On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:10:45 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

Couple of moments are burned in my brain like it happend a minute
ago...

I was serving detention with only Miss Douglas and myself in the 4rth
grade classroom when I learned JFK was dead. I was doodling on an
Indian chief tablet.

I was in 3rd grade (LRAFB Elementary, can't remember teacher's name)
and there was a TV set in the room. The principal had it fed into the
classrooms and we watched that in tears and horror.


Ten years ago today, I was picking Wealthy apples with my honey.
Second tree from the end of row 225. We were talking about the bad
accident in New York when we learned the second plane hit. My picking
bag was half full and I was reaching up for a couple more apples. My
honey was walking back toward the tractor.

I was in my office, designing a website, with the news on in the other
room. I remember thinking how dumb those Gnu Yawkers looked standing
and gawking under the collapsing tower instead of running for their
lives. I was angry instead of tearful that day.


I do also remember the first step on the moon. But not in the same
vivid like it just happend a second ago detail. of course, we were all
a bit more prepared for this.

True.

I'm disgusted by what has happened to our great country since 9/11. We
vowed we wouldn't let it change us, but look around. Patriot Act,
DHS, TSA molesters, 2 more wars and several on the horizon. ****!

--
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable
one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore,
all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw