I didn't have Mudcat two years ago, and I wish that I had. My wife and I were just getting ready to leave the house when we got a phone call about the strike, and turned on our tv. We could only watch for a couple of minutes, because my gospel quartet was doing a program at noon. Driving down, we heard the description of the first tower going down. One of my sons worked in that area of New York, and one of my Brother-in-law's daughters did, too. We were overcome with grief and anxiety, and yet when we got to the Senior Center, we had a program to do for a room full of stunned Seniors. I have no idea if anyone was better off, or worse off, for hearing us. We were as stunned as everyone else. But we knew that we had to go on.

Pleasure in getting our come-uppance? I will never take pleasure in killing, whether we're doing it, or someone is doing it to us. Nothing has been accomplished on either side except more hatred, fear and anger. Life has just become more dangerous.

Jerry