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Remembering History

As the 14th anniversary of 9-11 draws near, I'd like to ask you to remember, not with hate or malice in your heart for the perpetrators, but rather with love and compassion for the survivors and the families of the ones lost in this tragedy,

 

I remember awakening to the news on TV, in utter disbelief, that this was real and happening in MY COUNTRY. I watched with millions after the first tower had been hit.  And saw as the second tower was impacted. Then the news that the Pentagon was the third target. And yet a fourth plane involved was taken down by courageous souls aboard, avoiding another intentional target that could have taken even more lives.

 

 

I salute the first responders that put themselves in harms way to try and rescue survivors and recover victims that their loved ones could have closure.

 

 

Many things are being erased from history and claimed to be false, like the holocaust of Hitler's reign. Please do not let them erase 9-11. This is why many of our young men and women serve today.

 

 Something my Gardens of Time neighbors may have seen is a dedicated part of my garden, that 9-11  will not be forgotten.

 

 

 

 

 

Even as I search for Possible photos to use, I see denials.  Wow, what a magnificent movie hoax production someone made and and aired on that September morning. And didn't even take credit for it. Boy, they sure pulled a fast one on those news papers. These hoaxers convinced a nation, even the whole world of this farce.

 

  

I had to do some digging for anything on United Airlines Flight 93. Parts of a real history in this country are even now being suppressed.

 

 Combining then and now, in pictures

 

Russia's gift  Memorial to America

  

Survivors tree at ground zero

 

 

Do not hate, but please, do not deny or forget.

Santayana wrote (in The Life of Reason, 1905): “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

(often misquoted "Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." and credited to many, including Churchill)

God Bless America, 

my home, sweet home.

Heard by the Judge

The further down the list, the harder I laughed.
 I ALMOST PEED LAUGHING!!!
HOW DO COURT RECORDERS KEEP STRAIGHT FACES????

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actu...ally said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget..
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's 20, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitting me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Getting laid
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ATTORNEY: She had three children , right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death..
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral...
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?
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And last:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No..
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

Recent? Endevors

Creativity sometimes comes easy and sometimes, totally eludes me.

These may have slipped through the cracks .

I feel like they weren't complete and with the train of thought derailed, they never will be.

This one of "my evil twin" I know never saw the light of day.

I just couldn't make it special enough to present to her and now she is gone. Two years last month.

And a few (not so) wise cracks to round out this post.

^^^^^^^^^^^

Capital headache

I have so many thoughts and ideas in my head right now, it feels like it's ready to explode.

I'm working on an entry for 14th anniversary of 9-11, juggling doctor appointments for both myself and my husband. Also update my page graphics to reflect the season.

Getting the damaged roof fixed that the insurance won't cover. (And the rains are still pouring down)

Oh, and I have to decide to accept being blind in my left eye or get surgery. My last two times I trusted the doctors were a disaster.

End of my whining, wish the headache would go away.