Yesterday, of course, was the 6th anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center in NY. I have to say, I was surprised that it was completely ignored on some of the websites and forums that I visit. And the reason I am surprised is because last year, it was an entirely different story. In 2006, a lot of people were saying how they were glued to their TV sets watching all the footage, the memorial ceremonies, and what not; some were saying how distressed they were over it and unable to work; others were saying that they found it difficult to get anything done because their mind was on 9/11. One writer actually said that she thought that it was “disrespectful” for anyone to query editors on this day, and that she couldn’t possibly understand how anyone could do something that mundane on 9/11. The conversations went on and on, so that it why I was surprised to see nary a peep. Even the Google News had very few stories about ceremonies or a rehash of events, etc.

I guess that’s what happens once we start reaching multiples of 5 and 10 year anniversaries. There was much media press and discussion for anniversaries 1-4. Then last year, the 5th anniversary, was a biggie. This year is #6, which now is just an ordinary year, falling between 5 and 10 year anniversaries. And things have changed. Construction is now going on at the site, the focus is getting out of Iraq–which has killed more Americans than who died in the WTC (and not to forget tens of thousands of Iraqis). About 27,000 American soliders have been wounded, many seriously so. Many are suffering from severe psychological problems. Millions of Iraqis are now refugees, and Osama bin Laden is still at large.

So there are many other things to think about it. The destruction of the WTC and the attack on the Pentagon were tragic events, but they are being relegated to history, as the focus is now on resolving the cause of the carnage which is now taking place on a daily basis.

Anyway, it was just interesting to see the shift from last year to this year.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled blogging….