it was a crystal blue morning....
and i was on my way to work. i know exactly where i was standing when trish told me about the first plane. when the second plane hit, i found an old radio in the storeroom and turned on NPR. by the time we learned about the 3rd plane, the very early internet hookups we had at work were all trying to reach a news organization website. annies dad called her from pennsylvania cause he heard the crash in shankeville and wanted her to know he was okay. i think about the airtraffic controllers who saw the planes disappear from their screens, i pray for the guard who was doing his duty at the tomb of the unknown as the plane screamed past his station to find the pentagon that crystal blue day, not so long ago.... god save the united states of america, amen and amen.
joyce who has princess peanut, spokesdog for the catpack, mojo, magic, kira and squirty, members of the catpack, angel duke, a good dog who is missed and angel alex the wonder dog, handsome prince.
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