I'll be posting stories of 9/11 later tonight

Edit: I'll try and post some links either tomorrow or wednesday, but we'll see...
09/11 19:39:00

September 11th

Well, it's been five years since the September 11th attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. There are so many things have changed. Airlines have been more strict on what can and cannot be brought onto a plane, who can and cannot fly, and not to mention the legislature that allows the government to basically do anything they want; this includes listening in on anybody's phone conversation, without a warrant, which violates the bill of rights, but nobody seems to really care.
We've had Osama Bin Laden video tapes, Saddam Hussein being removed from power for supposedly having Weapons of Mass Destruction, yet none were found. So the United States attack of terror has started two wars, of which neither will allow the United States to get out of these wars any time soon. Oh, wait, I'm sorry, I mean "police action"... it's not a war... although war is defined as when young men die because of the will of the leaders.

There is no Privacy left for anybody. The US Patriot Act basically allows the government to do absolutely anything that they want to. They can arrest you because they believe as though you're a terrorist, and they can hold you indefinately. Now why would they allow this to happen? Well, that's the problem with this nation, being way too politically inactive. Well It has been five years now, and it is a tragic event, and many thousands of innocent lives were lost on that day, and have been lost since as a direct result of the attacks. There have also been several songs that have been written about that day, most notably Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stop Turning)". Personally so many things have happened, and I won't even go into them, Here's my story for the day though.

It was a Tuesday, and I had to work at 12 that day, which wasn't anything unusual. It seemed like a typical day, nice, bright and sunny, no clouds or rain, just another day in the Chicago area. So I woke up about 8:30 and turned on the TV, just for shagrins, because I could, and I was flipping through the channels and saw a tower burning, so naturally it caught my eye. I went and turned on the second TV that I could see from the living room, so I could listen to the whole thing while getting ready for work. But as I sat watching it, I saw the second plane hit the tower, and this feeling of complete terror went through my body... So I waited as long as possible to get ready for work. When I got in the car I turned on the radio and of course there was more coverage of the burning building. I arrived at work early, per usual, and they already had a radio in the staff lounge with the coverage on. I told my boss that I really didn't feel like doing much, but as usual, I did work and did do some shelving. That day at work was very slow, we had at most 20 people all day long. I remember having one patron come in and say to us, "they let us leave work early", and I know most of the kids at the schools had the opportunity to leave early if their parents pulled them out. On the evening of the 11th I ran out and bought the special edition papers I still have them. I did run out early on the 12th and buy the papers and any from the 11th that I could find. I had trouble sleeping on the 11th, and of course I sat and watched all of the coverage that I could, and looked at the internet coverage, and weeks later I still looked at the information and websites for the event. I've purchased a few books regarding the towers, and the like, which can all be located on my books site. I don't know if it ever really made me angry, just scared and vulnerable. I don't know what else to say about the event. It was however the first time that all planes have been grounded for the entire country, something that still has not happened since the event.

Here are the lyrics to song Where Where You (When the World Stopped Turning) by Alan Jackson

Where Were You When The World Stop Turning On That September Day
Were You In The Yard With Your Wife And Children
Or Working On Some Stage In L.A.
Did You Stand There In Shock At The Sight Of That Black Smoke
Rising Against That Blue Sky
Did You Shout Out In Anger, In Fear For Your Neighbor
Or Did You Just Sit Down And Cry

Did You Weep For The Children Who Lost Their Dear Loved Ones
And Pray For The Ones Who Don't Know
Did You Rejoice For The People Who Walked From The Rubble
And Sob For The Ones Left Below
Did You Burst Out In Pride For The Red, White And Blue
And The Heroes Who Died Just Doin' What They Do
Did You Look Up To Heaven For Some Kind Of Answer
And Look At Yourself And What Really Matters

I'm Just A Singer Of Simple Songs
I'm Not A Real Political Man
I Watch CNN But I'm Not Sure I Could
Tell You The Difference In Iraq And Iran
But I Know Jesus And I Talk To God
And I Remember This From When I Was Young
Faith, Hope And Love Are Some Good Things He Gave Us
And The Greatest Is Love

Where Were You When The World Stop Turning On That September Day
Teaching A Class Full Of Innocent Children
Or Driving Down Some Cold Interstate
Did You Feel Guilty 'Cause You're A Survivor
In A Crowded Room Did You Feel Alone
Did You Call Up Your Mother And Tell Her You Loved Her
Did You Dust Off That Bible At Home

Did You Open Your Eyes, Hope It Never Happened
And You Close Your Eyes And Not Go To Sleep
Did You Notice The Sunset The First Time In Ages
Or Speak To Some Stranger On The Street
Did You Lay Down At Night And Think Of Tomorrow
Go Out And Buy You A Gun
Did You Turn Off That Violent Old Movie You're Watchin'
And Turn On "I Love Lucy" Reruns

Did You Go To A Church And Hold Hands With Some Strangers
Stand In Line And Give Your Own Blood
Did You Just Stay Home And Cling Tight To Your Family
Thank God You Had Somebody To Love

