9/11

Exactly two years ago at this time, I was in my car trying to figure out how to get out of Washington. You see, about 9 AM I was in a meeting on the 10th floor of a Crystal City office building when the plane hit the Pentagon. My location was not half a mile from the impact point, so I had no problem seeing the thick, black smoke rising from the fire. My usual route home, which took me right by the Pentagon, had been blocked off. That day it took me 7 hours to find an alternate route out of DC and get back.

Several of my co-workers were actually inside the Pentagon at the time of impact. One died. There's a small memorial honoring Ron in the lobby of the building where I work. The memorial consists of his portrait and a small table. Usually there's only a small plaque on the table. Today there were flowers.

I guess you can have worse travel experiences than my trip to Tucson.
K-