Josh Benner

Tag: september

  • Feels like yesterday: 9/11 through the years

    There aren’t very many days in your life where you know at the time that life is never going to be the same. Everyone knew that on 9/11. 18 years. Today is the only day ever where everyone who was born on or before September 11, 2001 is legally an adult and everyone who was…

  • The eve of infamy: 9/10

    Originally posted September 11, 2012 As I write these words, the stresses of everyday life come to mind. I think of how busy I am between work and my other commitments. I’m so often short-sighted and allow myself to get frustrated. It’s getting late and I jot some thoughts down before going to sleep. On…

  • Feels like it was yesterday – 9/11 through the years

    It’s become somewhat of an annual tradition. I always watch a documentary about September 11 on the anniversary of that day. In American history, it’s still the most significant event to have happened in my lifetime. By far. It’s our “you remember where you were when you heard” moment. It’s interesting to watch the documentaries,…

  • The eve of infamy, and where I was on 9/11

    Originally posted September 11, 2012 As I write these words, the stresses of everyday life come to mind. I think of how busy I am between work and my other commitments. I’m so often short-sighted and allow myself to get frustrated. It’s getting late and I jot some thoughts down before going to sleep. On…

  • Where I was on 9/11

    I thought it was an accident. When my high school principal announced over the PA system that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. I distinctly remember hearing someone in the back of the class mutter, “terrorism.” It’s an interesting juxtaposition sixteen years later. In some ways, it seems like a lifetime…