{"id":382,"date":"2006-11-29T21:18:34","date_gmt":"2006-11-30T02:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/womantalk.wordpress.com\/2006\/11\/29\/a-moment-of-silence\/"},"modified":"2006-11-29T21:18:34","modified_gmt":"2006-11-30T02:18:34","slug":"a-moment-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.womantalk.org\/?p=382","title":{"rendered":"a moment of silence"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was thinking about Robert Altman’s passing today. I’m not in the habit of mourning those I don’t know – and sick as it sounds, I even have trouble slowing down to mourn those I have<\/em> known. I realized today that when I heard about a colleague’s memorial service this weekend I automatically started calculating whether I would have the time and energy to go.<\/p>\n

Just as I think it’s important to mark celebrations and beginnings, it’s important to mark deaths, so it doesn’t just slip into the everyday with paying bills and going to soccer practice. I want to take a little time, get dressed, make an appearance, and show her family that she was loved and respected by her friends and colleagues. She really did make me feel good – better – every time we met.<\/p>\n

Yes Kathy, I am thinking of you and for you I will go somewhere I have never gone before: a Jehovah’s Witness Hall on Saturday to honor your passing. Rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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