#restinpeace — Public Fediverse posts

a summary of what I saw on that day, now 25 years ago - I wrote this a number years back as part of the exercise to "never forget":
It was a typical weekday morning, waking up a bit before 9:00am to get to work by 10:00am. I was living in a room on the top floor of a 3 story loft in Greenpoint Brooklyn that I shared with a bunch of others. One of my room mates walked in to the kitchen where I was making my morning coffee and said with some urgency to come up to the roof because the Twin Towers were on fire and then walked back out. I thought he was just trying to play a practical joke so I just blew him off…
– but then he came down again and I realized he was serious. Climbed the stairs and walked out onto the roof to come out into a beautiful incredibly clear day – warm and sunny with maybe just a single cloud in the sky. Looking South across the East River the familiar site of the Twin Towers – except with very unfamiliar jagged holes in each billowing flames and black smoke. I stood transfixed watching this as other room mates came up, wondering how this could be possible. I remember wondering why the NYC didn't have any helicopters capable of dropping water the way they do for forest fires mobilized. My room mate Keith came back up with his binoculars and we passed them back and forth to look closer at the gashing wounds in the building. Another room mate came up after having gone to check the news and said it looked like planes had crashed into the buildings and that it was an act of terrorism. Suddenly without warning the 1st tower started exploding from the top down and collapsed in seconds - and as it did an involuntary laugh of utter disbelief and confusion came out of my throat. Keith looked at me reaproachingly for this laugh and said that thousands had probably just died in that building. We kept watching in silence and then I said with some conviction that there was no way that the second building would collapse like the first just had. Yet soon after it too followed with a similar near free fall collapse. At this point my mind was in a weird place – both numb and racing. I went downstairs and watched the ramblings of the news for a few minutes – and despite my desire to just sit and watch the television decided to actually go in to work. Since the subway had been closed I found myself walking across the bridge into Queens with numerous others. At the time I was working as the production manager for the vinyl record pressing department of a CD/record factory. After the 30 minute walk I got in, quickly met with my bosses, and told the guys in my crew to just stop the presses and go home (which they had already taken it upon themselves to do without needing me to tell them) since the public transportation had all been stopped. I talked nervously with some co-workers for a few minutes, and then started back on the walk home – for which there were hundreds out on in the streets with me. The sun was still shining brightly and it was at what most would say was a perfect temperature – and there was a cloud of dust off in the distance.

In part of honoring "never forget" beyond just an empty slogan, for eye witnesses to the Twin Towers falling (such as myself), hearing the President of the United States, fabricating a total fiction of what they did on 9-11, to the point their fake story was essentially an attempt at "stolen valor" against both the many victims and brave first responders, in past years would never have been considered "normal" or brushed off as not being enormously offensive. And in coming from an 80 year old with a long history of compulsively lying, as well as being borderline incoherent, in any other case in our nation's history than the political situation that exists today would have triggered bi-partisan calls for his immediate removal, due to not being mentally fit to serve.
What DJT DID do on 9-11 was, from a place in NY which was not ever effected by any damage at all, was to callously state to interviewers just hours after the Towers fell, that he was now the owner of the "tallest building in New York City" given that the Towers no longer held that record.
Beyond that - it is beyond sad to see that our nation has not only started to forget the events of the day of 9-11 itself (although given that at this point a 30 year old would likely have no direct memories of that day, it should be expected) - what is way more horrifying to me, is that so many people have forgotten or put out of their minds destructive and counter productive so many of the actions our nation took in response to that day - and that we are in yet another round of making similar mistakes.
Rest In Peace to all who perished on this day 25 years ago, - eternal gratitude to all the first responders that risked lives, limbs, and health in sacrifice to others that day - and hugs to all who lost family, were injured, or suffer from health issues from it.
And to all - PLEASE REMEMBER - the first responders on 9-11 showed what the best of humanity can look like, but in so many choices made after that day it showed the worst of what ends up being done in America's name - it's time to emulate the former and not the latter.

