Yes, it is true. I don't post on the Sabbath. This post has been pre-reviewed and will appear, specifically to observe the 20th anniversary of 9-11.
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How the Port Authority Rips Off The Public
When I lived in New York, one of my pet peeves (trust me, I had a whole menagerie) was the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. This criminal organization (that statement will be justified as you read this blog) has been ripping off the citizens of Metropolitan New York for nearly 8 decades. (It also rips off those who must traverse the bridges and tunnels between New York and New Jersey that it “owns”).
Pandemic!
Way back in the 1950s, most of us were petrified that some jackass would drop the bomb and annihilate the world. Given the “love’ that exuded among the superpowers, the fear of an atomic bomb and its fallout destroying humanity was palpable.
Not a Sweet 16 at all
I know we have a President who lacks context. But, its pretty clear the rest of our elected officials are also oblivious.
Fifteen Years…
My 50th birthday. I was flying to New York City. To see a series of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. And, to pop in to a special event for a youth group with which I was most active when I was young and living in New York. (Little did I know when I was a member that the organization was born the same day I was, too!) Getting to spend a little more than 4 days enjoying this milestone birthday.
We got a 911. Why do we treat it like a 311 or 511? I want the 411!
Have we learned anything? Are we better off?
Yes, it’s a decade since “9-11”. We have engaged in at least three wars- Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. And, we are still engaged in those same three wars.
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