I hope on this painful 25th anniversary, we can find our way back to nuance. (6/end)

And I remember thinking, in the days that followed, that it felt like the country had gone from being able to recognize shades of gray to mandating that everything was black and white, good or evil, with us or against us. And I think we're still dealing with that fallout. (5)

...and hoped our friends with family in NY could get confirmation that they were ok. I had totally forgotten that my uncle was working in NY. My mom let me know later that he was ok. I remember how differently the reality of that day hit different people. (4)

And even today it feels impossible that my morning class just...happened. None of us knew. Our world had changed, but we were in a bubble of "before". My afternoon class was cancelled, but my Prof's wife was in NY and was willing to make calls to check on folks there, so we gathered... (3)

It was a theatre class and folks were in the hall talking about towers & planes and I assumed at first it was just some inside reference I didn't have context for. I don't remember who explained it. That class was cancelled and I watched the towers fall on the news standing in the student union. (2)

Yeah. This sucks so bad. I'm on the other side of the state, but this is the worst.

This was the first I heard about this and I deeply appreciate the heads up/warning.

Too many cucumbers just means more pickle possibilities.

These are ugly, but would be great for a unicorn or satyr costume.

When I need this, I go swim laps. I don't need to call it maxxing. Ew.