For all the posturing and pontificating of the politicians in charge of things, you'd think the world was an infinitely safer place (thought not quite yet safe enough for us to actually feel safe, mind you--still have to keep spending all that money and adding new measures for our own safety, y'know ( Read more... )

I've said it all before.

In summation, we have been destroying ourselves.

No one needs to attack us again. We have done and continue to do more damage to what I consider the heart and soul of the American Ideal, the grand dream this country represented for a very long time ( Read more... )

I've spent the last two days more or less avoiding the normal network channels and all the specials they're running. Tonight, I finally gave in and kept the TV on to watch what our Commander in Chief had to say about this anniversary. Partially, I did it to see how he would (again) twist the tragedy to his agenda. Mostly I did it so I wouldn't miss ( Read more... )

Instead of blathering on about how the world has changed in the past four years, I'll shut up and observe a moment of silence in honor of the events of (and after) September 11, 2001.

I still remember it like it was yesterday...

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Back in 2001 I was working for a local weekly paper in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains (about 2 hours north and west of New York City). Our production cycle ended on Wednesday, when the paper had to be out the door by 9 a.m. in order to get to the printer on time and get on the stands by Thursday morning. That made Tuesday our major ( Read more... )