never forget

One evening last week Brian and I were eating at Kazansky’s — maybe not the best idea in the world, but a good step above the Squirrel Hill Eat’n'Park. A man of probably about 40 sat a few booths back from us with a young boy, maybe about 7. The conversation, about the sports stadium art on the wall, somehow turned to the 2001 baseball season, and then the man mentioned September 11. The boy asked what happened on September 11. The man said the terrorist attacks happened. The boy asked what terrorist attacks? My mind was blown already — I thought to myself: THERE IS SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T REMEMBER 9/11 AND DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!

The man proceeded to explain the entire scenario, returning, appropriately, to its effect on the baseball season: “So, such-and-such team had a couple weeks off to rest up, and then played really well in the playoffs!”