9/11 ten years later

I was very glad to hear the work crews at Ground Zero got the memorial together in time for today's ceremonies. It looks beautiful and I look forward to my next trek north, with plans to see it firsthand (as well as the teardrop sculpture given by the Russian people that's now in New Jersey).

After all this time, however, I feel we need to wind down some of the observances. Yes, it was a tragedy, and no, nobody who lost someone in it will ever let the matter be forgotten. But with all respect, most of the survivors have moved on with their lives in the intervening decade. The children have grown up, many of the widows have remarried, and all of the bereaved have altered their paths to reflect new directions forced upon them. At this point, all the commemorations do is reopen old wounds. It's time to let the victims rest in peace. Maybe now that Osama bin Laden is no longer among the living, they may.

RIP MPK & CJB