In part of honoring "never forget" beyond just an empty slogan, for eye witnesses to the Twin Towers falling (such as myself), hearing the President of the United States, fabricating a total fiction of what they did on 9-11, to the point their fake story was essentially an attempt at "stolen valor" against both the many victims and brave first responders, in past years would never have been considered "normal" or brushed off as not being enormously offensive. And in coming from an 80 year old with a long history of compulsively lying, as well as being borderline incoherent, in any other case in our nation's history than the political situation that exists today would have triggered bi-partisan calls for his immediate removal, due to not being mentally fit to serve.
What DJT DID do on 9-11 was, from a place in NY which was not ever effected by any damage at all, was to callously state to interviewers just hours after the Towers fell, that he was now the owner of the "tallest building in New York City" given that the Towers no longer held that record.
Beyond that - it is beyond sad to see that our nation has not only started to forget the events of the day of 9-11 itself (although given that at this point a 30 year old would likely have no direct memories of that day, it should be expected) - what is way more horrifying to me, is that so many people have forgotten or put out of their minds destructive and counter productive so many of the actions our nation took in response to that day - and that we are in yet another round of making similar mistakes.
Rest In Peace to all who perished on this day 25 years ago, - eternal gratitude to all the first responders that risked lives, limbs, and health in sacrifice to others that day - and hugs to all who lost family, were injured, or suffer from health issues from it.
And to all - PLEASE REMEMBER - the first responders on 9-11 showed what the best of humanity can look like, but in so many choices made after that day it showed the worst of what ends up being done in America's name - it's time to emulate the former and not the latter.

In part of honoring "never forget" beyond just an empty slogan, for eye witnesses to the Twin Towers falling (such as myself), hearing the President of the United States, fabricating a total fiction of what they did on 9-11, to the point their fake story was essentially an attempt at "stolen valor" against both the many victims and brave first responders, in past years would never have been considered "normal" or brushed off as not being enormously offensive. And in coming from an 80 year old with a long history of compulsively lying, as well as being borderline incoherent, in any other case in our nation's history than the political situation that exists today would have triggered bi-partisan calls for his immediate removal, due to not being mentally fit to serve.
What DJT DID do on 9-11 was, from a place in NY which was not ever effected by any damage at all, was to callously state to interviewers just hours after the Towers fell, that he was now the owner of the "tallest building in New York City" given that the Towers no longer held that record.
Beyond that - it is beyond sad to see that our nation has not only started to forget the events of the day of 9-11 itself (although given that at this point a 30 year old would likely have no direct memories of that day, it should be expected) - what is way more horrifying to me, is that so many people have forgotten or put out of their minds destructive and counter productive so many of the actions our nation took in response to that day - and that we are in yet another round of making similar mistakes.
Rest In Peace to all who perished on this day 25 years ago, - eternal gratitude to all the first responders that risked lives, limbs, and health in sacrifice to others that day - and hugs to all who lost family, were injured, or suffer from health issues from it.
And to all - PLEASE REMEMBER - the first responders on 9-11 showed what the best of humanity can look like, but in so many choices made after that day it showed the worst of what ends up being done in America's name - it's time to emulate the former and not the latter.

In part of honoring "never forget" beyond just an empty slogan, for eye witnesses to the Twin Towers falling (such as myself), hearing the President of the United States, fabricating a total fiction of what they did on 9-11, to the point their fake story was essentially an attempt at "stolen valor" against both the many victims and brave first responders, in past years would never have been considered "normal" or brushed off as not being enormously offensive. And in coming from an 80 year old with a long history of compulsively lying, as well as being borderline incoherent, in any other case in our nation's history than the political situation that exists today would have triggered bi-partisan calls for his immediate removal, due to not being mentally fit to serve.
What DJT DID do on 9-11 was, from a place in NY which was not ever effected by any damage at all, was to callously state to interviewers just hours after the Towers fell, that he was now the owner of the "tallest building in New York City" given that the Towers no longer held that record.
Beyond that - it is beyond sad to see that our nation has not only started to forget the events of the day of 9-11 itself (although given that at this point a 30 year old would likely have no direct memories of that day, it should be expected) - what is way more horrifying to me, is that so many people have forgotten or put out of their minds destructive and counter productive so many of the actions our nation took in response to that day - and that we are in yet another round of making similar mistakes.
Rest In Peace to all who perished on this day 25 years ago, - eternal gratitude to all the first responders that risked lives, limbs, and health in sacrifice to others that day - and hugs to all who lost family, were injured, or suffer from health issues from it.
And to all - PLEASE REMEMBER - the first responders on 9-11 showed what the best of humanity can look like, but in so many choices made after that day it showed the worst of what ends up being done in America's name - it's time to emulate the former and not the latter.

