Will you observe a moment of silence at 1:30 today for the victims of Ft. Hood?

Oh good, I thought I just missed it. Yup, will do it.

what is it called when you laugh at overly serious things and you cant help it? and consequently everyone thinks you’re an insensitive asshole.

funerals, moments of silence, death in general

I’m one of those

@patg7590 I have that problem at times too…I once had a LOUD case of hiccups during a very somber funeral and then had to suppress hysterical laughter

@Val123 My son & I will say a Hail Mary at that time instead.

Thanks all.

Now that I know it’s happening. Yes. Thank you @Val123

Absolutely, I will. Thank you for letting me know… I’m in California, so is it 12:54pm there now or did I miss it?

@sccrowell No, it’s in about 30 minutes. It’s 12:58 here, CST.

Thank you =)

is it silly to do this if you’re by yourself?

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@sccrowell You’re so welcome…

@patg7590 Maybe you could just look at the news at that time? I’m sure they’ll broadcast it…quietly

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates declared the moment of silence, planned for 24 hours after the shooting, at 2:34 p.m.

source

Hm.. Zachs text said 13:30….

Thank you for posting this.

@patg7590 That would be 2:34 east coast time.

@patg7590 “The shooting began around 1:30 p.m.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33691464/

@avvooooooo That’s what I’m thinking….so we have about 10 minutes.
@jbfletcherfan You are so welcome…..

yeah my point was 34 vs 30

@patg7590 What??

My whole base (Scott AFB) will be at exactly 13:34(CST), three minutes!

Everyone else should too.

shhhhh…

@all prayer was said along with signs of the cross.

Thanks for posting @Val123

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This is probably bad, but as I was contemplating the victims and their families during the moment of silence, I couldn’t help but wonder how long a “moment” was….

@Val123 it’s normal…that’s why I pray (even silently if in a group of people) during “moments” instead of allowing my brain to wander

I ask because I’ve always considered a “moment” to be more like a minute, but when I’m reading it always seems to be in context of a “second.”....

Yes.