tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post6545809594213437469..comments2023-06-30T03:41:14.329-07:00Comments on Recovering from a life not lived: Where were you when the world stopped turning......An Open Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581361716412644419noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-47412854526073413512009-09-13T19:02:10.986-07:002009-09-13T19:02:10.986-07:00We had just moved, to the East coast. We had been ...We had just moved, to the East coast. We had been there, maybe a week. Cars were pulled over, on the side of the highway. I didn't know what was happening. The traffic from ct. to new york had come to a stop. My husband called me and told me to turn around, to do whatever I could and not go into the city. <br />xoxochristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541888793748453425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-11798484543029007152009-09-11T23:50:46.006-07:002009-09-11T23:50:46.006-07:00Roomie and I drove through the neighborhood tonigh...Roomie and I drove through the neighborhood tonight on the way to the shopping center and we noticed a side street as we passed....there were luminaries lining the street and a big huge banner highlighted with those luminaries, it was a tribute to the day....beautiful and amazing....saw many flags today, but, not as many as years before.....<br /><br />Thank you all for your recollections, they An Open Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581361716412644419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-74578424472017123902009-09-11T23:05:27.272-07:002009-09-11T23:05:27.272-07:00I was on the ninth day of my first year of teachin...I was on the ninth day of my first year of teaching. I stood in front of a classroom full of fourth graders and had to tell them the unimaginable. And, the next day, I met them at the door with a smile. So did every other teacher across America. And, the next day, firefighters all showed up to work. And, the next day, police officers kissed their families and headed off to work. And, those Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-61471791473629112622009-09-11T12:32:11.472-07:002009-09-11T12:32:11.472-07:00Thank you for this lovely tribute. I have been sp...Thank you for this lovely tribute. I have been spending the day writing and reading about others' experiences. I did not want to have the recap from the mainstream media. As a matter of fact, it was not long after 9/11 that I stopped actively watching TV. It was, as many have said, just too much to take and process, yet you could not look away. By reading others stories and tributes, I Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365918364420231384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-8731132344814810142009-09-11T09:02:09.173-07:002009-09-11T09:02:09.173-07:00I am Canadian. I was at work, my husband phoned me...I am Canadian. I was at work, my husband phoned me as soon as it was occurring. Our whole office came to a stand still for the day. We hooked up a tv and there was not a dry eye all day. We could not function and our boss was right there with us. Just the horror of it and we all admire and respect the United States so much as they protect us with their solid armed forces. Personally we hung an Delenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267264823175290041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-49319724098086213252009-09-11T07:51:52.956-07:002009-09-11T07:51:52.956-07:00I never turn on the TV. I, like you, like the bubb...I never turn on the TV. I, like you, like the bubble in which I live. And usually the television invades that bubble with information that sometimes I would prefer to live in denial of.<br />The morning of 9/11 I turned on the TV. Right as the second plane hit. Why? Why at that moment did I break tradition?<br /><br />The upside was that at that moment every American stood by one another, joined.f8hasithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195691823384775191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-26166134989491781522009-09-11T05:18:45.483-07:002009-09-11T05:18:45.483-07:00i was flying that morning...emergency landing in a...i was flying that morning...emergency landing in atlanta with the tens of thousands of other lost travelers...a surreal day. a fitting tribute and seeking your ending....peace.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-76720561707400457822009-09-11T05:03:36.577-07:002009-09-11T05:03:36.577-07:00Open Heart:
What a beautiful tribute!
I had just...Open Heart:<br /><br />What a beautiful tribute!<br /><br />I had just put up my ironing board and hauled out several big linen tablecloths to iron. I decided to distract myself from the chore with one of the network morning news programs. I watched the whole thing unfold in real time - debating if I should turn it off, feeling at moments like a voyeur standing on the sidelines watching people Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-48478247422453932062009-09-10T20:58:39.673-07:002009-09-10T20:58:39.673-07:00I have that alan song also as a tribute for my blo...I have that alan song also as a tribute for my blog in just a couple of hours for tomorrow!darsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204592599045715814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991158064027223654.post-9818002209186945492009-09-10T20:57:25.816-07:002009-09-10T20:57:25.816-07:00Watching Live on TV, My Mom called right after the...Watching Live on TV, My Mom called right after the first plane hit told me to get up and turn on the TV we were under attack...Chilled me to the bones!darsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204592599045715814noreply@blogger.com