September 11, We will remember

[cassiesmom]

Yes, we will. It was a beautiful morning and I was getting ready to go out to work with Jodi, a nurse who worked from her home, and her sweet Great Dane, Max. (Karen- Max was the best "leaner" dog!) I remember Katie Couric on the Today show saying they were not quite sure why, but there was an airplane flying low over Manhattan. Then going to her house again the next day... I live under an airplane approach to Midway Airport, and it was so strange to not see or hear the planes regularly coming and going.

[Freedom]

It all comes back, every year. And . . . I did not know anyone, personally, who died that day. I can't imagine how this 'anniversary' feels for others.

Many photos and video tributes appear each year, on this day. Driving around today, flags were at half mast.

I'm sure I've posted this before. If you haven't already, I suggest reading On Top of the World: Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, & 9/11: A Story of Loss & Renewal. Very well written; brings it all back.

[Catty1]

I remember planes landing in Gander, Newfoundland when they couldn't land in the U.S. Those folks landed among the most down-to-earth, warm and big-hearted people in Canada, our Newfies.

It was beyond belief. Just...beyond anything.