During that time period, I got an early morning call from my girlfriend every day. That day, she called a bit early and said that a plane had hit the first tower. The news at that point thought it might have been a small plane. I brushed it off as controller error. A few minutes later, she called again saying another plane hit.
I went over to her place (she had a TV and I didn't) and we watched the towers go down.
After that, I went to campus and taught a calculus class. Instead of calculus, though, we talked about Afghanistan, the Taliban, the likelihood of war, and the differences between the average Moslem and those that did those unspeakable acts. One of the students in the class was Muslim and wore a scarf. Sweet gal.
I went over to her place (she had a TV and I didn't) and we watched the towers go down.
After that, I went to campus and taught a calculus class. Instead of calculus, though, we talked about Afghanistan, the Taliban, the likelihood of war, and the differences between the average Moslem and those that did those unspeakable acts. One of the students in the class was Muslim and wore a scarf. Sweet gal.