911

It is a day that brings back memories much like Pearl Harbor and the JFK assassination. Many remember what they were doing that day while others look to see how much has changed since then. I remember huddling around a TV at work. The plant I worked at continued right on producing as the guys on the floor kept doing their work. I know the events played heavy on their minds because I would give them updates as they came across. They had many question that I didn't have answers for. Some of the question still don't have good answers.

Things were a little different for my girlfriend (now wife). Her office shut down and sent people home. Her office was a high rise building in the center of downtown (not NY city). For them, they were worried about being a target also. I imagine that question was on the minds of many. It is a question we face every time there is a large concentration of people, a sporting event, a concert or just a plane trip. The other shoe hasn't dropped but there is that spector hanging over us in this country. Early on it was a question of when and where but now it has becoming more of an "if". For some it has even become a bumper sticker , political tool or the next great struggle.

In everyone's life there are moments that define one self and for a nation there are events mark history. What we do in reaction to these times clarifies who we are.