Remembering 9/11

Three years ago today the radio woke me with grief.

Three years ago today I dressed for a day at work that will not leave my memory anytime soon.

Three years ago today nearly 3,000 men, women and children were mercilessly slaughtered. They were fellow countrymen, neighbor citizens of other countries, parents, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, friends, neighbors, lovers. Countless relationships terminated simply because they were useful fodder unfortunately present in an American symbol.

They did not all possess great talent, goodness or wealth. Some did, but none deserved to be taken early. They each should have lived long enough to reckon their lives by their own will; not by the will of others.

In memoriam.

Cox and Forkum

There is a digital archive of 9/11 material being organized by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

Little Green Footballs has a slide show of the day and aftermath.

A wikipedia entry exists; although it is marred by a left leaning bias, it is useful to get an overview of such a perspective (e.g., there is quite a bit of space devoted to conspiracy theories)