A few thoughts on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.
I distinctly remember 9/10/01 in the morning. I went to the Albertson's below the 10 Freeway that Monday morning, and I had a short chat with the checker who told me that it was a great day to be alive because we live in a wonderful country. The weather was beautiful that day in Claremont. The next morning I woke up to NPR and the news that something awful had happened in NY.
My daughter's friend's mother had a real connection to the World Trade Center on that day - she was supposed to be giving a talk in a room at the top of one of the buildings, but had decided to stay in California because her daughter was playing her first volleyball game of the season. You can read her story in the Palo Alto Online here.
The Interfaith Walk and Rally for Hope and Peace (which has taken place on the Sunday closest to 9 / 11) happened exactly on the 10-year mark today and ended in Memorial Park.
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