Eve

It's the Eve of the big anniversary.

In some ways though, September 10th makes me sadder than the 11th.

This time last year, I didn't know much about Afghanistan, the Taliban, or even Osama Bin Laden. This time last year, tomorrow was just another day as far as I knew. This time last year, thousands of people were still alive, still with their families, still planning the rest of their lives with no clue theirs would end the next day. This time last year the renovations on the Pentagon were nearing completion, the Twin Towers still dominated New York's Skyline, and only a handful of people had ever heard of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

It's the anniversary of the last day we didn't think we needed to care about these things. I'm sad because I wish I could take things back to the way they were a year ago. I remember what I was doing at 8:47 on September 11th, but I wish for the life of me I could remember what I was doing September 10th and that I could still feel the same way about the world.

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