Seven Years Later
Today hurt. This beautiful Thursday was eerily reminiscent of that clear Tuesday seven years ago.
I've little to say, other than that the Big Picture's collection of 9/11-related photos is well worth a look.
Oh, 9/11 "Truthers", Purveyors Of Endless Comedy And Inspiration For View-Co-Host-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named
That expressway tanker truck fire in Oakland the other day seems to have driven the 9/11 conspiracy nuts"truthers" well, to distraction, shall we say. The Fark thread commenting upon the affair (see Panicky 9/11 truth nutjobs debate Oakland gas tanker incident, see their WTC conspiracy theories collapse as quickly as that highway did) is [...]
Holy Sensationalistic Scaremongering, Batman!
Tycho over at Penny Arcade pointed out a trailer for a forthcoming scaremongering "vidjyo games is the DEVvill!" "documentary" called (are you ready for this?) "Moral Kombat". Utterly irresponsible and disgusting, in the span of two short minutes this trailer manages to completely misrepresent video games as a whole and invoke the Columbine shootings, [...]
Happy Birthday, Brad
Another year gone by, buddy. Hope this year was better than most.
My best to you and your wife.
The Wound Is Far From Healed
The dread is mostly gone, but the cold fury remains, as do the tears - tears of sadness for those lost, tears of joy mixed with sorrow at the tales of heroism and the heroes that died that day. Such a catastrophe brought out the best in New Yorkers - no mean feat, that. September 11th showed that in the most impersonal and cynical city in America, everyday heroes still flourish. Day by day, EMTs, police officers, firemen, and first responders go quietly about their duties, never seeking praise from those of us cowardly enough to forget their everyday sacrifices. We conveniently forget that their sacrifices allow the rest of us the opportunity to even affect cycnicism. Do what you can to change that, won't you?
