I was going to write today about my woody peony which is in bloom. It’s beautiful, and this is the first spring I’ve had it. But just moments ago I received an email from the Truck Safety Coalition that our new website is up. So of course I went to see.
Click here to see it.
I got caught up in the memorial photographs. Many of the more recent ones have little bios about the people that were killed. If you have a strong heart go there and look. The pictures are alphabetical and I only got as far as the C’s before I couldn’t see through the tears and had to stop. Maybe we should revamp the new website again so that this list flips back and forth, sometimes A-Z, sometimes Z-A…because I don’t think anyone will be able to look at all of them, and those at the back of the alphabet deserve our attention as well.
You can also listen to a few stories, short video clips of some of us talking about our losses. Tissues will be needed I’m afraid.
There’s a lot of important information on the site, and if you ever have anyone you know that needs us, just let us know. I hope you never do.
Dad’s last name was Badger, so I saw his picture among the memorials. It’s hard to see it there, he just shouldn’t have had to die that way.
Thanks for all your support when I ramble like this.

May 21, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Powerful, moving, and very, very tragic. So many faces, so many lives lost & even more lives left to live in grief.
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May 21, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Dawn, thanks for the tissue warning; I needed it for your video. You do your dad such great honor by working through the sorrow to help save other lives.
(And I don’t think you’re rambling; no wasted words in this blog post!)
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May 21, 2010 at 10:37 pm
You look very much like your dad, you know. The website is a great resource; thanks for sharing it.
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May 22, 2010 at 7:50 am
Yep, all of us look like Dad. Mom used to say that if she hadn’t been there she’d swear she had nothing to do with our births!
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May 23, 2010 at 6:41 am
I agree that the new website is a great resource and it will educate a lot of people. Thanks for telling us about it.
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