I am finally back home after a long week of music and camping and family and fun. I took way too many pictures and will be sorting through them over the next few days to see what is postable.
Anyway, today is September 11th (if you have been in a cave or something). I know there will be posts from all around the blogosphere commemorating the 5th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC so I am not really going to add much. Firstly, check out 911 Anniversary at Google Video. They have lots of video clips including a documentary called 7 Days in September that look at the week of aftermath. Secondly, what I would like to do is direct you to 2996 [EDIT: currently the site is down due to heavy traffic, please keep trying and please see my 2996 page for the list and additional mirror sites or you can download the 2996 list in a Zip file or see the 2996 in plain HTML. EDIT II: the official page has been moved to Project 2996 and has a 9/11 update at Shock and Awe, check it out.]:
2,996 is a tribute to the victims of 9/11.
On September 11, 2006, 2,996 volunteer bloggers will join together for a tribute to the victims of 9/11. Each person will pay tribute to a single victim.
We will honor them by remembering their lives, and not by remembering their murderers.
Check out the list of participating bloggers and who they will be writing about [again, the site is down, so check out my 2996 Page for the list and additional mirrors]. I think bloggers have really gone all out to share the lives of the people that were lost on this day five years ago. Please see that list to find out about these people and also see Laura‘s contribution: Rudy Mastrocinque. She has done a wonderful job writing up a tribute to Rudy that is very well worth the read (you should also read her post My 2996 Tribute, it is also well worth it).
2996 – 2996: List of Participants – What is 2996?
September, 11 Victims List
Come back one week! Next!
Today (Friday) I will be headed down to Seattle for a weekend of music (come join me!) and then down to southern Washington to go for a week of camping at Swift Reservoir (see some pics from last year’s trip) with the fam (including this crazy kid). I know it is sad, but you, my faithful readers, will have to live with out me for an entire week! Horrible, isn’t it?
Luckilly for you, I have had some pretty interesting posts lately, if I do say so myself! Heh. Since you came all the way over here, you might as well check them out and I will be sure to respond to any comments as soon as I return. Feel free to see my Random Acts of Verbiage Archive to find something of interest to you or, for your convenience, I have selected a few posts that you might enjoy and/or hate… both of which provide equal opportunities for discussion and comment:
A Sense of Scale: The Solar System – a look at the relative sizes of our system’s planets and a number of different stars.
Creation Science – A brief look at why I think, as a Christian, Creation Science is off the mark. The Big Bang, chemical, stellar, and planetary evolution are actually pretty consistent with scientific findings and don’t actually contradict Genesis. The comments have been good and I would love to keep the discussion going.
Pluto is not a Planet – Pluto was demoted, not because of new scientific findings but because it does not fall in line with the new definition of what it is to be a planet, mainly because of its unfortunate orbit.
Lady in the Water – A brief review of the movie that I, contrary to most reviews, thoroughly enjoyed.
Wikimapia – if you haven’t seen this new combination of Google Maps and Wikipedia, you need to!
Captain Jean Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise – for all you nerds out there that love to laugh!
Uganda’s Invisible Children – an important cause, even moreso now that there is a tenative truce, please check it out.
Ok, my list is getting too long. I guess it was a good month for blogging! 
Also, feel free to check out Matt Jones Photography, my photoblog or my Flickr Photostream. Have a wonderful week and I will catch you on the flipside.
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