What is there to say about this hideous date? 9-1-1 like the Emergency Telephone Number. 9-11 like the police code for theft.
September 11th has a cadence predestining it to be remembered, like Ray Charles or Hank Aaron. September 11th was the day buildings fell.
More recently, September 11th was the day Bossy’s heart was broken.
The anniversary of September 11th got Bossy thinking of the many remarkable things that happened on this date, residing in the shadow of our collective mourning.
For instance on Sept 11, he was born:
And on this date in 1998, Malaysia became the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games!
Also on this date in 1998, Kenneth Starr reported to Congress on Bill Clinton’s possible impeachable offenses!
In 1977, TV’s Rhoda got divorced!
In 1970, the Ford Pinto was introduced!
In 1966, the Rolling Stones performed on Ed Sullivan!
Blah blah in the year 506, the bishops of Visigothic Gaul met in the Council of Agde!
Let’s hear from you, esteemed council. Got any dates you need Bossy to scrub?
If you liked this post, click this link to read Bossy’s full account of September 11th 2001.
Or click this link to read about Bossy’s other September 11th.
Charlie says
September 11, 2013 at 1:50 pmTo add to catastrophes… 9/11 is Moby’s birthday.
Now I’m just inconsolable.
MariaV says
September 11, 2013 at 3:22 pmNice job, Bossy!
WebSavvyMom says
September 12, 2013 at 8:51 am–>It’s my half birthday….. My real birthday is 3/11. 🙂
Els says
September 12, 2013 at 2:53 pmSo what really happened to you? What caused your heart to break? A man? A best friend? And how? Time to come clean, me thinks.
Little Miss Sunshine State says
September 12, 2013 at 10:15 pmNeed to scrub Sept 13. My dad died on that date in1994.
If we scrub it my Sept 15 wedding anniversary comes sooner and that’s a Yay Day for me.
L says
September 14, 2013 at 8:40 pmIt really is no ones business what caused Bossy’s divorce. Rude to ask.
Els says
September 15, 2013 at 3:57 pmRude? Why? Bossy mentioned her un-divorce many times, as well as her open heart surgery. (I think they are two different things btw.) I think it might even help, talking about stuff in straight terms instead of always feeling the need to be funny or witty about it. That’s all I was pointing at, L.
Gillian says
September 24, 2013 at 11:55 amBossy, I’m so sorry for your sadness. Along with being highly creative you are obviously a deep thinker and a deep feeler. The first year of mourning is the hardest. Keep heart though, because something magical starts to happen in the second year. You start feeling better. Not the pretend better, the real thing. Thank you for maintaining your sense of irony and your gift of honesty. So many people lose that in a crisis. Thinking of you, –Long-time reader, first-time poster