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Re: Tomorrow
From:
Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 16:07:10 -0400
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Yes, but that IS the day it happened - Sept. 11th.
The day of the week is irrelevent.

Kat

On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:59:13 -0700 Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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  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
> >  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
> > >
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> 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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