Sept. 11

Today is Sept. 11 and every year brings back the memories of that terrible day. What started out as a normal day at work ended up being one of the worst days of my life. I have never felt such fright and watching the towers burn and then fall is forever etched in my memory. My office was so close to the towers. My girlfriend from work and I were the only two people that lived in Queens so since there were no subways running we walked together from downtown Manhattan to her house in Queens (we didn't even know how to walk to Queens but we had no choice and we figured it out...maybe 10 miles). It was hot, we had no cellphone service, no transportation, just our two feet and each other. We talked, laughed, screamed, cried and tried to keep each other going. We lost contact over the years but every Sept. 11 I would think of her and go back to that day.

After 6 years I finally spoke to her today and you'll never guess how I found her...Facebook! Yep, I tracked that little gypsy down. We vowed to keep in touch and get together soon. She was the only one that was with me and and we only had each other that day. It's not happy but it's our anniversary. This pic was taken at ground zero.