9.11.2001

If you've been awake for more than 15 minutes, I'm sure you've already seen about 14 minutes of 9.11 coverage.  Here's one more:

The NFL and America: A 9/11 Tribute

As for me, I was asleep when the first plane hit.  Brandy and I had just started dating about a month earlier, and we had spent the night at her place.  I think I had worked the night shift before, so I was still asleep while she got ready for work.  Just before she left, she flipped on the Today Show, as she usually does, then she woke me up.

"A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center."

I was probably working on about 4 hours of sleep at that point, so it didn't sink in, probably not for a couple of minutes.

"What do you mean, 'a plane just crashed into the World Trade Center?'"

At that point, she was running late, so she left, and I dragged my ass out of bed just in time to see Tower One smoking for about 3 minutes before the second plane hit.  And I sat and watched, half-dazed from the lack of sleep and from the utter surreality of the events unfolding on TV.   Then the towers came down.

The rest of the day was something of a blur.  I was off that day, so I just sat around all day, watching news coverage.  I'm not even sure if I ate.

No one I know died in the crashes.  I can't imagine what it's been like for those who lost loved ones.  I can only offer my condolences and assistance, and I can remember that life is short, even without the events of our day.

Life is too short.  Live your life.