All I'm saying is the fact that they should have a
rememberance for it on the day that it happened, not
the date it happened on.
--- Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Chester, what point are you trying to make here?
> Are you saying we can't
> remember 9-11 because it's just a date? People
> remember dates just as easily
> as any other important piece of information. I
> remember my sister's birthday
> but not the day of the week she was born on.
>
> People are going to remember 9-11 as the day things
> changed for this country,
> and not as a day of the week or because it's like
> another number. To do so
> would trivialise the importance of this
> world-shattering event.
>
> I think by making holidays fall on Mondays or
> Fridays to make three-day
> weekends trivialise those holidays and make them
> lose their original meanings.
>
> Kat
>
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:17:23 -0700 Chester Worwa
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Memorial Day, always celebrated on the last
> > Monday in
> > May. We also celebrate Martin Luthor King's
> > Birthday
> > on a Monday and Columbus Day on a Monday. I
> > think
> > Columbus Day should be on the day he came to
> > America,
> > because discovering America is just as
> > important as an
> > anniversery.
> >
> > --- Kathy Salkin wrote:
> > > What? Oh, you mean "911" - well why then is
> > 12/7/41
> > > so easy or Armistice Day,
> > > or D-Day or Memorial Day, etc? It's because
> > these
> > > are dates of significance.
> > > They tend to stick in people's minds. In the
> > UK,
> > > "911" is not the universal
> > > emergency number (I think it's either "999"
> > or
> > > "888") and they will remember
> > > 9-11 for the rest of their lives because of
> > the
> > > significance of the date.
> > > People don't need memory tricks for that sort
> > of
> > > thing, especially if it's an
> > > important date in history.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:14:33 -0700 Chester
> > Worwa
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > It's easy to remember because of the
> > emergency
> > > > number.
> > > >
> > > > --- Kathy Salkin wrote:
> > > > > Yes, mandated by the Church's tradition.
> > Not
> > > > an
> > > > > anniversary like Pearl
> > > > > Harbour or Veterans Day (Nov. 11) or
> > 9/11.
> > > > Let's
> > > > > face it, Chester, people
> > > > > will always remember "9/11" and not that
> > it
> > > > happened
> > > > > on a Tuesday.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kat
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 04:59:23 -0700
> > Chester
> > > > Worwa
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Easter is always on a Sunday.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Salkin Kathleen wrote:
> > > > > > > No, Wednesday, because it happened on
> > > > 9/11.
> > > > > > > Wouldn't have any meaning if we
> > > > > > > celebrated Xmas the same day of the
> > week
> > > > > > every year,
> > > > > > > would it?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Kat
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Chester Worwa"
> > > > > > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > > > > > > To:
> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
> > 7:58 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: Tomorrow
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I think today should have been the
> > day
> > > > to
> > > > > > remember
> > > > > > > > because it happened on Tuesday, not
> > > > > > Wednesday.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- Trisha Cummings wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Greetings to All,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I am so hopeful that all goes
> > > > well
> > > > > > tomorrow.
> > > > > > > DC
> > > > > > > > > is once again seemingly
> > > > > > > > > under seige - anti-aircraft
> > pieces,
> > > > the
> > > > > > > military,
> > > > > > > > > air patrols again.
> > > > > > > > > Tomorrow - right outside my
> > building
> > > > will
> > > > > > be a
> > > > > > > > > dedication of a specially
> > > > > > > > > cast bell for 9/11 - its my
> > > > > > understanding one
> > > > > > > was
> > > > > > > > > sent to NY also. Our
> > > > > > > > > building has what looked liked a
> > huge
> > > > > > flag on it
> > > > > > > -
> > > > > > > > > obsured the view from
> > > > > > > > > many of our offices - so imagine
> > my
> > > > > > surprise -
> > > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > > I looked at it from
> > > > > > > > > outside and it didn't seem large.
> > I
> > > > will
> > > > > > take
> > > > > > > > > pictures and post them to the
> > > > > > > > > yahoo in a day or two. In the
> > while -
> > > > > > everyone
> > > > > > > take
> > > > > > > > > care.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > Brightest
> > > > > > Blessings
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > DC - Trisha
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > __________________________________________________
> > > > > > > > Yahoo! - We Remember
> > > > > > > > 9-11: A tribute to the more than
> > 3,000
> > > > > > lives lost
> > > > > > > >
> > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > __________________________________________________
> > > > > > Yahoo! - We Remember
> > > > > > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000
> > > > lives
> > > > > > lost
> > > > > > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > __________________________________________________
> > > > Yahoo! - We Remember
> > > > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000
> > lives
> > > > lost
> > > > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
> > > >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Yahoo! - We Remember
> > 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives
> > lost
> > http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute
> >
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