No, not Florida State's third ACC loss in 10 seasons. That's not a tragedy, it's payback. I'm talking about the recent terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, et. al. Speaking of which, this leads to our first question ...
My family lives in upstate New York, and my father was in New York City on business on the day of the attacks. He wasn't close enough to Manhattan to be affected by collapse of the World Trade Center, but he could have been. Now I fear for them every day. If he had been anywhere near the World Trade Center that morning, he could've been killed. How can I convince myself to stop worrying about them all the time? - K.G.
A close call with disaster has only one upside: It brings us closer together. Never in my 19 years have I seen this country as bound in a common cause. Our differences have been set aside for now, as we set our sights on a much more important goal: the destruction of terrorism.
Your family has survived with only stories to tell. You are incredibly lucky. Thousands of families would give anything to be worrying about their loved ones and not grieving for them. So don't let this God-given boon go to waste.
Tell your family members how much you love them. Settle any differences. Give them each a hug. Do it not only for your own sake, but for the sake of those families who will never get another hug.
It will take time for things to return to normal. But we will all move on. No, I can't say that your family is never going to be in danger again. I worry for my family as well. But you can't let fear take over your life. You have been blessed. Just remember that, and it will make it much easier to pull through these troubled times.
Ok, what is the deal with the stupid fence in the Pit? The other day I almost got suffocated just trying to get to Lenoir for lunch. And there are some people that just stand right in the middle of that narrow passage and talk. And how long is it going to take anyway? - D.F.
I'm sure we have all had our own encounters with the Gauntlet, the narrow entrance to the Pit created by the orange construction fence. As a bike rider, I have almost run people over trying to get through. So I've come up with a few solutions for conquering the Gauntlet.
First, you can try the underhanded approach. Just bring a couple of friends out to the Pit at night and pull the whole fence up. Then put it up around the Port-a-John. Let's see how they deal with inconvenience.
