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eYou will have to live with what you did for the rest of your life. You are Public Enemy #1 as far as the Auburn Family is concerned. I feel sorry for your family and anyone who has ever called you their friend. You are a disgrace to the school and team that you claim to love and they think so too. I hope you realize that you failed. You may have killed our trees, but that's it and that's all. Your actions have made the Auburn Spirit stronger and more united than we were before all of this. Thanks for that, Harvey. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/toomers_corner_alabama_reaction.html\"\u003eAs confirmed by officials at the University of Alabama\u003c/a\u003e, you never set foot in a classroom there, which is no shock to any of us. I hope you get the help you need and someday grasp the hurt you've caused. I have a feeling it won't ever make a difference to you. We know you hate Auburn. I think I actually prefer it that way. Just know that ALABAMA is ashamed of you. ALABAMA wants nothing to do with you. And ALABAMA hopes you get what you deserve. That's gotta sting a little.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif;\"\u003eSo much of what I've read this week has truly inspired me and reminded me how strong the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/02/toomers_corner_trees_auburn_fa.html\"\u003eAuburn Spirit\u003c/a\u003e is. We ARE a family. That will never change. Other Auburn men and women have expressed their feelings and emotions way more eloquently than I ever could. Below are some of my favorite things I've come across as this story has unfolded this week:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e_________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"textexposedhide2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eAnd The Whos Kept On Singing\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"textexposedhide2\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThis whole thing with the Toomer's trees reminds me of the story of \"The Grinch Who Stole Christmas\". Perhaps \"Al\" aka Harvey Almorn Updyke, from Dadeville ought to read that book. The Grinch could no more steal Christmas by stealing the Whos' presents than \"Al\" can steal the Auburn Spirit by poisoning our Toomer's trees. Do you remember what happened when the Whos woke up and their presents were gone? I am sure they were upset at first but it just made them realize even more that the Christmas spirit isn't contained in boxes or bows-just as the Auburn Spirit isn't contained in those trees, so they still celebrated, and kept on singing. Spirit comes from and exists within, and no one, not even \"Al\" the Grinch, can take that away. In fact, hurtful and hateful acts only make the Auburn Spirit stronger because we realize how invaluable and intangible it really is.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"textexposedhide2\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\"And the toilet paper, the trunk, the branches and leaves, I'll bring it all down with poisoned disease. Their mouths will hang open a minute or two, all the fans down in Auburn will all cry BOO-HOO! That's a noise,\" grinned \"Al\" from Dadeville, \"That I simply must hear!\" So he paused. And the Grinch called \"Al\" put a hand to his ear. And he did hear a sound rising over the Plains. It started in low. Then it started to grow... But the sound wasn't sad! Why, this sound sounded merry! It couldn't be so! But it WAS merry! VERY! He stared down at Auburn! \"Al\" popped his eyes! Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise! Every Tiger down in Auburn, the tall and the small, were still celebrating without any trees at all! He HADN'T stopped the Auburn Spirit from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same! And the Grinch called \"Al\" stood puzzling and puzzling: \"How could it be so? It came without paper or shakers or trees, it came without all these things indeed. And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler was sore. Then \"Al\" the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! \"Maybe Auburn's spirit\" he thought, \"means a bit more!\" And what happened then...? Well...in Auburn they say that \"Al\" the Grinch's small heart hopefully grew three sizes that day, after of course, they locked him away!\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"textexposedhide2\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eWar Eagle (internal shakers stirring and toilet paper flowing)! \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"textexposedhide2\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNo Retaliation! \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e-- amyb \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/igkGhn\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/igkGhn\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #0b5394; font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis was posted on an Auburn message board by \"amyb\". I'm not the Amy B that posted it (I wish I was!), but I'm proud to share a name and an Alma Mater with her.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e_________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://lee-magazine.com/blogs/if-toomers-could-talk\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eIf Toomer's Could Talk\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e- posted by Lindsay Waits\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333; font-size: small;\"\u003e_________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_staples/02/17/toomers-corner/\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eToomer's Corner Poisoning should enrage all college football fans\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e- by Andy Staples - SI.