Well that's decade #1 more or less over with

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Psychologically speaking, I can draw a straight line directly from 9/11 to my divorce.

If I hadn't been married at the time I might have been reactivated.

[maiforpeace]

I remember exactly where I was when it happened, and the spectacle and gravity of the horror of it was compelling. I was glued to the TV like everyone else around the world.

But I think I felt more cold dread and horror right before we went to war with Iraq. I didn't have time to dread 9/11 it was such a surprise, and, we had no idea what the full effect of it would be as the days unfolded. War, on the other hand I had had experience with. And then, we got to hear all the news leading up to war. I literally had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach right before we declared war. It felt like a gang rape by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield, Rice, Blair...

Going to war was the event in this decade that affected me the most. Unfortunately, it still affects us and is not past.

Mai, To me it was like a petulant child striking out in any direction and randomly because it was angry and hurt. That was scary to me. I agree with you about where the real anxiety should be focused. The link between 9/11 and Iraq did not exist and not only did Bush know that, he didn't care. The invasion was an ill thought out reckless, stupid and damaging strategy. Above all - unforgivably - it was an unintelligent plan. I still remain genuinely flabbergasted.

I am even more flabbergasted by the fact that Tony Blair just recently stated hat he would have gone to war with Iraq with no evidence of weapons of mass destruction. What an idiot. Not only that, we are being further punished here in the US, as he's now teaching at Yale. I guess that must be our punishment for foisting Bush on the world for eight years.

[Horwood Beer-Master]

9/11 was amazing. I think it's the only thing in my life that people 1,000 years from now will know about.

Doesn't that depend on civilization surviving that long?

[devogue]

9/11 was amazing. I think it's the only thing in my life that people 1,000 years from now will know about.

Doesn't that depend on civilization surviving that long?

Okay, monkeys then.

[Horwood Beer-Master]

Ratz was started in the "naughties"...

"Twenty-hundreds"!!! Not the fucking "naughties"!!!!!!!

[devogue]

Ratz was started in the "naughties"...

"Twenty-hundreds"!!! Not the fucking "naughties"!!!!!!!

Two thousands?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Ratz was started in the "naughties"...

"Twenty-hundreds"!!! Not the fucking "naughties"!!!!!!!

"Twenty-hundreds and Thousands"!!!

[Horwood Beer-Master]

...Can't remember where I was when I first heard about the london bombings.

I bloody can! I was supposed to be heading down to Kent that day.
It's a good job I had the telly on while I was packing, otherwise I probably would have left anyway, only to end up totally buggered when I got down to Euston to find there was no tube going anywhere.

Luckily, since the Victoria Line wasn't directly affected, they were able to re-open it fairly swiftly and I travelled down the next day.

[devogue]

Ratz was started in the "naughties"...

"Twenty-hundreds"!!! Not the fucking "naughties"!!!!!!!

"Twenty-hundreds and Thousands"!!!

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[Cethis]

My favorite things over the last ten years were getting my own apartments, and enjoying the company of two very friendly cats. Sadly, I lost the first one way too soon, but I hope to have my current cat into the next into the decade.

I can't forget hooking up with local atheist and skeptical groups in the US. It was refreshing to know that I wasn't alone in the Chicago area.

Hopefully in the next decade I'll be able to travel to the UK and meet some fellow skeptics.

[Thinking Aloud]

Welcome, new person!


(If you get chance, why not introduce yourself here?)

[Xamonas Chegwé]

(If you get chance, why not introduce yourself here?)

... or better yet, HERE!