Mine is a political statement as every year on 11 Nov we in the UK
have remembrance day. I say we as this is an official day of
remembrance for the war dead. There is usually a fuss over wearing
poppies - which I never do - and this seems to be the "political
correctness" of the right-wing: "we" *must* honour our dead soldiers,
no matter the war. I also think it's another way this culture keeps
itself tied to the past.
I spend a lot of my working life silent as that's how programming is
mostly done. A roomful of programmers is the sound of keyboards
clicking. So, looking down at the thread, I think silence is only one
pre-requisite. Most of what Ken talks of is in addition to silence.
The spookiest silence I ever heard was a cargo-ship's engines stopping
mid-carribean in the middle of the night. There was a moments silence
as near to perfect as I've ever heard then panic broke loose and
sirens wailed.
Roger
On 11/25/05, Kenneth Wolman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Roger Day wrote:
>
> >Mike Batt was sued by the Cage estate and damages awarded against him.
> >
> >I never observe the 2 minutes silence.
> >
> >Roger
> >
> >
> For several years I've periodically expressed an interest in spending a
> long weekend with the Jesuits (any Order will actually do) and observing
> silence for the allotted time. My S.O. has offered a bet (no terms yet)
> that I couldn't keep my yap shut if my life depended on it. She's
> probably right but it would still be interesting to try. I've been in
> hour-long Quaker meetings where silence is kept for the hour: I learned
> quickly how incredibly loud silence can be when you dive into the Interior.
>
> Maybe Simon and Garfunkle were really Quakers.
>
> ken
>
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>
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> so, so much to read!" - Dr. Sousé
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