Remembering September 11, 2001

Where were you when the planes hit the Twin Towers in New York City?

It’s hard to believe 7 years have past since the terrorist attacks took place on U.S. soil. Seven years ago the United States of America was attacked by terrorists. Two hijacked commercial planes rammed into New York City’s World Trade Center, which eventually caused the collapse of both towers. Another hijacked plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a fourth plane crashed into the Pennsylvania woods. There are many memorials around the country today, and of course major memorials taking place at the Pentagon, the site of the Twin Towers, and in Pennsylvania.

Do you remember what you were doing on this date in 2001?

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Welcome to Watercooler Wednesday! This post is taking part in Randy’s weekly watercooler gathering.

So, the subject for today from the Cultural Watercooler is My Life List. One of the first things I thought of was the Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman movie, The Bucket List. It’s a fun movie about two old men, one a millionaire, one not, who discover they’re both dying of cancer. They decide to write up a list of things they’d like to do before they kick the bucket. It’s humorous, it’s fun, and there are also a few lessons along the way too. It’s a pretty good movie. With that in mind, and with the idea of a life list in mind, here I am writing not a whole list, but just about one thing on my life list. (Randy, thanks so much for not asking us to write up a huge list!)

I use to say one of the items on my life list was to own a Mustang. As long as I can remember, I’ve always liked Mustangs. I almost bought one when we were newly married, but it just wasn’t the smart thing to do. From then on, my wife and I always talked about getting a Mustang for my 45th birthday. Well, that happened last year! We were actually shopping for a car to replace my wife’s aging car. When we couldn’t find anything she really liked, she said, “Well honey, we always said you could get your Mustang when you turned 45. Let’s go look for one.” We found one — a 1998 Mustang GT — I named her Stella.

So, if I’m listing life list ideas, I guess one of the items on the list; Own a Mustang, is crossed off.

Next on the list; Restore a Mustang.

Now I have to admit I’m not much of a mechanic. Okay, I’ll be honest, I’m not any kind of a mechanic, but I’ve always thought it would be cool to restore an old Mustang. I guess in order to work on this life list entry I would also have to find a friend to help me along the way. Restoring a Mustang would also help me appreciate the care the Creator takes in restoring broken lives, or even finding new life in one that’s lived a hard life along the way.

In other words, no matter how old you are, with the right touch and the right tools, restoration is always possible.

A Fellow Sojourner,
Dr. Rus