9-11-01 changed our lives. We Americans finally understood that we too are vulnerable. We have made changes I thought that I would never see. I can remember the event that made me 'get it'; to know that life in the U.S.A would be different from now on. I stopped to pick up a pastry from a shop at 744 Broad Street, Newark and I had to sign my name to walk through to the shop. It really spooked me. Now I go through the inconvenient side entrance. These days I make sure that I remove my cheap kiddy scissors from my purse when I am going to the theater. When you receive your tickets in the mail, you are advised that purses may be searched. And you are advised not to have a back pack, it will be searched. re: scissors, I use my scissors to open packages, etc when I pick up my biz mail. As a non-driver I like to get rid of any excess weight so I toss the packaging and just keep the contents. Twice I have forgotten to remove the scissors so just threw them in the trash and kept moving. Have you noticed that most trash bins are now lined with see through garbage bags? Easier to spot a filled sack, brief case or bomb. Very scary.
I often share this interactive Statue of Liberty on July 4, however, this may be a better time for sharing. http://www.njagyouth.org/liberty.htm use your mouse to click over Lady Liberty's head.
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