thread topic used to be anything that made us laugh...
topic now is Anything On The Planet (Or Beyond) That Is Of Interest.
amusement scores lots of points... but appreciation of people, places, things now moves to the front. observation and bewilderment go hand in hand. looking forward and looking back both can be shared.
**** >>> here's the pic of the firefighters raising the american flag yesterday afternoon (9/11/01) on the wreckage of the world trade center towers....
tanzania.northjersey.com ... whoever you are, wherever you roam, and whatever you think... keep it with your own <<< ****
#reply-16777701 ...
See their faces, read their stories and offer tributes to those lost in the September 11 attacks...
List of Names
cnn.com
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i am beginning the process of reading every name on the list, of pausing to reflect a moment on each name, to look at the photo, to note the person's age, to think of their nationality, the loved ones they left behind, what their futures may have been...
this is going to take awhile. it is devastating to read through the list in this manner. these people must be etched into our collective consciences for all time.
:)
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