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Friday Jun 4, 2004

The date that describes that annual celebration, Independence Day. Being the final days of school there is nothing left to do except watch videos with the kids. And yep as you guessed it, today I watched said film, Independence Day.

Though I didn't realize it this viewing marked the first time I had viewed the film since our nation's tragedies on 9/11/01. Like Speed, which I viewed shortly after that horrible day, the film had a completely new effect on me. The tales and images of destruction contained within suddenly seem entirely plausable. What once was a hollywood effect now seems like something from the nightly news.

Instead of being wowed and shaken during the first attack I found tears coming to my eyes. Amazing how the bubble that once existed for me as a United States Citizen no longer seems to be in place. Our nation seems more mortal and more vunerable than it ever had before in my lifetime.