Here’s one good thing that happened as a result of 9/11
A love story that began as a result of 9/11.
I personally know another happily married couple who met because they were stranded on 9/11.
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Crawl, walk, run, stop, look, whisper, love.
Nice story! Especially since they’ve been happy together these past twenty years.
I suppose if life is agreeable for them, it’s satisfactory. For some reason, their story just doesn’t hit me.
She’d be more pleasant to look at if she quit coloring her hair and had it properly trimmed. He could do with a proper pair of specs (https://www.eyebuydirect.com/eyeglasses/frames/aura-ivory-tortoise-m-22210).
Life never stopping even in very sad days or wars ……
I know a GREAT thing that happened on 9/11 – on September 11 1683 that the conquering armies of Islam were met, held, and thrown back at the gates of Vienna…
This allowed for things like the Reconnaissance, and more
and this lesser event
Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, whose purity of voice and natural singing style earned her the nickname “the Swedish nightingale,” made her American debut at the Castle Garden Theatre in New York City on September 11, 1850
why did she kiss PT Barnum?
Upon finishing the song and bowing with Barnum, in front of all the cameras, she turns to Barnum and kisses him on the lips. Lind uses the kiss as her chance to say goodbye and continue her tour without him, as she knows he was returning home 🙂
I guess to forget tomorrow… I may learn the Jenny Lind polka
[sadly there are no recordings of her voice which was described as transcendent]
Trivial by comparison, but a fun stat nonetheless: On September 11, 1974, it took the St. Louis Cardinals 25 innings (the game went on for 7 hours) to beat the NY Mets. A record 202 batters went to the plate, as Félix (“El Gatito”) Millán and John Milner (both Mets) had twelve appearances apiece.
Damn story almost makes me think CNN isn’t all bad. Nicely told.
One other bit of good news: We’ll be spared having to listen to JoJo delivering a live address tomorrow: “President Joe Biden will not give a live speech to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. He will instead release a prerecorded video of his remarks. ‘You will hear from [Biden] in the form of a video in advance—or if that will be available that day, I should say,’ White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday.”
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-will-not-deliver-live-remarks-on-9-11-anniversary/
The most widespread “good” thing that happened as a result of 9/11 is it compelled a great many Americans to look deeply into the nature of Islam. People who had previously considered it on a par with say, Hinduism. I am one of those people. Prior to that event, I had thought it wild exageration when others spoke harshly of Islam itself. I’d bought into the meme that Islamists were “radicalized” Muslims.
I think that diverted flight to Newfoundland on 9/11 was the basis for the musical “Come From Away”.
My wife wanted to see it when it came to the Fisher Theater here in Detroit and I went along grudgingly. To my surprise it was wonderful. I highly recommend seeing it if you get the chance.
My sister, also in the Detroit area, loved that show as well
I can’t bring myself to go see if I can find this video. But here is the conversation my kids high school is having.
9/11 video discussion questions:
What stood out for you from the video?
Was there any new information or did you learn something new?
Has your opinion or understanding of 9/11 changed? If so, how or why has it changed?
What have you heard from your parents/relatives/neighbors about 9/11 prior to today?
Is it appropriate to continue to remember the events from 9/11 or would it be better to “move on”? Please explain your answers
Thinking about what we learned last year regarding the Pyramid of Hate, where would you classify the tragedy of 9/11 (biased attitudes, acts of bias, discrimination, biased motivated violence, or genocide)
How might you use the tools for interruption in a conversation about 9/11 that turns hateful or angry (Interrupt, Question, Educate, Echo)
One of the legacies of 9/11 are the acts of kindness or compassion that occurred, how might you carry on this legacy at Homestead?
@JimNorCal:
I like the sound of this Pyramid of Hate. Can feel myself self-actualizing already.
But here is the conversation my kids high school is having.
JimNorCal:
Oh gawd. This is indoctrination to be a social justice activist. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you.
What happens if a student doesn’t want to play along?
Zaphod, regardless of the Pyramid of Hate, I think that if the statute of limitations for hating Muslims has expired then Confederate General statues should be tolerated as well.
@JimNorCal
All of those discussion questions about the video (if it’s a video of the musical) have no relation to the video and are stupid except the last one. I have no idea what the “Pyramid of Hate” is.
The musical was in my view mostly non-political and dealt with “the acts of kindness and compassion that occurred” among ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. I don’t think there was anything more to take from it than that.
@JimNorCal:
“Confederate General statues should be tolerated as well”
Tolerated? They should be garlanded, Sir!
Chris B, sorry. I switched topics on you.
The school’s 9/11 video is unrelated to the show in Detroit about Canadian kindness to stranded American travelers.
They are trying to stop Americans from having any feeling of anger or distrust towards Muslims. Because if only American hatred and American intolerance were suppressed the world would be calm and peaceful. This is what they believe.
Chris B,
The article states specifically it was one of the flights the musical is based on and the couple’s story features prominently in the musical. They’ve seen it over 100 times!
For anyone who hasn’t seen it: Cleared for Chaos is a Canadian-made 45-minute documentary about the small group of ATCs at Gander, Newfoundland, who were suddenly tasked on 9/11 with landing over 200 planes bound for North America that were too far across the Atlantic to return to Europe when American airspace was suddenly closed.
You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqf1mSuyd9w&ab_channel=SycTech
If you have AppleTV+ (free trial offer) you can see the original Broadway cast production of Come From Away. Premiered yesterday, Sept. 10. It’s a fantastic show and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Seeing it in person is even better. Somehow manages to be heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.
Geoffrey.
Same thing with me. I started to learn about Islam and what its more strident adherents are capable of. For instance the word Islam means submission. Specifically, submission to Allah. But (there’s always a but), what submission means in this context is submission to Muhammad’s vision of what Allah wants as found in Koran and the Hadith.
The most recent thing I’ve learned about Islam is that it likely led to what we call the dark ages of Europe. In the process of conquering the Mediterranean basin, the final chapters closed on the western Roman empire. The coastlines were abandoned in favor of well fortified castles. The great estates were left to ruin because of Muslim slavers continuous raids. Most trade from the east was cut off.
The Vandals and Goths that had earlier conquered Rome saw western civilization as good thing and saw themselves as Roman. They merely took over as the new ruling class leaving the infrastructure, laws, and trade much the same for 300 years or so. Then the Muslims showed up.
@Yawrate given my penchant for history, science, etc… I had already known, but the knowing was more complicated by my wife being Indonesian – I learned and realized a lot more then… IF you look at it more nuanced (not the best word i know) you will see different functional groups of the whole… the leaders, the malcontents, the sinful earning a place they feel they could never have, the general public funding… much the same as government, military, operatives, and public paying taxes to fund the the first… which pays the others..
@PA+Cat;
Thanks for that link. Gotta be thinking they used up their lifetime supply of adrenaline in those 4 hours.
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