This I remember...

I'm going to try a mental exercise. It's loosely based of of the classic "this I believe" series by NPR. rather that trying to say what I believe (with all of the defenses we put in place to defend our beliefs) I'm just going to say what I remember those moments we never forget. The images that we can call up in Technicolor when the moment arrives, for all of our days. This I remember....

I remember when the Challenger shuttle blew up, driving along the forested road with moss on the roots of trees taller than my house, I hadn't buttoned up my shirt.....

This I remember....

I remember seeing the second plane hit on 9/11 on live TV on CNN, and thinking "When did I wake up in a Tom Clancy novel?"

This I remember...

I remember glimpsing the nature of light, with the electric field dancing with the magnetic field in a waltz that could last the end of time, reach the end of space. Seeing the waltz of light all around me in the dark Houston night, lit by the lamps of the parking lot.

This I remember...

I remember driving a U-Haul truck counting the miles till I left Texas forever, ending one page of my life, and starting another.

I Remember.....