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333; font-size: small;\"\u003e_________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://sassysouth.livejournal.com/108336.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eToomer's Corner - More than Tradition\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e- posted by my friend, Sassy South, on her blog\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333; font-size: small;\"\u003e_________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRUMOR SQUASHED:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2011/02/did-auburn-students-celebrate-bear-bryants-death-by-rolling-toomers-corner/\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eDid Auburn Student's celebrate Bear Bryant's death by rolling Toomer's Corner?\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e- The War Eagle Reader\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e_________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4DMhhl5FZdc/TV6dBbvrTFI/AAAAAAAAAgA/UIzm_bpfL-0/s1600/toomersOak.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"200\" j6\u003d\"true\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4DMhhl5FZdc/TV6dBbvrTFI/AAAAAAAAAgA/UIzm_bpfL-0/s200/toomersOak.jpg\" width\u003d\"150\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\"We will take every step we can to save the Toomer's oaks, which have been the home of countless celebrations and a symbol of the Auburn spirit for generations of Auburn students, fans, alumni and the community,\" said University President Jay Gogue.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eGogue asked members of the Auburn Family to \"continue to be 'All In' in upholding its reputation for class\" and not allow anger to be expressed inappropriately or undeservedly.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\"It is understandable to feel outrage in reaction to a malicious act of vandalism,\" Gogue said. \"However, we should live up to the example we set in becoming national champions and the beliefs expressed in our \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.auburn.edu/student_info/student_affairs/students/aucreed.html\"\u003eAuburn Creed\u003c/a\u003e. Individuals act alone, not on behalf of anyone or any place, and all universities are vulnerable to and condemn such reprehensible acts.\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang\u003d\"EN\" style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;tahoma\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e_________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ciframe allowfullscreen\u003d\"\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"385\" src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/c8VukngHWso\" title\u003d\"YouTube video player\" width\u003d\"480\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n____________________________________\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\" class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"320\" j6\u003d\"true\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Ux2teHD-0I/TV6cuUIkKeI/AAAAAAAAAf8/v5pYgOEOhu0/s320/Toomers4.jpg\" width\u003d\"235\" /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/feeds/5456228988273962243/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2011/02/strong-as-oak.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/5456228988273962243"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/5456228988273962243"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2011/02/strong-as-oak.html","title":"Strong as Oak"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Amy"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038313873825254338"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaIGZILVcpZXMDQGukjso9jh2HvmiD6gAdZBi6dxG7cA6RYqs9Ig-XXDY91aou8F1IbpyNTs33tf6qNQvaUKLsAwttPfjAJuQBL3N-fZzASDIyRTYr-LqSdztvnbxe10/s113/Watercolor+Amy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qTkDyXTTyRE/TV6h50_iFSI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Ty2xxPFwl1Q/s72-c/toomertreejpg.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617703709209272834.post-8950408296290811833"},"published":{"$t":"2010-03-24T13:27:00.024-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-03-30T13:01:02.746-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dogs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"love"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"heartbreak"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"All dogs go to heaven - especially THIS one."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Death is a complicated thing to handle for those who are left behind. No doubt about it. I don't know anyone that hasn't had to deal with it in one way or another. For animal lovers, losing a pet can be, and usually is, like losing a child. That is what we are going through right now...\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452365306500320962\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cSRdB8sY4ZE/S6qxW7-djsI/AAAAAAAAAZY/gHUDjcyPTbg/s200/ConnorMaddy_2.jpg\" style\u003d\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 194px;\" /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\nDude lost his precious Maddy last week, and it has been absolutely devastating. Maddy was almost 16, and she and Dude have been together since she was only a few weeks old. He adopted her in the nick of time from an animal shelter in 1994, and, since then, they have been virtually inseparable. Man's best friend, indeed. Maddy has been by Dude's side through all of the peaks and valleys along his path, and was loved, I'm convinced, more than any dog in the history of the world.