Sept 11, No Preconceived Notions

 Sept 11 five years ago is not just an event rememberd but one felt deep within. As a transplanted NY State resident I awoke very early that day in AZ to what I could only think was an HBO movie on my screen. As reality hit I sat in shock feeling very far away from my family and close friends. In fact that was the day I knew in my heart that I would soon be moving back where I knew I belonged. My terminally ill father and my mother also happened to board a plane that Sept 11 morning, on what was to be his last visit to AZ. They ended in Atlanta with most of his medical supplies temporarily lost in the baggage hell that that was created by the attacks. They eventually made it when the jets once again flew. I flew to San Francisco the day flights once again were allowed and I would be lying if I didn't admit that it was unnerving. I was to meet an agent that had interest in a book that I was then working on. Of course the idea didn't fit well in the days after Sept. 11 2001. Since then many preconceived ideas just don't fit well anymore.