9/11/01

Next year, 9/11 falls on a Sunday so we won’t have much of a choice assuming I’m still here at that point (not that I intend to be anywhere else if I have a say). We will have to post covering the games. Whenever possible, though, I like to refrain posting on this day.

A lot of people repeat bumper sticker slogans like “I Remember” and “Never Forget” but I don’t think many people really take the time to grasp what really took place. Unless you were there or lost somebody dear to you, it might have only a peripheral impact as time goes on, even for people like me who live in the area. We go back to living our normal lives tomorrow, while those who lost somebody else carry the day forever.

Most of us who weren’t directly affected still felt something in us at the time. We thought about life and made promises to ourselves about changing the way we did things. These are small day to day things like trying to put ourselves in the shoes of another, being more understanding, not taking life for granted, etc. Let’s be honest. As time passes, those promises fade. Look at our society now. Think about the way people acted in the immediate aftermath. A lot of people have forgetten and don’t remember no matter what their bumper stickers might say. Maybe taking the time people usually read GGN to reflect on this today will make a difference.

Anyway that’s why I closed shop today. I’ll admit there might be people out there who were directly hit and use this site as a distraction. I do feel terribly and apologize if that is the case for anybody. My aim is to do more good than harm by proceeding this way.