I’m one of those people who don’t react immediately to tragedy.  I go on “auto-pilot” and continue doing what needs to be done and then later on I realize the extent of the tragedy and then I react with horror and grief.  I remember that was my reaction on September 11, I just went “numb” and kept on about my business.  As the day wore on, and the newscasters kept talking about how horrible it was, it slowly sank in the extent of the tragedy.  It finally sank in and I still haven’t quite gotten over the extreme feelings of empathy and of grief for the victims of the horrible terrorist attack.  My condolences to all of those friends and families who lost loved ones on that day, and my condolences to all of the family and friends of our soldiers who have died as a direct result of that attack.