Fighting the Current

Sensational Rant.

I was outside today after Church taking pictures. The only plants left with dew on them were the grass and a little bit of ivy. And the spiderwebs were dewy too; they looked very pretty as shimmering blankets. I was out a lot yesterday taking pictures too. There were some really beautiful ones I took near sunset. It's really really relaxing in its own weird way.

There were too many September 11 shows on today. It's only going to get worse -- they'll be showing that footage for the next week. I can only imagine what they'll grace us with on Wednesday.

Damn sensationalism.

If the TV stations weren't so intent on ratings and actually showed some sort of empathy, they'd stop showing it. I think those who saw it all replayed so many times on that day and the days that followed can't really forget it.

Yes, I agree that it cannot be forgotten, but it does not need to be thrown in our faces like it was nothing, like it was some sort of publicity stunt.

I personally cannot stand watching the footage anymore. I saw it enough. I know what happened. I really don't want to see people jumping to their deaths -- over and over. I really don't want to see thousands of lives end as the towers collapse -- over and over. Let it be. They're gone.

Quiet remembrance seems much more solemn, much more heart-felt, much more real than some colorful CGI "memorial"...

Bottom line: Don't make money off tragedy by playing people's emotions.