February 10, 2006

•    I went down to Ground Zero with Steve about a week after I came home and he said to me "This is the end of a chapter in our lives."  He's right of course; I can't recall anytime else in my life that is so clearly marked from beginning to end as these four years have.  From that 11th day in September 2001 when Jack woke me up to see the towers fall, to that day Steve and I stood at Ground Zero, I have seen and done so much.  I think I grew the most during that time.
     I know I joke a lot about the ongoings out there and make light of things, and if that took away from the achievements of my buddies, that is not my intention.  We make fun because that's all there is left for us to do. 
     So I never made it to Louisiana to help out.  Apparently, and fortunately, many of our buddies down there are doing well enough, or so they tell us.  My good buddy Rob tried to get some guys together to help out specifically the returning soldiers that were affected by Katrina, but it seems everyone is in good hands.  Not sure if that's all true or all pride, but in the end, all we did was chip in a couple of bucks to raise the funds.  Never-the-less, our hands were extended.
     I kind of stopped updating my site since I came home, to just leave this part of my life here as it is.  But perhaps I'm ready to start a new chapter.

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