Obi-Wan Pinobi
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In memory of those who died on September 11, 2001, and in honor of those who defend our nation and of those who have paid the ultimate price in doing so.
Three years ago I had taken Toby and Lacy, two of our dogs, to the vet for their shots. I was getting ready to pay and leave when Lauri called me on my cell phone and asked if I had heard what happened. A plane had hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center.
I told the others in the office what happened and they turned on a TV in the lobby. At first I'd thought it might be cloudy or foggy and a small private plane had hit the building, but the TV showed the skies over NYC were clear blue.
I got the dogs into the car and pulled out of the vet's office to head home. As I was at the light for the main highway, Lauri called again, this time very frantic. A second plane had hit the other tower, and it looked like it was a big one.
The rest of the day seemed to go very fast but also seemed like a very long day. So many reports and so much confusion. Another plane hit the Pentagon. Other planes were missing. There was one off the coast somewhere. Another crashed into Pennsylvania.
And the twin towers of the World Trade Center fell.
So many dead. In the end, not as many as originally thought, but still close to 3000. The NYPD and the FDNY did their jobs and got many people to safety. Unfortunately, many police and firefighters received a heroes funeral.
I'm not going to get into what has happened over the past few years because I don't want to start a debate over the rightness or wrongness of Afghanistan or Iraq. If I'm trying to accomplish anything with this remembrance it's just to say that we should always remember what happened that day.
Because, if we forget, there's a chance the terrorists won't and could strike again and catch us off guard.
Because, if we forget, the sacrifices of the many police and firefighters who died and of those aboard the plane that crashed into Pennsylvania who fought to stop a crash into another building will have been in vain.
But we shouldn't dwell on what happened three years ago. The best way I think we can honor those who died that day is to go on living our lives.
And for the DIS that means another MeanLaureen's Useless Poll.
Quite a few of my dinners typically include some sort of frozen item, so that leads to today's topic -- "What is your favorite frozen food item or dinner?"
P.S. -- please don't think I'm being irreverant. I thought I could segue into this fairly easy but after typing all of that it seems harder than I thought.
Three years ago I had taken Toby and Lacy, two of our dogs, to the vet for their shots. I was getting ready to pay and leave when Lauri called me on my cell phone and asked if I had heard what happened. A plane had hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center.
I told the others in the office what happened and they turned on a TV in the lobby. At first I'd thought it might be cloudy or foggy and a small private plane had hit the building, but the TV showed the skies over NYC were clear blue.
I got the dogs into the car and pulled out of the vet's office to head home. As I was at the light for the main highway, Lauri called again, this time very frantic. A second plane had hit the other tower, and it looked like it was a big one.
The rest of the day seemed to go very fast but also seemed like a very long day. So many reports and so much confusion. Another plane hit the Pentagon. Other planes were missing. There was one off the coast somewhere. Another crashed into Pennsylvania.
And the twin towers of the World Trade Center fell.
So many dead. In the end, not as many as originally thought, but still close to 3000. The NYPD and the FDNY did their jobs and got many people to safety. Unfortunately, many police and firefighters received a heroes funeral.
I'm not going to get into what has happened over the past few years because I don't want to start a debate over the rightness or wrongness of Afghanistan or Iraq. If I'm trying to accomplish anything with this remembrance it's just to say that we should always remember what happened that day.
Because, if we forget, there's a chance the terrorists won't and could strike again and catch us off guard.
Because, if we forget, the sacrifices of the many police and firefighters who died and of those aboard the plane that crashed into Pennsylvania who fought to stop a crash into another building will have been in vain.
But we shouldn't dwell on what happened three years ago. The best way I think we can honor those who died that day is to go on living our lives.
And for the DIS that means another MeanLaureen's Useless Poll.
Quite a few of my dinners typically include some sort of frozen item, so that leads to today's topic -- "What is your favorite frozen food item or dinner?"
P.S. -- please don't think I'm being irreverant. I thought I could segue into this fairly easy but after typing all of that it seems harder than I thought.
