As has been my custom for the last few years, I have been watching a rebroadcast of NBC's coverage of this life changing morning. The first thing I think of is that the Katie/Matt duo is no longer. As they continue to roll out details as they become available, it is strange when we already know how it ends. When they brought up the possibility of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, it was at first a vague notion and even after the crash, they were no convinced it was part of what had happened to the twin towers.
This year, there was a new change. As I type this, Tim Russert was trying to talk to someone in the Pentagon and kept having technical difficulties. Just hearing his voice reminds me how life goes on. As the years go by, the event becomes more and more the day that America grew up instantly. Some of the things I have forgotten and watching the coverage live, bring back. Bush had brown hair on Sept 11, 2001 - they cut away for his speech at the Pentagon this morning as he dedicated a new memorial and seven years later, his hair is mainly grey. He has had a tough 8 years, no matter what your politics are.
It is something that we have not been attacked again. While we have changed the way we do business, there are still many loopholes and quite frankly, if you had of ask me that on Sept 11, 2001 - I would have bet an wallet full of money that we would have lived through another one by now.
It seems like so long ago, in an age that seemed so innocent. We are more cynical now, disasters will do that to you. We hold our kids closer, we do look both ways before crossing the street and we stay strangers more often than not. It is part of the package. It it is how we roll...
