On 9/11/2001, I took my life partner, Jane, to the local airport, bidding her goodbye as she took off to New York for a conference.
Later in the morning, I was at work, settling in to follow my business plan, which ... more

As in my state of Mass there are often visitors from places who have no round-abouts, I often give way when these perplexed folks get stymied and stuck in one.
On my way home for lunch a few days prior to ... more

Another day at work, nothing unusual. Heading to welding shop to get a repair for garage I worked at. On way back heard something on radio about WTC. Wasn't paying much attention, then heard crash, airplane crash. Thought sick way ... more

We in this country, in this generation, are – by destiny rather than choice – the watchmen on the walls of world freedom.  We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise ... more

I had gotten to work, and was gathering my notes to teach a class of freshman students.  The class was a semester- long class on: "How to go to College at this University."  I had retired from teaching at another ... more

September 11, 2001 started like any other work day, here in Nashville, TN. Up at 5:00am and out the door by 5:45am.  Little did I know how the day would unfold.  You see I have a twin sister, who was ... more

What Does It Take to Make a Hero?
Sometimes it takes a village. As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, who among us will not be sadly reminded of that day and of the firefighters who fought valiantly and thereby ... more

September 11, 2001 was an incredibly beautiful day in Middletown, Maryland. I was busy making a birthday cake for my daughter's seventh birthday dinner that evening. The phone rang and my father, who lives Florida, says to me, "Turn on ... more

It was Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001. I was living in a sleepy rural setting near Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas.
I was up and dressed, getting ready to drive into nearby Springdale to my job as a producer and editor ... more

I flew into Detroit early in the morning on the 11th from
New York.  I had been working all night, so after arriving in Detroit (where I am based), I drove home and went to bed.  I always left my answering ... more

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It was the summer of 2000 heading into the football season. Initially I wanted to find a game my son James and I could go to and see his favorite team the Green Bay Packers and my favorite team the ... more

9/11/01  I am a native New Yorker, living in Nashville, Tenn.  My day off, I was grocery shopping.  On my way out of the store, I saw a group of people gathered around the customer service desk, with the TV ... more