Wednesday, September 19, 2001

 

Am I going to write something about "this" on my site ? I don't know. The news about "this" changes everyday. I wouldn't know where to start, what to include. I don't remember ever having trouble writing about news. I've written about teen-agers being killed by an oil tank explosion, plane crashes, devastating fires, kids dying of cancer ...... But I can't seem to figure out where to start with "this."

I do have lots of thoughts on it though. One is that we're finally giving credit to real heroes. The best way I can explain this is: The day of the attacks, Michael Jordan, a hero to many people, announced he was coming out of retirement and going back to the NBA. Who knew? Who cared? The real heroes were the firefighters, policemen and others who gave their lives to rescue innocent people. The real heroes were the people who fought hijackers and kept them from crashing a plane into the White House, the Capitol or wherever they were planning to strike. Maybe, finally, Americans will stop looking at the Michael Jordans, the Steve Youngs, the Mark Magwires as heroes. It's about time.

On another note, Jay Leno last night said people have been asking what America did to deserve this, to warrant such an attack on innocent people. Nothing, he said. We did nothing. "We were sucker-punched," Leno said. He hopes, as I do, that America strikes back. I agree with what President Bush said, too. We want bin Laden dead or alive.

posted by Anne 9/19/2001 08:22:00 AM