Mad or sad - No, not about drunk driving

[McBourbon]

Cleveland perspective:

So much of it still isn't real, since most people I know have only seen the whole thing on television. I think I would be more sad if I didn't rely on the media for my impression of what the whole area actually looks like. I even rely on the media for human reactions. So....in that sense, I'm mad. But not really mad about the events that took place. I was too shocked and worried about my friends who I lived with in DC. No offense to the NY sensibilities on here....I was sad for you guys and worried about who would or wouldn't be checking back in......but when I got word of the Pentagon being hit...my world flipped upside down because my college sweetheart was working on Capitol Hill and I figured she would be next to get nailed with an AirBus. I spent three tense days waiting to hear that she was okay and not too shaken up by what had happened. So I was more sad, shocked, and worried than anything else. Now......I still am sad for the victims and their families....but so much of it still isn't real to me. It's just a blur of TV images and guys in suits telling me how I should feel.