In the summer of 2001 I worked out in New York (Westchester County) about 1 hour away from Manhattan. It was probably the worst internship that I ever had but living in New York was worth the experience. Evey weekend I spent at least one day in the city…went to Queens and saw Shea Stadium, went to a Yankee game, fell asleep on the Phantom of the Opera, visited the churches, museums, Times Square, but there is one thing everyone asks me about that I do not remember.
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Did you go to the Twin Towers?

Honestly, I don’t know. I remember walking past them but at that time it wasn’t a big deal. Wouldn’t that be a blessing if it still wasn’t a big deal. Wouldn’t it be nice If it was just another tourist attraction and people still had offices there.
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Today, I put aside how I feel about the “results” of 9/11 and just reflect. I’m alive, breathing, kids are healthy, wife loves me, I get a check from work every other Thursday, and a roof over my head. Yesterday I ended up not being able to see the first 3 quarters of the ‘Nati because of a blown tire and a bootleg Tivo trippin’. I was hot, steam out the side of the ears hot, but it is a blessing that I get a chance to go through adversity…as hard as it can be sometime, I’m still here to talk about it.

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