September 11, 2003
Names of the Dead
I walked into my office this morning and decided to turn on CNN to watch the September 11 memorial ceremonies. Two minutes later I looked up and saw my officemate crying. Two nurses walked in to say good morning. They started to cry as well. "In retrospect," I mused aloud, "maybe turning on the TV wasn't such a good idea." Everyone laughed. We all felt a little better.
All morning, as I type blog posts and talk with ROC's computer consultant about Web design, I hear the names of the dead being read by children related to the victims. Name after name: the background noise of my morning. I'm trying not to look at the TV much. It's just too depressing.
Posted by mesh at September 11, 2003 11:26 AM | TrackBackThe names upset me too on Thursday. It didn't upset me that much 2 years ago. I think part of the reason I am more upset now is because I was picturing my students reading their daddies' and mommies' names. Sigh.
Posted by: Krista at September 15, 2003 02:56 PM