http://www.politicsandprotest.com/ One of the reasons I hardly post anymore let alone watch any sports is because of Sept 11th. Still, I try to move on. But the sound of that distant boom I heard that day still haunts me. Going to work and not seeing those buildings still kills me. And now with my brother fighting for our country, its damn personal. To all that have maybe laxed a little, watch the above clip at the above website. I don't know if anyone has seen it before. But I just saw it today. I still can't keep from crying or not look at airplanes when I take my mom to work by Newark Airport and I sure as hell cannot be the same person as before. Staying focused is key. Just because we are winning does not mean we can relax. My brother tells me that he doesn't know if he is coming home in the Summer of 2002 or if they will be deployed again to another country that harbors terrorist. But I can tell you this. Though I love him dearly and he is my best friend in the world, I hope he goes to another country that harbors terrorists just to make sure my baby daughter, everyones kids and the US in general never go through the sadness we are all experiencing in this city, in this country. One day, all this will be behind us. But not yet. Don't get sad watching it. Get angry. I never loved my country more. God Bless America.
I can't even imagine what it's like there right now. I forget a little sometimes when I get caught up doing other things, but then I remember, and if I think about it too much I get a gush of emotions. I really don't like remembering what happened that day, but it's something that will not go away and those bastards and their ilk need to be taken care of, not swept under the rug like usual and let be. That is the only positive thing that can come from what happened on Sept 11, a severe sanction on terrorists. Best wishes to you and your family almoo. Don't forget to check in every once in a while, even if you are more of a lurker now.
All we need to do to remind ourselves of why this sh*t is happening (the war) is to see footage of the WTC again. God bless our troops in the field. May their vengeance be total... And God bless the families who lost loved ones in the attacks. I'm not a Christian, but even I am praying for all of them...
Thanks, Almu...I'll remember you and your brother in my prayers. If you communicate with him in any way, let him know how grateful we all are. I'm haunted by my drive in that morning here in Houston..by hearing the reports come in as I drove my 2 year old son to a pre-school program...by the frustration as I sat in traffic, unable to see the images that the rest of the world was glued to...i distinctly remember having the thought race across my mind, "this is what it feels like to be attacked." and then the images i finally saw when i arrived at my office on our tv there..the second building collapsed and i began to cry...my wife called me from school (she teaches first grade) unaware of exactly what was going on, but questioning why all the parents had come to pick up their kids...i told my business partners i was done for the day...i went to pick up my son and hugged him so tight....we went home and i fed him lunch...we watched coverage and saw those horrible moments replayed over and over again...i was finally worn out and by about 3:00 PM i was asleep... i will never forget that day...an awful day...I'm so sorry you were so closely affected by it, Almu, but I'm so thankful you and your family are safe., as were all my other friends in NY. I hope you can find peace.
I'm speechless, but necessity drives me to say something, anything. Justice will be done. Vengeance will be great. God Bless New York. God Bless America. Thanks for posting that Almu, lest we become complacent.
