"Crowns are cast in crucibles . . .
Our crowns will be wrested
from the giants we conquer."
Then I turn on the news and am reminded that this is the 11th anniversary of 9-11.
And I start to cry.
The tears come from the pain of remembering. But also from a joyful pride in my countrymen, those "whose heads remain bloody but unbowed". Nice crown, America. Wear it proud.
. . . I <3 NY . . . I <3 USA
Yeah. I'm a New Yorker for a day.