A moment of silence

This is the first time I've been in the US in quite sometime on September 11th. And now I'm in DC where one of the attacks actually happened. As I walked/Metro'd to work, the city did seem more solemn, more formal than usual (well, Congress is back from recess, so that probably had something to do with it). As I walked by the Judiciary building across the street from Union Station, park maintenance men were lowering all the State flags to half mast. Squeaky in their rigging from lack of use I suppose. The Express paper highlighted the Pentagon memorial being unveiled today - finally, it's about time!