I'm Just A Singer Of Simple Songs
I'm Not A Real Political Man
I Watch CNN But I'm Not Sure I Can
Tell You The Difference In Iraq And Iran
But I Know Jesus And I Talk To God
And I Remember This From When I Was Young
Faith, Hope And Love Are Some Good Things He Gave Us
And The Greatest Is Love

I'm Just A Singer Of Simple Songs
I'm Not A Real Political Man
I Watch CNN But I'm Not Sure I Can
Tell You The Difference In Iraq And Iran
But I Know Jesus And I Talk To God
And I Remember This From When I Was Young
Faith, Hope And Love Are Some Good Things He Gave Us
And The Greatest Is Love
And The Greatest Is Love
And The Greatest Is Love
Where Were You When The World Stop Turning On That September Day

So I want to know what everybody else was doing that day, you can leave a comment, or preferably e-mail me, and I'll post it up. I haven't seen the movie United 93 yet, but I will when the DVD comes out. So many people lost their lives that day, ordinary heroes like the Police Officers and Fire fighters just doing their jobs, not to mention the people in the trade center. It's all very tragic, and none of them should have perished, but they did. They'll always be in the collective concious of the American people. I personally am thankful for everybody and everything my life, there are those who never got to say goodbye to the ones that they loved.

Peace out....

Well, There's a new release, and you know what that means... time for any problems to be reported... Also, there's a new feature called registered user, so if you register your account for comments, it'd be greatly appreciated... additionally I do have the option to require you to be registered in order to post comments....

Stories of the week have been posted... check them out here. There are Plenty of stories this week....40 total.

So of course, me being me, I'm doing my independent study history class writing assignment like I should be... and well... I can't seem to figure out why I can't fully understand what one editor is saying about family life between 1880 and 1920... I mean I understand that money wasn't such a big factor during the 1880's, the lack of providing what constituted "necessities of life", like enough clothes, a shelter, enough food (during the 1880s)... but then during the 1920's, what constituted a "necessity" had changed... it's like it was to keep up with the Jones's... like never having flashy, materialistic things was enough.... much like some think today....

anyway... my prediction is that one day everything will collapse, and we'll go back to pre 1900 times, where having materialistic things doesn't mean anything....

Well, I've given up on even trying to look for anybody to date, because, well it's not working... and givine up is easier than to keep trying.... anywho...

the past several days haven't been the best I've had... I'm just tired of absolutely everything... I'm sick of work, I'm sick of looking for somebody, I'm tired of always being there for everybody, yet nobody being there for me when I need it... there's only a few people who are there when I need it... and they know who they are....

I'm thinking over my entire life in terms of where I'm at, where I'm going, and the the like.... I need a change, but I'm not sure what change yet.... we'll see...

well... there are no stories of the week again this week... I'm going to double up... I'm thinking I might switch to just once every other week and put a bunch of stories on there...

I bought a TV Tuner card for my computer the other day, an MSI ATI Theater 500 Pro.... seemed like a good card, but I couldn't get it to work at all.... so I returned it and bought a Sabrent TV Tuner & FM Radio card for 1/3 of the price... and this one actually works, and it does it's job quite well.... and the recording feature works well... there's a scheduling thing, but there's some nuance with it... I sent an email to their tech support to see what can be done about it... but we'll see if I get a response....

the only issue is that there are several shows that I want to record simultaneously but can't, because of scheduling... oh well...

The stories of the week have been posted here... Check them out... some good ones in there.... Additional category this week..

Here are the lyrics to a Lucky Boys Confusion's Song... it just seems to describe where I'm at right now.... which isn't always a bad thing...

The World Is Blacked Out In The Bedroom
The Radio Won't Let Her Down
Every Note Is A Reminder
Another Failure Born

Thirty Miles Outside Chicago
Kids Now What's Really Going On
Still This Gravel Highway Makes A Statement
We're Another Town Gone Wrong

Moving Out And Moving On
You Used To Look Like Me
Moving Out And Moving On, Forever
And This Autumn Air Reminds
How Things All Slowly Unwind
Changing Times Have Been Unkind To You
As These Days They Slip Away
We Grown Closer To Our Graves
Had The Best Time Of My Life, Without You

It's Three Month Since I've Seen Chicago
Now The Building Aren't So Tall
I Found Our Initials In The Pavement
Just Another Dream Gone Wrong

Moving Out And Moving On
You Used To Look Like Me
Moving Out And Moving On, Forever
And This Autumn Air Reminds
How Things All Slowly Unwind
Changing Times Have Been Unkind To You
As These Days They Slip Away
We Grown Closer To Our Graves
Had The Best Time Of My Life, Without You

I Bet It's Simpler Today
Throwing Everything Away
But The Memory Remains
I Bet It's Simpler Today
Throwing Everything Away
But The Memory Remains, Forever

And This Autumn Air Reminds
How Things All Slowly Unwind
Changing Times Have Been Unkind To You
As These Days They Slip Away
We Grown Closer To Our Graves
Had The Best Time Of My Life

And This Autumn Air Reminds
How Things All Slowly Unwind
Changing Times Have Been Unkind To You
As These Days They Slip Away
We Grown Closer To Our Graves
Had The Best Time Of My Life