As for today, we have a friend visiting from Japan and she's of course gone thru a much larger national tragedy recently. We'll light a campfire and grill some lamb and drink some wine.
oooh, that sounds wonderful!!! edit: we're going out for brunch and going about our lovely sunday like we would any other....with the exception that we don't intend to turn on the tv or the radio.... edit....our brunch was canceled by my inlaws. now it's left over pizza for breakfast at home and lunch with them instead....
i didn't mean anyone's post...i meant only for myself, i can't think about it too much. i don't have the emotional energy to devote to it.
your post was wonderful.
As for today, we have a friend visiting from Japan and she's of course gone thru a much larger national tragedy recently. We'll light a campfire and grill some lamb and drink some wine.
i don't think it was dwelling. it was a nice read. and anyway, we're all dealing with today in different ways I think. Thanx for bringing your kids into our world. There is a whole lot of hope in those two.
s to you and yours.
Thanks.
8:30 here; they just blew the fire whistle. (edit: maybe it was just a fire )
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Sep 11, 2011 - 7:31am
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Yeah I sure didn't plan on writing all that
i don't think it was dwelling. it was a nice read. and anyway, we're all dealing with today in different ways I think. Thanx for bringing your kids into our world. There is a whole lot of hope in those two.
So I was mowing the lawn Friday and this amazing song came on the iPod... I'd never listened to the lyrics closely before but for some reason this time I heard every word. So now I guess I'm going to have to get more by him... another guy I've heard about but never enough to go investigate.
I've been on to this guy for years; pure genius, no one else quite like him. He has appeared on one or two of my mixtapes, when you are in my pod I will make sure and put another one in that mix.. Just get all of his stuff and you will not be disappointed. Special shout outs to Trance Manual, My 424, When it hits my blood, Pale Horse and White Dove.
Justine had just undergone her 2nd surgery to try to fix what was preventing her becoming pregnant. She reacted badly to the pain relief post-surgery and "coded," so once we got home we had some long talks about whether or not to proceed. Her doctor was very supportive and said that now that we knew of that problem, it could be avoided, so we were cautiously looking forward to finally having kids when this happened. We saw each other only briefly that morning, I'd opened the coffeehouse and she called me with the news; I put on NPR but they hadn't switched their feed over to live coverage yet and I just remember shouting at the radio for them to wake up! At about 8 (10 am Eastern), Justine came down to run the shop while I went to my day job. The place was almost empty by then and no one else came in all day. I went to work and pulled up CNN.com and just watched what I could, it was hit very hard and not much streaming was going on back then anyway. Someone found a TV down in the old snack room/lounge and we set up the rabbit ears and watched that snowy news for a while. The office building was built by Fitch Ratings, whose main offices are on Wall Street, so we had some concerns early on about that; in the end I don't think they lost anyone. But still, we were connected to Wall Street and pretty much all day there were 2 or 3 people outside just looking at the sky, watching, contemplating. I took a few turns looking at that beautiful sky. I got home that afternoon, Justine had closed up shop and gone home and had been watching the news for a couple of hours and when I walked in she just looked at me and asked "what are we doing?" Having kids right then seemed like a really bad idea, who wants their kids to grow up in this world anyway? But that's pretty much been the quandary forever, right? I told her if we changed our plans, then they win. The first time I'd heard that logic used, I swear! First of many, of course, but it's true. What could have been, never came to pass, and I just gave 9-year-old Augusta a hug. For all of you.
When I was pregnant with Jessica in 1979, the doomsday clock was at something like 4 minutes til midnight, and I laid in bed wondering how the HELL I could bring a child into this world. Three years later, I did it again. Now I am kind of sorry, because I believe my children will suffer.
Having children gives a person hope, that life will continue, that your children will make the world a better place because you are bringing love into the world.
So I was mowing the lawn Friday and this amazing song came on the iPod... I'd never listened to the lyrics closely before but for some reason this time I heard every word. So now I guess I'm going to have to get more by him... another guy I've heard about but never enough to go investigate.
