1. There's a country Western song with the opening line: "10 years ago on a cold dark night." 'Long Black Veil' written by Marijohn Wilkin has been covered by everyone from Johnny Cash to Joan Baez to Mick Jagger. I thought of the song and that line as the 10th anniversary approached. Except it wasn't night, it was early morning on the West coast. I was already at work and had no (really) idea what had taken place in NYC until a colleague came running into the office spewing the terrible news. I don't think I accomplished much that day. I surfed all the news sites, trolling for as much info as the networks could muster. The images were horrific. Students huddled together at the campus cafes. Numb and insulated, on the other side of the Rockies, I worried about a college mate who resided in Manhattan. In one of my classic base reactions, some of the 9/11 evisceration floated off when whatshisname got his in Pakistan on May 2nd. Izzy was 4 when all of this shit went down. Tomorrow she turns 14. It's always the brightest event, the beacon on a reflective somber day.
2. Kate Winslet. Joe, her 7 year old, announced that one day he might have either a girlfriend or a boyfriend and which would she prefer. Winslet quick on the draw, and one of the sharper pencils in the box, replied that it didn't matter to her, the decision was entirely his. This in stark contrast to Tracy Morgan's ignorant asinine remarks.
3. Last week a 21 foot saltwater croc was caught in the eastern region of Mindanao Island of the Philippines. It is now the largest reptile of it's kind in captivity. Hunted after villagers saw it dragging a water buffalo from the banks of a river and weighing more than a ton, the croc has been christened with the name 'Lolong' in honor of the person who captured it. Tick. Tock.
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