Richard Rogers wrote:
> 
> Hi Karen,
> 
> Of course you may. One method of dealing with overwhelming grief is to
try and put it in words. As Sam does when mourning the death of Gandalf.
You almost always fail. But the process helps you come to grips with what
you have lost.

Well, actually, it was I who asked. Sorry; I might not have made
that clear. But thank you for the permission.

> I have to thank all of you for listening, and not biting my head off
about it. I'm a bit of a space nerd and I took this pretty hard. My tagline
on the programming newsgroups reads "Strip mine asteroids, not rain
forests!"

I like that tagline. :) I, too, am interested in the space
program, though I'm not as "up" on current events as I should be.
 
> We go on. But I still feel pain for the families of those lost.

As do we all.  Thank you, Richard.

Lissa Wingling

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