Where are we after 7 years?

It's been nearly a month since I've posted. That's more a function of the craziness at work than the lack of interesting things to say. Or at least, my thoughts in the last month have probably been no more or no less interesting than they've ever been, but I've just had no time to post those thoughts.

Just some quick thoughts on the seventh anniversary of 9/11. It remains the most shocking thing on the American psyche. I'm sure if you close your eyes, you can still picture the planes crashing and the eventual collapse of the towers. We all shared something at that moment. The whole world did. But that moment is long gone and as a people we're just as divided as we've ever been before and after that moment.

Something more should have came from that experience. The world should have become a better place, but those opportunities were lost. We didn't get Bin Laden. And it seems like there are more conflicts in the world than ever. We didn't really learn anything.

At the least, we should have rebuilt. Seven years later and there is still a gaping 16 acre hole in the middle of Manhattan. Seriously. We should have been well on our way to developing a new symbol. We should have shown the world that we learned a lesson, but we would not be conquered. Check out the new building we put up in its place. Not that it necessarily should have been done in seven years, but there should have been some progress by now. THe way it sits right now, my two year old will probably graduate college before they're done. Embarrassing.