You sound confused, might I suggest a juice box and a nap?

Gee. I wonder how people responded to other attacks? "Oh gee, the Nazi's are bombing us", "Oh bother, whatever do we do about the British?" "My my, so Pearl Harbor is gone.", and "Woe is I, the Huns are here."

Come talk to me when the human race DOESN'T consider loss of life tragic and horrifying. THEN you have a right to complain.

Constantly referring to 9/11 for no real reason irks me too like picking at an open wound, but yesterday was the 11th of September and for better or worse, the events of that day had repercussions that are still being felt today. It's hardly a distant memory best forgotten.

Halfshadow, you had better hope that no one who has been affected by 9/11 EVER finds out who you are, EVER

no jury would convict them after what you posted here

so true

WUT IS AMERIKKKAN TALKING ABOUT

The figures we have are 250,000. And they're three years old now.

~You Could Be Mine, But You're Way Out Of Line..~

Your actions under that name is an insult to HGTTG fans.

Ummm, just out of curiosity, how did the conversation with your co-worker begin? I only ask because if you did that purposefully to show how "over it" you were, unsolicited,  it could be construed as somewhat rude. If you truly understand that some people deal with grief differently, then pushing a story about your cat's birthday to essentially attack that person's sense of grief isn't sympathetic...it meant you were trying to get a reaction because you knew at least someone would be sensitive about that date (because, obviously, you know how some people still feel about the date).

I'm not saying that is what you did, but for me, I was running for my life as the South Tower fell, and the images, like the typical flashbulb memories, are so indelibly burned into my memory, I can tell you every article of clothing I was wearing, every step I took that day, and every thing I heard and saw around me. Believe me, when you watch people jumping out of a 100 story building because the fire was too hot and you hear a crack like thunder and a mountain of concrete, steel and dust heading your way, it's not simply about just moving on.

And if you are speaking of Nagasaki, I'm sorry if you personally knew anyone who was incinerated by a nuclear holocaust, or if you witnessed it first hand. If that's the case, I can understand why you would keep it in your heart. I myself gave a moment of silence on the 50th anniversary of that terrible event, and no one should forget it when the most horrendous weapon imaginable was unleashed upon a civilian populace. Of course, I hope then you remember August 6th as well for those lost at Hiroshima.

Personally, while it saddens me that such horrors occurred, they lack the immediacy for those of us who were actually connected to the event. I won't say to someone who lost family in Madrid, "oh, March 11th? That's my cousin's birthday!" Because, that would be insensitive, even if I were unempathetic regarding 191 deaths in someone else's country (which I am not).

I'd relax somewhat and realize that 9/11 will become less of an event over time. It's only been 7 years. There are people who still go back to Hawaii every Dec. 7th, and sailors who still mourn every year. So, don't be too upset at your co-worker for still being upset as well. Otherwise, go tell the survivors of the USS Arizona what Dec. 7th might mean to your cat too.