Apr 16 2007
a screeching halt
This blog will come to a screeching halt today. I have nothing funny to say and I can’t find it in my soul to be insightful. I’m horrified by the news and I pray for the victims and their families. Thanks to Jessabean for letting me know. In this bubble I’ve created for myself, who knows how long it would have taken for me to hear.
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My mom just phoned with the news. I grew up in Northern Virginia and many of my friends attended Virginia Tech. Its absolutely horrifying. My prayers go out to the victims families!
Every time something like this happens, I remember the exact feeling I got when the news about Columbine broke. I was at a leadership conference in Rochester. I’d gone back to the room with cramps, turned on the TV at the exact moment they broke the story. I was in HS and it overwhelmed me, thinking about the horror they must have gone through. I won’t ever forget that. Maybe its a good thing.
I know how you feel with your bubble…There have been times I cried myself to sleep because of the nightly news.
Take care…see you tomorrow.
I’m glued to the TV watching the news and the press conferences right now…I still don’t understand how there was a 2 hour gap between the shootings and no alerts went out to campus after the first one. I guess we’ll find out in time. So many people; my heart hurts.