In part of honoring "never forget" beyond just an empty slogan, for eye witnesses to the Twin Towers falling (such as myself), hearing the President of the United States, fabricating a total fiction of what they did on 9-11, to the point their fake story was essentially an attempt at "stolen valor" against both the many victims and brave first responders, in past years would never have been considered "normal" or brushed off as not being enormously offensive. And in coming from an 80 year old with a long history of compulsively lying, as well as being borderline incoherent, in any other case in our nation's history than the political situation that exists today would have triggered bi-partisan calls for his immediate removal, due to not being mentally fit to serve.
What DJT DID do on 9-11 was, from a place in NY which was not ever effected by any damage at all, was to callously state to interviewers just hours after the Towers fell, that he was now the owner of the "tallest building in New York City" given that the Towers no longer held that record.
Beyond that - it is beyond sad to see that our nation has not only started to forget the events of the day of 9-11 itself (although given that at this point a 30 year old would likely have no direct memories of that day, it should be expected) - what is way more horrifying to me, is that so many people have forgotten or put out of their minds destructive and counter productive so many of the actions our nation took in response to that day - and that we are in yet another round of making similar mistakes.
Rest In Peace to all who perished on this day 25 years ago, - eternal gratitude to all the first responders that risked lives, limbs, and health in sacrifice to others that day - and hugs to all who lost family, were injured, or suffer from health issues from it.
And to all - PLEASE REMEMBER - the first responders on 9-11 showed what the best of humanity can look like, but in so many choices made after that day it showed the worst of what ends up being done in America's name - it's time to emulate the former and not the latter.

So much for his World Tour, now that Oliver Tree and 5 others died in a fiery helicopter crash. RIP. 🪦

Oliver Tree Nickell (June 29, 1993 – June 14, 2026)

Here's his very last single he released on Apr 9, 2026 "All You Ever Wanted"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LS7_cZNI9c

#OliverTree #RIP #OliverTreeNickell #OutsiderPop #UndergroundPop #IndiePop #Music #CancelledTours #WorldTour #SilentSunday #MusicMonday #PhotoMonday #ScreenshotSunday #Death #RestInPeace #Music #Musician #Pop #AllYouEverWanted #LoveYouMadly

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

Life is a shadowy, strange, and winding road on which we travel for a little way — a few short steps — just from the cradle, with its lullaby of love, to the low and quiet way-side inn, where all at last must sleep, and where the only salutation is — Good-night.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Essay (1881-11) “The Christian Religion,” “Part 2” North American Review, Vol. 133, No. 300

More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #brevity #death #eternalrest #farewell #life #lifetime #meaningoflife #mortality #restinpeace

I can’t believe it’s already been a year since Snowy passed away, I miss her so much every day! As far as I’m aware, she still doesn’t have an onsite memorial at Adelaide Zoo, despite her unique appearance and impact.
Thanks so, so much to the 431 people who have supported the petition so far! 🤍💚

🔗https://www.change.org/p/memorialise-snowy-the-white-meerkat-at-adelaide-zoo

#Vitiligo #Snowy #SnowyTheMeerkat #SnowyTheWhiteMeerkat #Snowy_the_Meerkat #Snowy_the_White_Meerkat #WhiteMeerkat #White_Meerkat #SnowWhiteTheMeerkat #Snow_White_the_Meerkat #MichaelJacksonTheMeerkat #Michael_Jackson_the_Meerkat #AdelaideZoo #Adelaide_Zoo #ZoosSA #Zoos_SA #ZoosSouthAustralia #Zoos_South_Australia #Meerkat #Meerkats #SuricataSuricatta #Suricata_Suricatta #Suricate #Mongoose #Mongooses #Zoo #Animal #Animals #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #South_Australia #Tribute #Memorial #Eulogy #RestInPeace #RIP #Australia #Petition #Conservation #Wildlife

Happy Birthday, Dad

Today is my father’s birthday. The first since he passed away last summer. I’m going to be sad today. I think that’s a given. When I was really little we used to watch reruns of Star Trek together (even though it often gave me nightmares). I’m watching Star Trek right now. Just because.

It’s also tax day in the united states. Your income tax return forms are due today. My father had a tax prep business. Tax day falling on his birthday was a sign somehow. These days my brother is a CPA so tax day is a big deal for him too. In that spirit, allow me to wish all accountants and bookkeepers a Happy Tax Day in honor of my father and my brother and also my mother who used to help with Dad’s tax business. Get through today and then you’re free until January. Sort of. I know you’re never truly finished with tax season. There’s always something more to work on.

