ONE SEPTEMBER MORNING...
...it was just another day...for a while...
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I've never been an early riser. Sorry, that's just not built into my Genetic Code. As I recall, it was my Day Off. A beautiful day, not a cloud in sight where I used to live in North Idaho. And what better way to start off the day than to go out and get Breakfast! I got to the restaurant at about 11:30am (told you I'm not an early riser...) and gave the waitress my order. As I sat in the booth, the "climate", the "feel", the "atmosphere", the "aura" or whatever you want to call it was just Wrong Somehow.
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I hadn't listened to the knews on my way to breakfast, so I didn't know anything of any consequence had occurred. I was a 'regular' at that restaurant, and so quite a few people I knew were sitting around in there, talking in hushed tones, and I knew/felt something had 'happened', and that "that something" couldn't be good...I asked aloud, "Did Something Take Place that I should Know About?" When I found out, I was shocked, like the rest of the nation...
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How Awful. Another day that forever will live in infamy. All these years later, I still don't know how to sum it all up, except to say that it's a day we'll never forget. And it's a day we can't afford to forget. We were all affected by it, but to those whose lives were lost, and to those who lost family and friends on 9/11, I wish you all the best, and you're in my thoughts and prayers.
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Obviously, all of those responsible Must Answer For Their Crimes. But more than anything, I really hope our country can 'get it together' enough to somehow provide all the security necessary to make sure something like this Never Happens Again.