Tales of the jumpers

What's the least talked about part of 9-11?
The people who jumped/fell to the deaths before the towers fell.
This Daily Mail story focuses on them, with two closing paragraphs that ought to be higher up in the story.
It seems a harsh fate for those agonised mortals who faced the naked terror of that ten-second plunge to certain death. For the jumpers saved lives even as they were losing theirs.
In testimony after testimony, survivors of the South Tower say they only realised they had to ignore the official safety all-clear and get out fast when they saw those terrible shapes tumbling past their windows.

Instapundit remembers

Instapundit puts up a series of links about 9-11.

Football magnificiently joins regular activities

As Rush Limbaugh said at the end of Thursday's program, it's Christmas Day for NFL fans. The season kicked off Thursday with the Steelers edging the Titans in overtime, and 13 more games are on the slate today.
But not everyone likes the NFL (for some reason). And you may get bored during the commercials and features you don't care about. Just don't reach for the No-Doz.
So here's a blog roundup to keep you busy during those down times.
Smitty's waiting for both O-Dough and a tie to be returned. And still had time to finish the FMJRA roundup before heading to the 9/12 rally.
Troglopundit hopes a picture of Danica Patrick helps his numbers. But Grandpa John's has some real babes.
Pat's cooking Gumbo and watching the tea party coverage after doing her roundup.
Dustbury reaches back to the 70s.
Jules Crittenden remembers 9/11 and reactions of his son - then 5.
Carol remembers as well.
Dan has the President's speech in realistic language.
The Classic Liberal loves his Rule 5 roundups.
Eye of Polyphemus has a roundup from the home of Rep. Joe Wilson.
Naked Villiany spent the week working on lists.
Enjoy the games and the rest of the weekend. Relax after your bus trip and schedule your TV viewing.

Somewhere in Texas

A man read this article and thought, a job well done.
Thanks again, George W. Bush.

We're getting older

In her classroom in Louisiana today, Pat will not ask her students in English class to write about their memories of 9/11. They were too young then. Eight years is a long time when you're in middle school.
Others remember all too well.
Smitty honors a co-worker.
Carol at No Sheeples Here has been posting pictures from the 2,996 Project.

My first 9/11 post

I started this blog late last October, so it's my first time to talk about Sept. 11, 2001.
My boys and I talked about it a little on the way to baseball tonight. I told them that the Friday after 9/11, I got two hours off at the time of the memorial at Washington Cathedral.
What to do with the time. My boys were both in preschool near work, so I went over there to spend time with them. The oldest was 4, so I joined his lunch until they went down for nap time.
Then it was down to the infants' room, where my youngest was seven-months old. I sat on the floor, holding him in my lap and hoping for better days.
They are now old enough to start understanding about what happened that day. The youngest said they should wear red, white and blue to school Friday.
I still look at my boys with pride and love, and hope for better days.