Siskiyoutopia

‘Twas a truly horrific event. To have something so devastating affect the country and bring folks to tears - even those of us so far away in California, Alaska, Hawaii; not to mention citizens of other countries who cried with us - is testament to the impact this event had. I can’t watch the replays. Call me soft, but it still chokes me up. I’ve never been to N.Y., don’t particularly want to visit and I don’t have any family or friends there. But it’s still a part of where I live, my country, my people.

With the election coming up, it’s easy to get a sense of “us” and “them” and feel the divide between citizens and ideals. Let’s not forget that today, it’s all “us”, no “them”.

Thanks for the tribute, Debbie.

I was pretty surprised by the re-emerging of emotions as I watched that replay of events. It truly is a dynamic and unpleasant experience.

Life is real. .. sometimes real painful… we just keep going