Severe clear.

01:27 pm September 10th, 2011




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	Severe clear.
	The sky was gorgeous last night- a palette of blue, white, yellow and pink. Today, 73F and only the puffiest of clouds. I hope it rains tomorrow. Anything to wash away the memory of how absolutely clear, and dry, and perfect the blue of that sky was before. Several contemporary articles referred to the sky condition as being what pilots call "severe clear"- as a synonym for "unlimited visibility." Little did we know how limited our vision was. I will have trouble writing about this tomorrow. Obviously, I'm having trouble now. I wasn't There, I lost no one within even six Kevin Bacon degrees, and I cannot begin to presume empathy with anyone who was, or did. But it is still painful. I worry about those who will find unfortunate triggers in images, and sound bites, and other visceral recollections of What, and When, and Where, and How. I have yet to watch any video of it, or hear any sound of it, and do not know if I will be able to. Not surprisingly, ten years later, we're still incredibly conflicted about Why. Probably we always will be. If plans hold, I will be in a sanctuary tomorrow- the one which sanctified our wedding, Emily's christening, and, sometime in the waning moments of that tragic week, some spontaneous form of remembrance for what, then, had just happened. I have other reasons for being there tomorrow, but it will be a good place to remember a bad time.

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From: mayiwrite	Date: September 10th, 2011 05:53 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Thank you for this. I wasn't there, either, but I'm there with you now.

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	From: headbanger118	Date: September 10th, 2011 07:14 pm (UTC)		(Link)

The skies are beautiful here too...fall is in the air. I concentrate on that and try to remain positive.

Tomorrow's anniversary takes me back to a day when my life changed forever. It would be the act that, logically or not, took my husband to war twice, and resulted in the loss of one of his dear troopmates in battle.

It was the act that made America realize we were not invincible. It was our generations Pearl Harbor, and my mother said, "Now you know how we felt then."

My thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost someone dear to them in the attacks on the WTC, the Pentagon, and on the plane that crashed in PA. I pray they find comfort and not stress in the memorials that are being done for their loved ones.

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	From: bill_sheehan	Date: September 11th, 2011 02:05 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I am not far from Logan Airport. For once, it's nice to hear the jets.

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	From: digitalemur	Date: September 12th, 2011 03:58 pm (UTC)		(Link)

We spent four hours in the woods and then went for ice cream, me and a friend. We don't really want to think about 10 years ago because our lives were really not good for multiple reasons. So we just were thankful that lives and careers are better now, and we got some exercise.

There were F-15Es flying above the mountain the whole time we were there, and I bet those pilots were enjoying being in the air.

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	From: murrday	Date: September 12th, 2011 06:28 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I deliberately did not rewatch the videos. I will always remember, without having to watch again. I spent part of the day asleep, as a way of getting through it. On waking, I deliberately chose to share photos of an entirely different time in my life - Scout camp - with friends, so we had something happy to also remember on this day. Not as a denial of the experience. Rather as an affirmation that there are still good things to share, despite disasters, both then, and now.

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