Bittersweet
Well, as I set to create this post, I realize that it is September 11th again. While recalling the events in NYC, Katrina is still in the news. Rescue teams are still finding people. Our local governments are sending rescue workers, as well as food and supplies. Those whom have been rescued are trying to resume some shreds of normalcy.
My neighbor has relatives up from NOLA. It seems that they got in a few days ago. The especially surreal part about that is my neighbor’s daughter is getting married today. I could imagine choosing September 11th to get married was a choice that took some time to consider. With the current ongoing tragedy in LA at the forefront and literally brought to the living room in more ways than one, I am sure it will certainly not be a day the bride and groom will forget. I guess, for us, life must go on. Out of the ashes we rise, so to say, transformed by the experience. At least for me, I might enjoy that ‘lil daddy’ hug just a bit more; that drink, sip of Disaronno for me, touch of Baileys for her, shared after the little one is asleep. Doesn’t that amaretto seem a little sweeter when you realize the bottle isn’t endless (and you don’t how much is left in the bottle)?
I heard a comparison in the news yesterday between the 9/11 NYC emergency preparedness and the preparedness of the gulf coast with Katrina and I felt a little sick. Not to say one was worse than the other but they were/are very different. While there are things that could be done to improve communications and coordination, how can we really expect to be prepared for things of this scale? The discussion of practical logistics is not my point. That I am not prepared for a side-by-side comparison of 9/11 and Katrina is where I’m going with this. GOD HELP US with the voids left by the twin towers. GOD HELP US help those still stranded in Louisiana, as well as those who have gotten out. God help us to realize that we are not out of danger no matter how prepared we think we are. Help us to remember the sweet in life.
And just one more little thing,… …while you’re at it, can you watch over my Lil’boy so that he doesn’t hurt himself while trying to climb over his safety gate!
My neighbor has relatives up from NOLA. It seems that they got in a few days ago. The especially surreal part about that is my neighbor’s daughter is getting married today. I could imagine choosing September 11th to get married was a choice that took some time to consider. With the current ongoing tragedy in LA at the forefront and literally brought to the living room in more ways than one, I am sure it will certainly not be a day the bride and groom will forget. I guess, for us, life must go on. Out of the ashes we rise, so to say, transformed by the experience. At least for me, I might enjoy that ‘lil daddy’ hug just a bit more; that drink, sip of Disaronno for me, touch of Baileys for her, shared after the little one is asleep. Doesn’t that amaretto seem a little sweeter when you realize the bottle isn’t endless (and you don’t how much is left in the bottle)?
I heard a comparison in the news yesterday between the 9/11 NYC emergency preparedness and the preparedness of the gulf coast with Katrina and I felt a little sick. Not to say one was worse than the other but they were/are very different. While there are things that could be done to improve communications and coordination, how can we really expect to be prepared for things of this scale? The discussion of practical logistics is not my point. That I am not prepared for a side-by-side comparison of 9/11 and Katrina is where I’m going with this. GOD HELP US with the voids left by the twin towers. GOD HELP US help those still stranded in Louisiana, as well as those who have gotten out. God help us to realize that we are not out of danger no matter how prepared we think we are. Help us to remember the sweet in life.
And just one more little thing,… …while you’re at it, can you watch over my Lil’boy so that he doesn’t hurt himself while trying to climb over his safety gate!
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