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9/11
The radio ambushed me first thing this morning by featuring Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A”. I will always remember sitting in my car sobbing sometime in the week after the attacks – because that song, simple and earnest and … Continue reading
Sixteen years ago, part II
I’m sitting here watching a documentary on the History Channel about 9/11/2001, and wondering why on earth I do this to myself – why do I insist on picking the scab? But I have to. Survivor’s guilt, maybe? I’m fine; … Continue reading
Sandy Hook happened
Please don’t watch NBC tonight. Please. If you haven’t heard, as I wish I hadn’t, the new host of whatever news magazine they air on Sunday nights (I’m not looking it up) is debuting an interview with a … person … Continue reading
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God speed, John Glenn
I HATE THIS YEAR. I hate it more than I ever thought possible. There have been a lot of years of late for which December 31 came with a vicious Good riddance – but this? I would cheerfully burn the … Continue reading
15 years ago this morning
Can Sept. 11 ever be just another day? No, and we shouldn’t let it.
30 years ago today
Thirty years… And I still can’t watch the footage, or look at the images of the vapor trails without flinching. Thirty years. mission specialist Ellison S. Onizuka Teacher in Space Participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis Mission … Continue reading
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Tagged Challenger, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Ellison S. Onizuka, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Mike Smith, Ron McNair
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“Robin Williams can’t be dead.”
I’m far from the only one feeling that way. (CNN) — Most of the shock that resounds after hearing that Robin Williams died Monday comes from its utter implausibility. How could Robin Williams, of all people, just stop breathing, moving … Continue reading
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