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nThough I didn't quite spend a whole year with Maddy, she quickly secured a place in my heart forever. She accepted Beasley and me into her family with Dude and Foster without hesitation, and was always so sweet and loving to us. As the only two girls in the pack, we bonded right away. I took her for manicures and to get her hair did (grammatical error INTENDED), and we shared a lot of girl talk. She was always an independent woman and wanted to do things for herself even when her aging body started to fail her. She was particular too. This gal knew what she liked. She's been known to jam to Smashing Pumpkins on more than one occassion, and she considered her favorite \"chefs\" - Miss Wendy, Miss Krystal, Kenny (Rogers), and Ronald (you know the one) - to be among her close personal friends. In fact, I think she had at least one friend in every species walking the earth, and I'm sure she is missed by each and every one of them.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452364744007123458\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cSRdB8sY4ZE/S6qw2MhoggI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/2fhrz9bTV2s/s200/IMG_0382.JPG\" style\u003d\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 137px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;\" /\u003eIf you have room in your life for a pet, particularly a dog, they teach you so much about yourself and bless your life in ways beyond what seems possible. Certainly, it's not always sunshine and roses. In fact, sometimes it's CRAP! LITERALLY. But even in those more trying moments, they are teaching us patience, tolerance, restraint, and showing us just how much we can really handle. All they want is to be loved. That's it. It's that simple. If you can give them your love, they will give you a friendship so loyal and true and will work everyday to show how much they love you in return. As heartbroken as we are when they leave us, we were even more blessed just to have had them in the first place.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452364111493153442\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cSRdB8sY4ZE/S6qwRYOjQqI/AAAAAAAAAZI/F8mwLTGeCgQ/s200/DSCN0117_2.JPG\" style\u003d\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 140px;\" /\u003eYes, death is a complicated thing...and so is love. Dude loved Maddy so incredibly much and did everything he possibly could to keep her with us as long as possible. He gave her a happy, healthy, safe, and long life that was full of love and the kind of companionship that is rare even in human relationships. Maddy had the heart of a lion and was one of the sweetest, sassiest, toughest, and bravest souls I've ever encountered. I am so thankful that Dude brought her into my life. I consider myself lucky to have known her even if for a short time and even luckier knowing I have a person in my life who is capable of loving her as much as he did and always will.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nMaddy, we miss you so much every single day. I will keep the promises I made to you...the ones I whispered in your ear. Thank you for everything you taught us and for your loyalty, your friendship, and most of all your love. You will always be a part of what made us who we are together and as individuals. \u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452363126827904674\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cSRdB8sY4ZE/S6qvYEED7qI/AAAAAAAAAZA/jruo4PO7BmE/s320/IMG_0259.jpg\" style\u003d\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/feeds/8950408296290811833/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2010/03/all-dogs-go-to-heaven-especially-this.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/8950408296290811833"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/8950408296290811833"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2010/03/all-dogs-go-to-heaven-especially-this.html","title":"All dogs go to heaven - especially THIS one."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Amy"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038313873825254338"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaIGZILVcpZXMDQGukjso9jh2HvmiD6gAdZBi6dxG7cA6RYqs9Ig-XXDY91aou8F1IbpyNTs33tf6qNQvaUKLsAwttPfjAJuQBL3N-fZzASDIyRTYr-LqSdztvnbxe10/s113/Watercolor+Amy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cSRdB8sY4ZE/S6qxW7-djsI/AAAAAAAAAZY/gHUDjcyPTbg/s72-c/ConnorMaddy_2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617703709209272834.post-8637429499903973479"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-28T17:45:00.011-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-03-30T13:04:48.136-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"friendship"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"love"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chicago"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"heartbreak"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"amazing person"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Amazing Person #2"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"One of my dearest friends gave me a slap on the wrist this week for being a bad blogger. She is so right. I have neglected the \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_0\"\u003eblogosphere\u003c/span\u003e, so I thought it apropos to dedicate this post to her! Now, she needs a nickname. Let's call her.......\u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_1\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e! That is a fitting name, and I think it will give her a much needed giggle.