Why do we create memorials? I think we do so as a promise to ourselves and to those who the memorial honors - a promise that we shall not forget. Because there is no magic in a memorial itself, however beautiful and thoughtful it may be, it is only a marker of the promise. It [...]
Tag: WTC attack
Ten years.
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 [...]
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 [...]
THE NEW FORTY 