Tuesday, September 11th

6 years. But it feels like yesterday. I was 3,000 miles from the destruction, but it felt like I was right there. I grew up in the DC area and visited NYC on numerous occasions. I knew these areas well. My Dad worked in the Pentagon for crying out loud. Is it always going to feel this intense? Why does it feel like many of the other people around me have digested and moved on? Is it because most of these people (out here in Oregon) have perhaps fewer contacts to DC and NYC? Why does it drive me mad that other people aren't/weren't as affected. I remember walking around on this day in 2001 and being irate that people were going about their daily lives. 6 years and it feels like yesterday. When will it at least feel like last week?