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nSo my girl, \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_2\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e. Where to begin?! We are kindred spirits. We met through her now husband, Dr. Bop (I'm on a roll!) and my ex, Mr. Microphone (somebody stop me!). Bop and Mic have been friends since childhood, and when introduced, I felt like I had known \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_3\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e about that long too. We were instant \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_4\"\u003ebesties\u003c/span\u003e (a word I learned from her). The beginning of our friendship was mostly long distance - me in Atlanta with her in Chicago THEN me in Chicago with her in New Jersey. But really it wasn't until she moved back to Chicago, (at last, putting us in the same city) that our friendship grew some roots...and just in the nick of time.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nChicago was an AMAZING life experience for me, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I learned more about myself in those 3 years than I ever had before. But as we all know, life lessons can bring some seemingly insurmountable challenges and heartache. THANK GOD FOR \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_5\"\u003eSHIKSA\u003c/span\u003e! She was my lifeline in so many ways - particularly in a time when the newness of my new city had worn off; I was severely homesick; Mr. Microphone had left town for an internship; and I was in a job that I hated. The perfect storm.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nENTER \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_6\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e with a big ass umbrella.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #ffffcc;\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nShe was there for me in every possible way, and to make it all that much sweeter, we had an unbelievable number of things in common from politics to particular \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_7\"\u003eobsessive\u003c/span\u003e tendencies. Many a hardy chuckle have been had over unintentional \"coincidences\" that have made us wonder if we had that twin-like psychic connection between us. More than once, we have both arrived at our designated meeting point at the exact same time without breaking our stride. That even happened when I last visited in December. One of our favorite things to do was to get take-out ribs (zesty) from Twin Anchors and go to my place to watch Grey's Anatomy.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_12\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e was always at her best, though, when I was at my absolute worst. Eventually my relationship with Mr. Microphone came to it's inevitable end, and even with the obvious loyalty conflicts, she never left my side. Mr. Microphone is a compassionate guy, and he knew how close \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_13\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e and I were (are). After our break-up he told her to take care of me. Now, that's kind of a normal thing to do with mutual friends in such a situation, but I've never met anyone who took that assignment more seriously than she did. In fact, I think Mr. Microphone eventually came to regret making that request of her, as she became my consummate protector even if it meant putting him in his place. There were days when I wasn't sure I could even get out of bed. No worries. \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_14\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e was there with a Dr. Pepper and a frosted cookie to save my day. Through anxiety attacks, car accidents, break-ups, and muggings via knife-point, she (and many times Dr. Bop too) came to my rescue.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nNow we are back to where we started - me in Atlanta and her in Chicago. When my last days in Chicago were winding down, that was the good-bye that I was most dreading. It didn't matter that I'd see her again in two months at her wedding, or that I knew we would keep in touch. \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_15\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e had become one of those fixtures in my life such that, saying good-bye to her was like leaving a piece of me behind. Actually I'm \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_16\"\u003eok\u003c/span\u003e with that though, because I know that piece couldn't possibly be in better hands.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\nI love you so much, \u003cspan class\u003d\"blsp-spelling-error\" id\u003d\"SPELLING_ERROR_17\"\u003eShiksa\u003c/span\u003e, and I miss you everyday. I hope I have been, and can be, half as good a friend to you as you have been to me.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"243\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341016420907798674\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cSRdB8sY4ZE/Sh8aIwu80JI/AAAAAAAAAL0/DBmeUACZcK0/s320/Dec+2006+054b.jpg\" style\u003d\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;\" width\u003d\"320\" /\u003e \u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/feeds/8637429499903973479/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2009/05/amazing-person-2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/8637429499903973479"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5617703709209272834/posts/default/8637429499903973479"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.amysjustsaying.com/2009/05/amazing-person-2.html","title":"Amazing Person #2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Amy"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038313873825254338"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaIGZILVcpZXMDQGukjso9jh2HvmiD6gAdZBi6dxG7cA6RYqs9Ig-XXDY91aou8F1IbpyNTs33tf6qNQvaUKLsAwttPfjAJuQBL3N-fZzASDIyRTYr-LqSdztvnbxe10/s113/Watercolor+Amy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cSRdB8sY4ZE/Sh8aIwu80JI/AAAAAAAAAL0/DBmeUACZcK0/s72-c/Dec+2006+054b.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});