I'll see you next fall / At another gun show / I'll call the day before, like usual But I wanted so much more / I got exodus damage bleed / Could not commit / Some things I'll never be So now we're talking about this / I'm starting to lose my confidence / No one ever says a word about / So much that happens in the world Dance Dance Revolution / All we're gonna get / Unless it falls apart / So I say: go, go, go, go down / Let it fall down / I'm ready for the end So the second plane hit at 9:02 / I saw it live on a hotel T.V. / Talking on my cell with you / You said this would happen / And just like that, it did Wrong about the feeling / Wrong about the sound / But right to say we would stand down An hour went by without a fighter in the sky / You said there's a reason why / So tell me now, I must confess / I'm not sick enough to guess Dance Dance Revolution / All we're gonna get / Unless it falls apart / So I say: go, go, go, go down / Let it fall down / I'm ready for the end So you hope that one person / Could solve everything / And for me, that's you / Sometimes that dream / Is a sad delusion / But sometimes it's true So now we're talking about this / I'm starting to lose my confidence / No one ever says a word about / So much that happens in the world Dance Dance Revolution / All we're gonna get / Unless it falls apart / So I say: go, go, go, go down / Let it fall down / I'm ready for the end
please give both of your children a hug for/from me
they are fortunate to have you and Justine for parents
and Vanderslice is excellent, I think he is buds with Grant Lee Phillips (Buffalo)
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Sep 11, 2011 - 6:59am
Antigone wrote:
Here it is very foggy and feels reverent, reminding me of the Simon and Garfunkel song, Bleeker Street:
Fog's rollin' in off the East River bank Like a shroud it covers Bleeker Street Fills the alleys where men sleep Hides the shepherd from the sheep
Voices leaking from a sad cafe Smiling faces try to understand I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand On Bleeker Street
A poet reads his crooked rhyme Holy, holy is his sacrament Thirty dollars pays your rent On Bleeker Street
I head a church bell softly chime In a melody sustainin' It's a long road to Caanan On Bleeker Street Bleeker Street
Sky of blackness and sorrow ( a dream of life) Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life) Sky of glory and sadness ( a dream of life) Sky of mercy, sky of fear ( a dream of life) Sky of memory and shadow ( a dream of life) Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life) Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life ( a dream of life)
So I was mowing the lawn Friday and this amazing song came on the iPod... I'd never listened to the lyrics closely before but for some reason this time I heard every word. So now I guess I'm going to have to get more by him... another guy I've heard about but never enough to go investigate.
I'll see you next fall / At another gun show / I'll call the day before, like usual But I wanted so much more / I got exodus damage bleed / Could not commit / Some things I'll never be So now we're talking about this / I'm starting to lose my confidence / No one ever says a word about / So much that happens in the world Dance Dance Revolution / All we're gonna get / Unless it falls apart / So I say: go, go, go, go down / Let it fall down / I'm ready for the end So the second plane hit at 9:02 / I saw it live on a hotel T.V. / Talking on my cell with you / You said this would happen / And just like that, it did Wrong about the feeling / Wrong about the sound / But right to say we would stand down An hour went by without a fighter in the sky / You said there's a reason why / So tell me now, I must confess / I'm not sick enough to guess Dance Dance Revolution / All we're gonna get / Unless it falls apart / So I say: go, go, go, go down / Let it fall down / I'm ready for the end So you hope that one person / Could solve everything / And for me, that's you / Sometimes that dream / Is a sad delusion / But sometimes it's true So now we're talking about this / I'm starting to lose my confidence / No one ever says a word about / So much that happens in the world Dance Dance Revolution / All we're gonna get / Unless it falls apart / So I say: go, go, go, go down / Let it fall down / I'm ready for the end
I was in awe of how the world pulled together in compassion. How communities rallied in unity. I wondered why it had to take such a huge tragedy to conjure that... Then, on November 8th, one of my best friends gave birth to her eldest son. I was in attendance, holding her leg as she pushed. I witnessed him come into the world. And he was like the salve on a huge, spiritual wound. I saw that miracle of life, and it somehow made things right in the world again. New life, innocence....and restored hope for the goodness of humanity.
