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September 10, 2001

Maggie

Monday September 10, 2001 I was in the jury duty waiting room. I was soon to be selected as a juror on a Federal case. Before being called up for questioning, I spent my time rough sketching people sitting in front of me – observing posture. The next day the world would change. But on this day, no one knew.

 

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20 thoughts on “September 10, 2001”

  1. Gosh, it was weird to read the date. Do you remember how we thought 9/11 would change the world, but how it didn’t, really? I can’t help but think how a lot of us would like Corona to change everything…

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    1. There were changes, but mostly in travel I think. Today, many of us hope this pandemic will open our minds to the delicacy of life and our planet. I am hopeful the loud and angry people are just a loud and angry minority and not indicative of most of society.

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  2. How amazing, Maggie. Just a normal day (will, I suppose unusual in that you were about to serve as a juror) with no hint of the cataclysm about to happen the next day.

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    1. Yes, Mary. On that day we were all worried about how jury duty would momentarily disrupt our lives. We had no idea what true disruption would play out.

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    1. It was a way to pass the time. They postponed the trial because they could not fly their expert witnesses in. It was a frightening time.

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    1. Thanks for the vote of confidence, Pete. Those sketch artists must work fast. When people caught on I was watching them, many of them relocated. I guess they cannot so that in the courtroom.

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  9. We were in Yankee Stadium watching the Red Sox play the Yankees under a brilliant blue Queens sky. Never forgot how amazing was the contrast with the next day.

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