Ten years. 520 weeks. 3,650 days. 67,600 hours. Ten years ago something was taken from us as a country. Ten years ago families unexpectedly and horrifically lost loved ones. Ten years ago a whole generation of first responders were forever changed by the catastrophic loss of too many of their brethren. Ten years ago the burden on [...]
Tag: 9-11
Coincidence or abject stupidity?
I wonder if I am, by virtue of my geeky emergency management chick persona, uniquely sensitive to the matter I address today. I think that may be the case as I ran this past Mike and he didn't immediately put it together the way I did. So I present it to you dear readers for your [...]
These things I remember…
My hard drive is full. The hard drive that is my brain that is. I wish the brain was the same as a computer where you could just add new memory as needed. If that was possible I would have long ago upped my memory capacity exponentially. Alas, absent that avenue I am stuck with [...]
We owe…
Today is a day of remembrance and reflection for America. It is difficult to believe that the attack that refocused our view of vulnerability was eight years ago now. Eight long years ago – or should the statement be only eight years ago? Either way a discussion must be had. The anniversary of 9/11 came [...]
THE NEW FORTY 