I spent most of today avoiding the inevitable media onslaught (which was easy to do holed up in a bunker-like cubicle with "FOR CREDIT REWRITE/REVIEW IN PROGRESS" [ and Tassadar guarding me from interruption]). I have been beaten pretty thin over the last two weeks, and I still have a long way to go until I can get back to normal (roughly three weeks and two cert reviews or so).
But that's not important right now. I just finished reading this article (Cult of the Dead Cow #396 - A Firefighter's Account of Ground Zero Following 9/11). It's the story of a man (John Kozubik) who hitchhiked from Virginia to Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks to volunteer as a fireman. It is not a feel-good piece - it is exactly what it claims to be, and succeeds as the retelling of one man's wish to do something to make the world a better place in the face of an adversity beyond comprehension. It is not a political piece - it is a deeply personal response from a man in touch with his experiences.
It's a very long piece - but you will be grateful for trudging as far as you did when you make it to the end. Somehow, that seems most appropriate to me right now.
But that's not important right now. I just finished reading this article (Cult of the Dead Cow #396 - A Firefighter's Account of Ground Zero Following 9/11). It's the story of a man (John Kozubik) who hitchhiked from Virginia to Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks to volunteer as a fireman. It is not a feel-good piece - it is exactly what it claims to be, and succeeds as the retelling of one man's wish to do something to make the world a better place in the face of an adversity beyond comprehension. It is not a political piece - it is a deeply personal response from a man in touch with his experiences.
It's a very long piece - but you will be grateful for trudging as far as you did when you make it to the end. Somehow, that seems most appropriate to me right now.
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