I guess I feel the need to expand on this a bit to... What happened on September 11 was a horrible tragedy painfully difficult to comprehend. My heart aches whenever I think about it. However, I have a life I need to lead, a job I need to do, a family I need to enjoy. Life does go. Living is the best revenge. I feel the media -- in the quest for ratings and dollars is making it very difficult. Surely there is news being made beyond this? (The tendency of the media to chase a "sexy" or emotional story? -- let's talk Gary Condit and the intern whose name many of us probably can't remember.) I realize the story is different on the East Coast but I do not know anyone who is afraid of anthrax. But the media BEFORE ANYTHING HAD EVEN HAPPENED was telling us we were scared into economic inactivity by fear of anthrax. Front page of Sunday's paper -- headline -- Many People Changing Travel Plans Due to Terrorism. When I read the article -- 24% said they'd change -- 74% said no change (2% undecided.) That headline SHOULD have read Vast Majority of People NOT Changing Travel Plans...

My rather rambling point is I believe the media is exacerbating the fears and emotions of the public and groups like the Red Cross (and for profits -- I heard a commercial - "If you love your family buy our dried food left over from when the media scared you silly about Y2K!") are reaping -- and I do mean reaping -- the benefits.