Thoughts about world events

This is an actual picture of

The World Trade Center

My Dad worked for

The Port Authority for many years up until the late '90s

He was there on the day of the '93 bombing

We grew up knowing this building

this was the landmark to welcome me "home"

when we crossed the Tappan Zee Bridge

after our 10 hour trip up 95 North

When the news about Bin Laden came across I did feel joyful at first

but that just didnt feel right

It didnt feel right to celebrate someone's death

Yet it is hard to comprehend his purpose here on Earth

But hate is hate is hate, no matter how you slice it

There is no other person on the face of this Earth that is more evil than him

But hate is still hate

So it is relief

Maybe the families of the victims of 9/11 & all that have lost their lives protecting & serving

(there are too many, one life was too many!)

feel some justice

knowing the Earth is rid of such a wretched person

that he can no longer spew his filth & influence others

but there are more like him,

waiting in the wings

I am sure of that

So today,

when I found this quote I knew I had to share it.

(thanks S.H.S.)

As hard as it is,

Dr. King had it right!

"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

-Martin Luther King Jr.

Never Forget-9 Year Anniversary of 9/11

These are actual pictures taken of
the World Trade Center
Twin Towers in the 1970's

The photos were taken by my father of the WTC & the park surrounding.
They were taken back when these things were not common place:

color coded terror alerts
Al queda
extreme security at airports
infidels
weapons of mass destruction
Osama Bin Laden
Evil doers
shoe bombs
2 oz limit of liquid on airplanes
war in Iraq
Taliban
an attack on American soil
using airplanes full of fuel as "missiles"
Flight 11
Flight175
Flight 77
Flight 93
Anthrax
box cutters


On this day I always feel compelled to watch the specials
and watch the news.
I want to be reminded of the pain that we all felt that day,
in some way it is my version of never forgetting.

Most of us can't even remember what life was life before 9/11
It makes me sad that my children will not know life
without knowledge of 9/11

Today I did participate in Tunnel to Towers 5K run/walk in
Wake Forest.
this is the official site where it all began,
in honor of Steven Stiller

http://tunneltotowersrun.org/

this is where we ran today:

http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/630258/wake-forest-holds-tunnel-to-towers-5k-run

Saying prayers for all who lost loved ones that day.