#accountant #april15th #birthday #bookkeeper #brother #certifiedPublicAccountant #cpa #dad #Family #happyBirthday #happyTaxDay #restInPeace #taxDay

As far as I'm aware, there are currently no plans to erect a commemorative monument or plaque for Snowy, despite her unique appearance and profound impact on Adelaide Zoo. If you also think she deserves a tangible testament to her lasting legacy, please sign this petition:

🔗https://www.change.org/Snowy_the_White_Meerkat

#Vitiligo #Snowy #SnowyTheMeerkat #Snowy_the_Meerkat #SnowyTheWhiteMeerkat #Snowy_the_White_Meerkat #WhiteMeerkat #White_Meerkat #SnowWhiteTheMeerkat #Snow_White_the_Meerkat #MichaelJacksonTheMeerkat #Michael_Jackson_the_Meerkat #AdelaideZoo #Adelaide_Zoo #ZoosSA #Zoos_SA #ZoosSouthAustralia #Zoos_South_Australia #Meerkat #Meerkats #SuricataSuricatta #Suricata_Suricatta #Suricate #Mongoose #Mongooses #Zoo #Animal #Animals #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #South_Australia #Albino #Albinism #Tribute #Memorial #Eulogy #RestInPeace #RIP #Leucistic #Leucism #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #South_Australia #Australia #Petition #Conservation #Wildlife

I dedicate this special video to Snow White "Snowy" the Meerkat, who passed away on 31st October. As a meerkat enthusiast who spent years dreaming of meeting her in-person before finally being able to last year, the news of her death was heartbreaking. I'm forever grateful for the time I managed to spend with her, and to all the zoo staff and volunteers at ​⁠ for ensuring Snowy's life was as long and happy as possible. May she Rest In Peace 🤍

🔗https://youtu.be/aCa1tjfByLE

#Vitiligo #Snowy #SnowyTheMeerkat #Snowy_the_Meerkat #SnowyTheWhiteMeerkat #Snowy_the_White_Meerkat #WhiteMeerkat #White_Meerkat #SnowWhiteTheMeerkat #Snow_White_the_Meerkat #MichaelJacksonTheMeerkat #Michael_Jackson_the_Meerkat #AdelaideZoo #Adelaide_Zoo #ZoosSA #Zoos_SA #ZoosSouthAustralia #Zoos_South_Australia #Meerkat #Meerkats #SuricataSuricatta #Suricata_Suricatta #Suricate #Mongoose #Mongooses #Zoo #Animal #Animals #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #South_Australia #Albino #Albinism #Kabbaway #Kabba #Kab #Kabbidge #Kabbidges #A_Quirky_Australian #Gday_Websurfers #MeerKab #Meer_Kab #Tribute #Memorial #Eulogy #RestInPeace #RIP #SomedayMyPrinceWillCome #SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs #Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs #Vitiligan #Someday_My_Prince_Will_Come #Song #Music #Leucistic #Leucism #YouTube #Video #YouTuber #YT #YTer

#Journal, Day 1651
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Ukraine War: Day 946
Hamas-Israel War: Day 353
Mass shootings in the USA in 2024: 404
Days until the 2024 Election: 41

#geeksandnerds #fundraiser #harriswalz2024
#neighbors #suddendeath #restinpeace

I was never an Allman Brothers fan. I went through an At Fillmore East phase the way most guitar players do. I was a huge fan of Duane Allman’s playing on Derek and the Dominoes Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album and at some point I needed more and that brought me to At Fillmore East. Duane Allman’s playing is other worldly on that record. In between the stratospheric heroics there were the moments featuring the other guy. That other guy is Dickey Betts. When you step back and look at it closely, his playing is just as good as Allman’s. Maybe not equal (because that’s asking too much from a normal human), but close enough.

On top of being a fantastic lead player, he wrote some incredible songs. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” is pretty much perfect. I spent a lot of time in my youth sitting in front of my cassette player trying to figure out how to play that song. Just picking up what I could. It’s a twin lead guitar instrumental that to my ear is closer to Fusion than Southern Rock. I’d play along for a while, then stare at the speakers, slack jawed, when Duane’s solos came up, then I’d play along with Dickey’s solos.

Outside of that record though, I never really had much use for The Allman Brothers. Southern Rock as a genre has its moments but generally speaking it wasn’t for me. Respect where respect is due though. Dickey Betts as a song writer, guitarist, and singer is deserving of all of the respect.

He passed away this morning at age 80. Rest in Peace, Dickey Betts. Everyone go give At Fillmore East a spin in his memory.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/04/18/dickey-betts/

#Blues #dickeyBetts #duaneAllman #Guitar #guitarPlayers #guitarists #Music #restInPeace #southernRock #theAllmanBrothersBand

A small tribute to the recently deceased Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dr. Slump and of course, Dragon Ball. His influence on Manga, Anime, video games, movies and comic books is immeasurable. Thank you for everything, Toriyama-san. May you Rest In Peace.

#fanart #akiratoriyama #dragonball #drslump #robotoriyama #songoku #manga #restinpeace #tribute #sensei #procreate #ipadprocreate #applepencilart #crosshatching #lineart #mangaka #blackandwhiteart #mastoart