Last month, one of my best friends asked me what I plan on doing on Sept. 11. I told her that I was trying to write a longish piece on the Twin Towers and NYC, but the last two weeks have made it pretty tough for me to concentrate on that. I might be able to get to it this month, or maybe I’ll have it finished by next year’s anniversary.
At present, I’m just kinda dazed over the implications of having an entire city just emptied of its inhabitants. Amy & I have wondered about the long-term (as in, generational) implications of a NO,LA diaspora, spurred on by this article about black evacuees being housed on a military base in Utah.
Meanwhile, Winds of Change offers a roundup of 9.11 posts and links.
We’re going to kick back and watch football today. And we’ll cheer for the Saints. (It’s always been futile for Amy, but I bet they’ll have a lot more people cheering them on this season.)