I am watching the regular TV coverage and boy are the tears a problem here in my home. James Taylor and Paul Simon singing just brings me to tears anyway.

So many lives were lost in such a horrific manner. It wasn't an act of God. So so very sad to have lost that many people - they will never be forgotten.

I was in my office at the firm where I worked in downtown Burlington, VT. We heard about the first tower and all gathered in the conference room and watched the coverage on TV. We saw the second hit happen. And when the Pentagon was reported to have happened, we were horrified. It did feel like war to me. I knew that Burlington was probably not a target, but figured all major cities were a possible target.

Everyone in my office was very quiet and pensive. We took the rest of the day off to recover and regroup. Most government (Federal especially) was shut down in Burlington, so that they could set up better security. It took our city a couple of days to get back to a halfway normal routine.

I went on a week's scheduled vacation that following weekend. I went to Stone Harbor, NJ. I bought two Tshirts with American flags on them. I still wear them to this day, and think about how horrible that week was for me.... and how safe I was - compared to those families having to deal with the death and missing of their family members.

My nephew is a police officer and a volunteer firefighter. So he is really into the thick of this anniversary big time. He is there at the site right now, for the day.

Bless the souls of all the folks who's lives were ended needlessly. Bless the families as well.

Time to take stock.