Today is a rather blustery day in the NYC area. Trash and leaves are swirling and whipping through the air and down the streets. I can see the Hudson River from my home and it's choppy and full of whitecaps. It seems rather appropriate.
I took my daughter to the Liberty Science Center for something to do. (She has a real fondness for the place, especially the Great Toys from our Childhood display. Me too. Their simplistic genius is a wonderful reminder of better times.) It was a ghost town though. I think there was more staff around then spectators. One of the staff came up to us and emphatically thanked us for coming out today. It sullened my mood on a day when I wanted to be upbeat.
I consider myself extremely fortunate, living so close to Ground Zero, having lost little personally -- my commute, my view and a former co-worker I had not heard from in years. I'm rather worn out by the commemoration of 9/11. It’s not that I don't appreciate the magnitude of the event or the incredible loss. It's that I always remember. I just need to look out my window.
I remember and appreciate the life I still have and want to move on.
Here are a few links that I appreciated today:
