September 11 hurts.
As much as I want this site to focus on good news, not much good happened today. And I didn't really expect it to.
It rained. It was dark. And I had a disturbing experience at my day job.
As some of you know, I work for Comcast in Center City. My job is to communicate about the company's good works in the community, which are considerable.
The Comcast Center is 975 feet high. It is the tallest building between New York City and Chicago. I work on the 49th floor. It is September 11. And the emergency alarm goes off.
Damn.
Thankfully, it turned out to be a false alarm. But as I waited with my colleagues while cracking lame jokes, I wondered this: When will the specter of 9/11 leave us? My guess is not in the lifetimes of anyone capable of reading this.
That makes me sad.
So we will remember, and as a long-time journalist my memories will include the brave writers and broadcasters who risked their lives to tell this awful story. They are unsung heroes.
If you're considering a day trip from 19355 to Washington, D.C., you can learn about these journalists at the 9/11 Gallery in the Newseum, a fabulous building with dozens of exhibits focusing on how the news is gathered and presented. This Week with George Stephanopoulos is broadcast from the Newseum every Sunday morning.
As much as I want this site to focus on good news, not much good happened today. And I didn't really expect it to.
It rained. It was dark. And I had a disturbing experience at my day job.
As some of you know, I work for Comcast in Center City. My job is to communicate about the company's good works in the community, which are considerable.
The Comcast Center is 975 feet high. It is the tallest building between New York City and Chicago. I work on the 49th floor. It is September 11. And the emergency alarm goes off.
Damn.
Thankfully, it turned out to be a false alarm. But as I waited with my colleagues while cracking lame jokes, I wondered this: When will the specter of 9/11 leave us? My guess is not in the lifetimes of anyone capable of reading this.
That makes me sad.
So we will remember, and as a long-time journalist my memories will include the brave writers and broadcasters who risked their lives to tell this awful story. They are unsung heroes.
If you're considering a day trip from 19355 to Washington, D.C., you can learn about these journalists at the 9/11 Gallery in the Newseum, a fabulous building with dozens of exhibits focusing on how the news is gathered and presented. This Week with George Stephanopoulos is broadcast from the Newseum every Sunday morning.
I blogged about the 9/11 Gallery today for Comcast. It's my pleasure to share it with you. And here's to a much better day tomorrow.
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