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[threeplusfire]

Another teacher goes into space.

That means a lot to me, for reasons that don't really translate well. At least not yet. But I have never forgotten watching that shuttle go up, and explode into sparkling fragments and smoke. How we were sent home early from school, and the horrified sound of my teacher's voice behind me, saying "Oh God." All those years, all those sci-fi novels and all those dreams of the universe beyond our atmosphere.

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[radiumhead.livejournal.com]

I work in an office at a bike messenger company.I remembered we had to stay open on 9/11,not because there was any work,but relatives of the messsengers were calling to see if any of them were going into the wtc that morning (which messengers in nyc had to do CONSTANTLY.)None of them were hurt.