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Post by Christopher Myers on Jul 26, 2004 12:39:19 GMT -5
Simon, I apologize for misinterpeting your quote then  and I thank you Greatly for your kind words about my little epigraphs I will try to post some more tonight Christopher Myers politically interested just presently not knowledgable |
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Post by Christopher Myers on Jul 26, 2004 12:39:51 GMT -5
Simon, I apologize for misinterpeting your quote then and I thank you Greatly for your kind words about my little epigraphs I will try to post some more tonight Christopher Myers politically interested just presently not knowledgable |
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Post by Christopher Myers on Jul 26, 2004 12:41:47 GMT -5
Sorry for the double post  |
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Post by simon on Jul 26, 2004 13:05:11 GMT -5
No concerns at all sir.
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Post by James on Jul 28, 2004 7:58:27 GMT -5
Myers isn't even remotely sorry for the double post. He would triple, quadruple post even, just to catch up.  Step off ;D |
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Post by simon on Jul 28, 2004 14:09:26 GMT -5
No one is even in your league in that catagory James.
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Post by gambit on Jul 28, 2004 17:22:38 GMT -5
We could add Chris Myer's, Simon's and my post amounts and still would be 100-or so posts under James. * tsk * tsk * tsk *  MAN ! Simon, I will reply to you later today if I can. Later |
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Post by Christopher Myers on Jul 29, 2004 7:15:35 GMT -5
James, you crack me up I would have to 10 post each of my posts to catch you  Christopher Myers |
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Post by James on Jul 29, 2004 7:33:15 GMT -5
Chris, we should talk soon, I have information about a certain someone going to nationals that may not be fitting in where we previously thought.  (Sorry I used the universal symbol of THE DUKE, but I needed a sleek looking emoticon to wrap up my post ) |
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Post by Christopher Myers on Jul 30, 2004 10:47:22 GMT -5
James,
call me 917-776-6970
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Post by Christopher Myers on Jul 30, 2004 10:48:28 GMT -5
James call 917-776-6970 |
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Post by James on Jul 30, 2004 21:53:00 GMT -5
I heard you the first time I'll call ya tomorrow; I got home a little late tonight. |
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Post by Christopher Myers on Aug 1, 2004 2:23:17 GMT -5
James, sorry for the double post allthough I am sure you dont beleive me anyway did you read my article in the terrorist thread? I was curious of your opinion the most as a writer ( of the professional and talented kind ) I wrote it for my local newspaper after 911 Christopher Myers |
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Post by James on Aug 1, 2004 19:40:09 GMT -5
I just read it and found it to be both poignant and moving. That was a crazy period of time for me, the day the towers went down was the day I starting my first full-time newswriting job. It was a crazy experience, surreal. Less than one year later I was promoted to editor. I wrote and editorial about it, though I am not sure if it is still on line. |
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Post by James on Aug 1, 2004 19:46:45 GMT -5
9/11 One Year Later
"It hasn't even been a year yet," Legislative Councilman D-at-Large Henry Candido said. "For three months being on the road you would see everyone with flags out. Now it seems like we've forgotten about it."
Well here is a reminder. Last Sept. 11, two planes filled to capacity with jet fuel sliced into towers one and two killing everyone on board and more than 2000 people that were merely going about their workday.
Watching the horrific images felt like buckets of ice water were poured over our hearts again and again. Video chronicling the implosion of the towers became indelibly etched in our minds. Firefighters, onlookers and volunteers described the wreckage as a war zone, as if bombs were dropped, and forever it will be known as "ground zero."
Girders of steel 11-feet thick were bent and contorted like pretzels, glass windows and floor beams melted from the scorching jet fuel, people leaped from the firing inferno flapping their arms, praying that their God would enable them to fly just once.
And while most days in New York City seem to defy convention, Sept. 11 could only be described as utter chaos. The city's infrastructure halted, mass transit slowed to a stop, cell phones were rendered inoperable and a state of paranoia permeated throughout Manhattan as a black cloud, which would remain for months came steaming from the wreckage.
Masses of people covered in ash marched sluggishly across the bridges that traverse the East River, connecting Manhattan to the boroughs.
Meanwhile heroes in uniform were weaving through those inside the towers who were running down flights of stairs to escape. But the police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians continued to ascend the steps to a raging blaze, which engulfed more than 10 floors.
A similar scenario unfolded in Washington. Terrorists forced down a jetliner barely 100 feet above metro D.C. highways, driving it into the Pentagon like a stake into America's collective heart. The hundreds on board the flight as well as government employees, restaurant workers, janitors, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters perished. A chunk of the Pentagon was removed like a tooth from a perfect smile and the meaning of 911 would forever be redefined. Never have so many rescue workers been deployed. Never have so many rescue workers died.
For the months to follow, blind patriotism prevailed. Serene vigils were held, people joined hands putting race, religion and socioeconomics aside, sporting events were cancelled and everyone collectively exhaled, putting life into perspective and reflecting on the worst events on this soil since the Civil War.
Gradually those memories, which were once so fresh in our minds, became stale. People began to speak of a return to normalcy. But normalcy in this case would have been regression. What we needed was progression.
The show went on. President George Bush and Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said America needed baseball more than ever. The Yankees lost a heartbreaker in the World Series and just prior to the end of the season the fleeting sense of patriotic duty that could be seen in the players' eyes was replaced with dollar signs. We are all looking forward to a play stoppage next year.
Greed returned and Hollywood went back to making movies that capitalize on chaos. Air traffic gradually returned to the skies, motorists became increasingly impolite and all of the things that we found petty for those weeks once again became important to us. Things went back to the way they were only now America is slightly more on edge.
So what have we learned?
One can only hope that the people of Hamden will join hands once again to show support for their town and its memorial motorcade. Civic organizations in town are planning a whole week of events to honor those who participated in the rescue efforts and to remember those who were lost.
Candido and his team of public servants and community leaders are putting hard work into this memorial week. The man wants the people of Hamden to help and to participate. Help make Hamden a city upon a hill. For more information call Henry Candido at 288-1526.
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and I thank you Greatly for your kind words about my little epigraphs I will try to post some more tonight
MAN !
