9/11, Ten Years Later

Ten years.
Well technically in five hours it will be ten years.
Ten years ago our world of invincibility was rocked as the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Not since the American Civil War has there been such bloodshed on U.S. soil.
" Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day? Were you in the yard with your wife and children Or working on some stage in L.A.? Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke Risin' against that blue sky? Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor Or did you just sit down and cry?"
Can you remember where you were? I can. I actually volunteered to go with my youth group to help dig through the rubble to find victims but we were told to stay home. To many people had already volunteered I guess.
Many peoples lives have changed since that day. Men & women everywhere have joined the military to fight terrorism here & abroad, joined their local PD, FD, as well as the Medical Industry, just to help save others lives.
And while the sense of loyalty & pride for our country has fallen in the years since, I must say I am still very proud of the people I consider hero's. What about you? Are you proud? Or do you not care anymore? I'm not asking about the over publicized, cheap, tasteless, cashing in on a tragedy 9/11. I'm asking are you proud of us as a country, for where we've come since then? I sure hope so. Don't let the insensitive, money hungry grubs ruin what should be a memorable day for us all.

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Fanatic?

Season 4 of Sons Of Anarchy starts this Tue (September 6) at 10pm est on FX with a 90 minute premier!
Ok, that being said, I've caught some heat if you will for being such a huge fan of the show. Does it bother me? Not at all. What these people seam to forget is I already have an undying passion & love for motorcycles & the culture surrounding them. I think that Kurt Sutter ( http://www.sutterink.blogspot.com (( how cool is that we both use blogspot to blog our ramblings?!)) ) is a genius in the way he pulls you into the show with such intellectual writing, music & visual stimulant. Even if your not a fan of motorcycles (which Ron "Clay" Perlman said from the beginning he wasn't) the show itself is good enough to keep you entertained & on the edge of your seat, biting your nails & screaming at the characters on the tube while your watching. That is a sure sign of brilliance.
Kurt is often belittling himself saying he's just a writer not an actor & people won't be following him in mass numbers on his Twitter ( @sutterink ) yet he has over 51k followers with only slightly over 4k tweets. I have over 30k tweets & only 478 followers. Hey Kurt, I think they like you more sir.
The man is passionate about his work & portraying the world he holds so near & dear to his heart, and dammit, I love him for that!
So as a fan who is addicted to Sons Of Anarchy maybe I am slightly fanatical with my passion for a mere tv show, but it's an original idea executed with extreme passion & meticulous detail, let's face it there aren't many shows with original ideas executed this way anymore, & it's just, quite simply, a damn good show.
Kurt, I cannot wait until season 4 sir & patiently waiting for return to us, your fanatical fans on Twitter. We love ya man!

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