I lived in the burbs and had an hour train ride to downtown Chicago, and when I got off the train at 9am, the streets were virtually empty, so unusual. Then a woman walked by me and told someone on her cell that people were jumping out of windows...wtf?!?! Then I got to my office, and it was obvious that something was going on, but I had no idea what. Then I listened to my voicemail where I had a message from my daughter about how the plane had hit the first tower. I ran upstairs to the tvs to watch, and then saw the second tower get hit. Everyone was astounded, no one knew what to do! Eventually it sank in that we had to get the hell outta there, especially because it was possible that Chicago would be the next target, the Sears Tower (now known as The Big Willie). So after we figured out that would would not be able to fax or FedEx, I left, walking, along with thousands of other zombies, about 2 miles north, where my brother picked me up. I hung around there until I felt it would be save to take the train home.
We had no work for the next couple days and I remember sitting in my yard and staring up at the sky, where there was an obvious lack of planes. (When you live near O'Hare/Midway, there is a constant presence of planes flying). It was like waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I was working at Morningstar (Morningstar gives this fund 5 *****s) and several people who died in the towers worked for fund companies, so it was particularly sad. Just outside my office window was a clear view of Sears Tower, and I spent hours after that staring and waiting for a plane to hit.
The Tribune ran the stories of those who died and every day on the train I read those stories and cried my eyes out.
Today, as we mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11th 2001 attacks on New York and Washington DC, let us remember all the innocent lives lost and ponder the continuing impact of that tragic day. September 11th reminds us of the horror we human beings can unleash on ourselves when we allow our human intelligence and powerful technology to be overtaken by hatred.
We need to learn from our painful memories of September 11th and become more aware of the destructive consequences that arise when we give in to feelings of hatred. This tragedy in particular has reinforced my belief that fostering a spirit of peaceful co-existence and mutual understanding among the world’s peoples and faith traditions is an urgent matter of importance to us all. We must therefore make every effort to ensure that our various faith traditions contribute to build a more caring, peaceful world.
Justine had just undergone her 2nd surgery to try to fix what was preventing her becoming pregnant. She reacted badly to the pain relief post-surgery and "coded," so once we got home we had some long talks about whether or not to proceed. Her doctor was very supportive and said that now that we knew of that problem, it could be avoided, so we were cautiously looking forward to finally having kids when this happened. We saw each other only briefly that morning, I'd opened the coffeehouse and she called me with the news; I put on NPR but they hadn't switched their feed over to live coverage yet and I just remember shouting at the radio for them to wake up! At about 8 (10 am Eastern), Justine came down to run the shop while I went to my day job. The place was almost empty by then and no one else came in all day. I went to work and pulled up CNN.com and just watched what I could, it was hit very hard and not much streaming was going on back then anyway. Someone found a TV down in the old snack room/lounge and we set up the rabbit ears and watched that snowy news for a while. The office building was built by Fitch Ratings, whose main offices are on Wall Street, so we had some concerns early on about that; in the end I don't think they lost anyone. But still, we were connected to Wall Street and pretty much all day there were 2 or 3 people outside just looking at the sky, watching, contemplating. I took a few turns looking at that beautiful sky. I got home that afternoon, Justine had closed up shop and gone home and had been watching the news for a couple of hours and when I walked in she just looked at me and asked "what are we doing?" Having kids right then seemed like a really bad idea, who wants their kids to grow up in this world anyway? But that's pretty much been the quandary forever, right? I told her if we changed our plans, then they win. The first time I'd heard that logic used, I swear! First of many, of course, but it's true. What could have been, never came to pass, and I just gave 9-year-old Augusta a hug. For all of you.
