Looking back to nine years ago, the feelings of horror and devastation still linger. The sense of not understanding what was happening in our world still permeates our thoughts at times. The anger and need for revenge still fall from our lips when the subject comes up in conversation. Many will try to say that America has forgotten. I assure you – we could never forget that day.

There will be many memorials all over the country today. Candles will be lit. Prayers will be said, and songs will be sung. Thousands of us choose to remember and reflect upon that day in our own solitary ways. It doesn’t really matter whether you participate in an organized service. It only matters that you remember and honor the victims of that awful day. Whether or not you support the war our country is fighting, I certainly hope you support the soldiers who are risking – and sometimes losing – their lives every moment of the day.

It doesn’t matter if you were born here in America, or if you’ve ever stepped foot on Her soil. The horrific events of 9-11 could happen anywhere, at any time. They could be re-enacted by any extremist group, any religious sector – any certifiable nutcase. No one is exempt from hatred of others, sadly. Intolerance is too ingrained in far too many people.

Do you plan to take time today to honor the victims and heroes of September 11th? What will you be doing?

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Remembering September 11, 2001

I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that Google is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street this week. A few days ago, Big Bird graced the famous search engine’s page. Next up was the Cookie Monster!! (Who doesn’t love cookies?). Today, I see Bert and Ernie smiling out at me. What’s up next? Will we see Elmo tomorrow? Personally, I vote for Grover. Grover was always my favorite.

While it’s whimsical and fun to remember our childhoods every time we load Google, some people are quite upset over this celebration. One of our community members “left” Google this week in disgust. He changed over to Bing as his search engine of choice, and vows to never return to Google. Why is he so upset? He feels it is a slap in the face to Americans that Google refuses to acknowledge the events of 9-11 with a remembrance on the site, while they embrace children’s television as though it were far more important than a day that shaped our history – and our country.

He makes a good point, you know. Of course 9-11 isn’t a day to “celebrate”. But who says that everything has to be a celebration? A simple but elegant tribute on September 11th on Google’s page would show that we haven’t forgotten. It would show that Google truly cares about the people they serve, and not just the numbers they rack up on a daily basis. It would show – much more so than Sesame Street does – that Google has humans running around in their offices somewhere.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you feel that Google is “right” in not commemorating the attack on America, instead favoring things like the anniversary of the Muppets? What else have you read or talked about today that might provoke a good debate or discussion? I know that there has been a lot going on in our community.

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Google Goes Sesame Street