A Week of Mourning
Posted By CindyAs everyone knows, this Thursday is Sept. 11th. Even if I did not know what month I was in, I easily could guess by the amount of government hits I am getting and have been for the past month and a half. This is part of a democracy. Our government does monitor. I am sure they monitor my site because of “underground” in the title but that does not bother me, as long as free speech remains.
People who are close friends of mine, and yes I DO HAVE close friends, know I have done work for the government from time to time. There is no greater country, even with our problems than the United States. I love the United States with all my heart. Sept. 11th to this day, bothers me so badly, all I do is cry when I think about it.
So, for this week, I will be doing features on Sept. 11th, especially the World Trade Center. I LOVED the World Trade Center. I was there at least 100 times. In fact, I was there in late August 2001, but it was so crowded that day, our family could not get to the observation deck so we ended up going to the Empire State Building. My son has a great photo of the World Trade Center from there taken by my sister-in-law.
Now, I did want to mention an e-mail that I received from the Police Chief Michael Cruess regarding my statement that the Town Manager and the Police Chief should walk around the Fall Festival this Saturday, Sept. 13th and meet and greet people.
Now, the Chief reminded me that the Cheshire Police Department DOES indeed have a booth set up with literature and staffed all day by various members of the Department, including the Chief. And yes, Chief I DO REMEMBER the conversation we had that day at the fair. But, I hope you will go around and speak to as many people as possible, besides people you know, and invite them to come to your late night office hours the first Thursday of each month.
These late night office hours at the Town Hall and Police Station could stand with a little more publicity, like on Channel 14 the Government Channel, and in the Herald!! Hopefully the Town of Cheshire will have a booth and the Town Manager will go around and speak with people. I know he has late office hours every first Thursday of the month also, but I believe he still should go around and get to know the townspeople.
Besides featuring articles on Sept. 11th, I will be featuring music videos that feature the World Trade Center in it. When I researched this, I couldn’t believe how many artists used background or flyby shots of the World Trade Center, especially music videos of the 80’s. It was a hallmark and people of the United States, especially New Yorkers, were so proud of it. There is and will never be another place like it–ever. SO SO SAD.
Now, speaking of the Fall Festival, I probably will NOT be in attendance, one because it is my b-day, two, because I want to go to New Hampshire and three, I really don’t believe there should be ANY FESTIVITIES this entire week because of Sept. 11th.
Everyone should be in mourning the ENTIRE WEEK. I mean, how can we laugh and have fun, when there are people whose remains were never found–the people who had to jump from over 1200 feet in the air–the people whose remains were found in the Deustche Bank months, even years later!!
The people on those three flights, especially Flight 11-the first plane to be hijacked and hit the World Trade Center; and Flight 93 which crashed in Pennslyvania. Everyone should spend this week in reflection not at a fair or at fireworks.
I am going to put aside all our petty arguments, yes, even this ticket issue, and let it go for a while. So should everyone else.
As I always tell my children, if you had three minutes to live–what would be YOUR LAST THOUGHTS!!
Nothing is more important than these people who died and the people who died trying to save lives. Let us never stop remembering the people who could not find their loved ones and posted photo after photo in New York City. I remember a poignant scene where ex-President Bill Clinton had walked to the ruins of the World Trade Center a few days after the attack, and people came running up to him, crying, screaming, tugging at him, begging him to help them find their loved ones who were missing. It was if they thought by going to him and touching him, that things would be alright. That was one of the most moving scenes I have ever seen on Television–EVER!!
Now in keeping with the memory of Sept. 11th, let us reflect and remember the marvel and accomplishment of one generation–let us remember the World Trade Center in all of its magnificence. New York City will NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT IT!!

