i was working in oddjobs in closter..i just made a bail so the fire marshall wouldnt come in and fine us.....and then maryann...(a cashier) started screaming....and then i found out what was going on...i went to the deli cuz i was damn hungry and i watched the news,,,,,it was the hardest bagel to eat that i ever had in my life.....and the store for the day was pretty much desolate i think we only had 20 customers the entire day....my old boss wife and kids were on a field trip they were going to visit either the pentagon or an area near the pentagon...luckily they were ok but they were trapped in washington for two days my boss was communicating with them nervously by phone.it was surreal cuz it was so beautiful out..and yet so sad.....to see my boss dialing and redialing the wife and kids cell with no answer was semi excrutiaiting to watch....the other sad part was all the alzheimer people coming to shop and not knowing what was goin on and greeting us with "its a beatuiful day isnt it"
ignorance truly was bliss i guess...i watched the news when i got home and just sat there emotionally comatose.......this is why i hate religion in general....cuz it brings us so many bloody wars over things we ourselves are not even sure of...i mean ideas are supposed to make us aim higher in ourlives...not tear us apart from each other....for those of you who have lost someone or know of one, my hearts and prayers are with you even though im not much of a praying man....thank you and may the adhesive called time hold you together one day longer... for one smile more can make that day go more quickly into the future....
sincerely,
carl frederich knieriem.................................9/11/2002