Comments on: 55Friday: The “There is a Light That Never Goes Out” Edition

By: blacknbrown

blacknbrown — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:37:20 +0000

Anna, it is very moving to see you participate in the mourning by wearing that fabulously chic thing.

By: kemcho

kemcho — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:47:30 +0000

to those who had so much more yet to live, and those who had so much left to give...to those who are left and never got to say...to anyone who's ever wished for just one more day...55 words for the long road ahead (do hyphenations count as 2?):

these recent days of orange and maroon show us the colors of a phoenix's plume. when that phoenix burned, a cry went out til hokies world round began to shout. standing or bending reverent knees, chanting together "LET'S-GO HO-KIES!" and we saw through tear-filled eyes once more from the ashes

THAT PHOENIX DID RISE!

thank you anna for your vt posts, and this opportunity to share. as for newsweek...any press is good press, no?

By: NRI

NRI — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:42:21 +0000

Why Indian President didn’t send any condolence note to Minal/Loganathan’s family instead to my surprise Sonia Gandhi has sent condolence note….

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:17:07 +0000

Yesterday was Penn State’s traiditional blue-and-white football game in which the outgoing team plays the juniors. While every year the stadium is obviously blue and white, this year the crowd was dressed mainly in maroon and orange to express solidarity with VTech. Ours is also a big school in an idyllic rural setting and everyone’s hearts go out to the residents of Blacksburg.

By: maisnon

maisnon — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:07:11 +0000

(Reprinted from my blog)

She cried a little in the car, the tears inching down her cheeks â€“ not pretty, like in the movies. Demi Moore with her perfect, suspended Ghost tear. Shit! Her eyes were getting red. Well, she could blame allergies, or a cold. What she really needed was some time, space, sleep and a chance to breathe.

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:52:14 +0000

Reprinted from Brevity:

"Don't commit these acts without the courage to face the consequences. If you must turn the gun on yourself, why not do that first, limiting the body count to one? Knowing what you know now, who doesn't agree?"

The penitent speaker had their belated attention. It was a particularly well-attended lecture, especially for Hell.

By: Duniya Dur Darshan

Duniya Dur Darshan — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:46:36 +0000

I can't take credit for this, since it's not original, but it's how I imagine he felt:

In my life, why do I give valuable time to people who don't care if I live or die? I am Human and I need to be loved Just like everybody else does. And in the darkened underpass I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask...

By: skepmod

skepmod — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:52:04 +0000

     i could have stopped him
     i could have stopped him
     i could have stopped him
                i 
              could 
               have
             stopped
               him.
    instead, i just lay there

pretending cowering hiding hoping waiting for the help i should have been

By: xenical

xenical — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:27:00 +0000

Pretty, young South Asian Minal and all her comrades who died. So unnecessary, so much potential. May they all REST IN PEACE. God Bless X

By: Raghu

Raghu — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:21:44 +0000

the country of ultimate freedom freedom to live as you like freedom to kill as you like freedom to do anything, no matter what others’ freedom is lost…

Will we ever get out of this ? when thousands of innocent kids die in Iraq.. we still talk of freedom… as long as the death don’t come to me.. I am happy with the freedom I have… Long live this freedom!!!