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Good morning dear readers! It’s not every day your humble blogger invades your in-box on a Saturday morning, but this is not just an “every day” moment.

20 years ago, as your humble blogger was waking up and getting ready to leave for school, I watched in confusion as footage of an airplane striking the World Trade Center played on TV. I remember thinking it so odd that my folks would choose to watch a movie in the morning when they usually have the news on.

Of course, as time went on and details of the horror came trickling in, we all knew that the world had changed forever. I have forgotten much of what happened in my life over the last 20 years – some things that occurred just last month are already fading into the void. But I remember those days and weeks that followed this horrific attack as vividly now as I did 20 years ago.

We all said, then, that we would never forget, and two decades later, we still remember.

That being said, on a slightly more positive note, there is some effort to have this day of remembrance also become World First Aid Day, raising awareness of the need for everyone to become familiar with first aid. While my skills in that department are severely lacking, it seems to your humble blogger a worthy pursuit and a noble effort, as so many times we find prompt and competent first aid can mean the difference between death or serious permanent injury on the one hand, and substantial recovery on the other.

Your humble blogger wishes you a peaceful day of remembrance and reflection, and looks forward to offering you crackpot ideas and unforgivable dad jokes come Monday.